The Broadcast Cut took out all nudity, violence, and profanity. US Broadcast Cutĭespite the US Theatrical Cut receiving extensive cuts to remove violence, CBS further stripped the movie to meet the needs of broadcast censors. UK: All UK versions include the additional scenes. These extra moments of brute gore made their way onto VHS home releases of Blade Runner in the US in the 1980s, eventually scoring a spot on the Criterion LaserDisc in 1992.
US fans didn't have to wait too long to experience them. Where the Theatrical Cut cuts away from Tyrell's death at the hands of Roy, the International Cut lingered on the replicant's thumbs squelching into his eye sockets.Īlso referred to as the Uncut Version, cinemagoers in Europe, Asia, and Australia were treated to these scenes of extra violence when the movie originally opened. These included an extended sequence of Roy giving himself stigmata during his and Deckard's final battle and Deckard shooting Pris three times instead of two. While American audiences watched the Theatrical Cut, international viewers were treated to a slightly different version of the same. This would be the definitive version of Blade Runner for a decade. If that weren't odd enough, Ford's voiceover reveals Rachael doesn't have a limited lifespan like other Replicants, contradicting earlier dialogue by Detective Gaff (Edward James Olmos). This cut closes on the infamous "happy ending" featuring Rachael and Deckard's drive off into the sunset that incorporates stock footage from The Shining. "No," he told Playboy in 2002, when asked if he performed poorly on purpose, "I delivered it to the best of my ability given that I had no input.
Recited by what sounds like an unenthused Ford, many believe his lackluster performance was a deliberate attempt at sabotage. Rick Deckard's voiceover consists of narration scrapped from an early version of the script. The result? A studio-mandated voiceover which subsequently divided critics and fans. felt certain elements too hard to understand. Despite Scott and Ford's decision to include scenes explaining the story's more complex narrative elements, Warner Bros. The Theatrical Cut's drastic changes were a direct response to negative feedback from the Workprint cut.
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