Film Listology: #70 - Blade Runner

From Special Topics in Media by Garret Castleberry

June 9, 2026 · 2h 10m · Season 8 · Episode 49

About this episode

The episode discusses the film 'Blade Runner', its production history, and its various cuts.

Send us Fan Mail The Special Topics in Media "Film Listology" season resumes with the #70 entry in the Super Index, the tech-noir cult masterpiece from director Ridley Scott in 1982, Blade Runner. Scott's film gained a notorious reputation for post-production meddling that compromised its unique vision. Blade Runner is also not without controversy, having been re-edited twice into a "director's cut" in the early 1990s and a "final cut" in 2007. This is in addition to an internationa...

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Host: Garret Castleberry

Topics covered

film analysis
Blade Runner
Ridley Scott
director's cut
film history

Keywords

Blade Runner
Ridley Scott
film listology
director's cut
tech-noir

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Books & works: Blade Runner