Forty years on, Blade Runner’s still peerless as a sci-fi classic - Sydney Morning Herald

Ridley Scott’s world of unchecked technology, environmental disaster and extreme wealth disparities still resonates four decades after its release.

Forty years ago, Ridley Scotts sci-fi masterpiece Blade Runner bombed at the box office on its opening weekend, making less than US$6 million on a US$30 million budget. Critics and audiences called … [+2254 chars]

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