Blade Runner: Paul Franklin's Favourite Sci-Fi Film

As always there are spoilers ahead!

Blade Runner was not a huge hit in 1982 but it did gain a fair few fans on its initial release. One of those fans was a teenager from Cheshire by the name of Paul Franklin who would go on to work on numerous big budget films and win two Oscars for his work as a Special Effects Supervisor on Interstellar and Inception.

I spoke to Paul about his first impressions of the film, what makes it special and how it influences Batman Begins and The Dark Knight Rises.

Apologies for the abrupt ending to this episode. It is late, I've been quite busy and I have other work I really must tend to. Details of the next episode at the bottom of the show notes.

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Chapters

00:00 Intro

01:47 Paul's first impressions

07:11 Influences on Blade Runner

14:01 Syd Mead's design

17:52 A future without Blade Runner

21:28 PK Dick & Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep

23:36 The plight of the androids

27:18 Deckard as replicant

32:01 Influence of Blade Runner on Paul's work

40:45 Vangelis

41:58 ET vs Blade Runner

NEXT EPISODE!

Next episode we will be discussing the rather striking and uncomfortable 1966 Japanese film The Face of Another. The film is available on Criterion Channel in the US and Canada and on YouTube. You can check the Just Watch website to see where the film is available in your region.

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