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DVD - Blade Runner - The Final Cut (Two-Disc Special Edition)

In celebration of Blade Runner's 25th anniversary, director Ridley Scott has gone back into post production to create the long-awaited definitive new version. Blade Runner: The Final Cut, spectacularly restored and remastered from original elements and scanned at 4K resolution, will contain never-before-seen added/extended scenes, added lines, new and improved special effects, director and filmmaker commentary, an all-new 5.1 Dolby® Digital audio track and more. Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Edward James Olmos, Joanna Cassidy, Sean Young, and Daryl Hannah are among some 80 stars, filmmakers and others who participate in the extensive bonus features.

Among the bonus material highlights is Dangerous Days, a brand new, three-and-a-half-hour documentary by award-winning DVD producer Charles de Lauzirika, with an extensive look into every aspect of the film: its literary genesis, its challenging production and its controversial legacy. The definitive documentary to accompany the definitive film version.

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DVD information

Release Date (USA):	2007-12-18
Rating (USA):	R
Release Date (UK):	2007-12-03
Rating (UK) :	15
Director:	Ridley Scott
Producer:
Studio:	Warner Home Video
Writer/s:	Philip K. Dick (novel 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?'), Hampton Fancher, David Webb Peoples, Roland Kibbee (voiceovers uncredited)

Cast

Harrison Ford	Rick Deckard
Rutger Hauer	Roy Batty
Sean Young	Rachael
Edward James Olmos	Gaff
M. Emmet Walsh	Bryant
Daryl Hannah	Pris
William Sanderson	J.F. Sebastian
Brion James	Leon Kowalski
Joe Turkel	Eldon Tyrell
Joanna Cassidy	Zhora
James Hong	Hannibal Chew
Morgan Paull	Holden
Kevin Thompson	Bear
John Edward Allen	Kaiser
Hy Pyke	Taffey Lewis

DVD Features

Disc One

RIDLEY SCOTT'S ALL-NEW 'FINAL CUT' VERSION OF THE FILM
Restored and remastered with added & extended scenes, added lines, new and cleaner special effects and all new 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio. Also includes:

Commentary by Ridley Scott
Commentary by executive producer/co-screenwriter Hampton Fancher and co-screenwriter David Peoples; producer Michael Deely and production executive Katherine Haber
Commentary by visual futurist Syd Mead; production designer Lawrence G. Paull, art director David L. Snyder and special photographic effects supervisors Douglas Trumbull, Richard Yuricich and David Dryer

Disc Two
DOCUMENTARY DANGEROUS DAYS: MAKING BLADE RUNNER
A feature-length authoritative documentary revealing all the elements that shaped this hugely influential cinema landmark. Cast, crew, critics and colleagues give a behind-the-scenes, in-depth look at the film -- from its literary roots and inception through casting, production, visuals and special effects to its controversial legacy and place in Hollywood history.