Blade Runner - Quiz
  • 1. Which painting did Ridley Scott credit as a stylistic mood source for Blade Runner?
A) Nighthawks
B) The Persistence of Memory
C) Starry Night
D) Guernica
  • 2. Which French science fiction comics magazine influenced Ridley Scott?
A) Tintin
B) Métal Hurlant
C) Pilote
D) Heavy Metal
  • 3. Which artist contributed to Métal Hurlant and was a stylistic source for Scott?
A) Claude Monet
B) Jean "Moebius" Giraud
C) Paul Cézanne
D) Henri Matisse
  • 4. What real-world location did Scott use as part of the landscape inspiration for the film?
A) New York in the winter
B) Hong Kong on a very bad day
C) Tokyo during a typhoon
D) London in the fog
  • 5. Where was Ridley Scott's one-time home located that inspired the film's industrial landscape?
A) Northern Ireland
B) Western Wales
C) Northeast England
D) Southwest Scotland
  • 6. Whose work as a futurist Italian architect influenced the visual style of Blade Runner?
A) Filippo Brunelleschi
B) Andrea Palladio
C) Antonio Sant'Elia
D) Renzo Piano
  • 7. Who was hired by Ridley Scott as his concept artist?
A) Mark Stetson
B) Syd Mead
C) Lawrence G. Paull
D) Douglas Trumbull
  • 8. Why did Moebius decline the opportunity to assist in the pre-production of Blade Runner?
A) To work on Metropolis
B) To work on Les Maîtres du temps
C) To work on The Shining
D) To work on Nighthawks
  • 9. Who directed the animated film Les Maîtres du temps?
A) Fritz Lang
B) Stanley Kubrick
C) Ridley Scott
D) René Laloux
  • 10. Who was the production designer for Blade Runner?
A) Mark Stetson
B) David Dryer
C) David Snyder
D) Lawrence G. Paull
  • 11. Who served as the art director for Blade Runner?
A) Richard Yuricich
B) David Snyder
C) Lawrence G. Paull
D) Syd Mead
  • 12. Who supervised the special effects for the film alongside Richard Yuricich?
A) Gene Winfield
B) Douglas Trumbull
C) David Dryer
D) Mark Stetson
  • 13. Who supervised the special effects for the film alongside Douglas Trumbull?
A) Mark Stetson
B) Richard Yuricich
C) David Dryer
D) Gene Winfield
  • 14. Who served as the chief model maker for Blade Runner?
A) David Snyder
B) Mark Stetson
C) Gene Winfield
D) Syd Mead
  • 15. Which classic film has numerous similarities to Blade Runner?
A) Les Maîtres du temps
B) Metropolis
C) The Shining
D) Nighthawks
  • 16. Who directed the film Metropolis?
A) Ridley Scott
B) Fritz Lang
C) Stanley Kubrick
D) René Laloux
  • 17. What is the name of the huge building that dominates the city in Metropolis?
A) Tyrell Building
B) Empire Tower
C) Stadtkrone Tower
D) Spinner Center
  • 18. What is the name of the huge building that dominates the city in Blade Runner?
A) Nighthawks Tower
B) Tyrell Building
C) Stadtkrone Tower
D) Mead Building
  • 19. Which special effects supervisor used stills from Metropolis when lining up miniature building shots?
A) Douglas Trumbull
B) Mark Stetson
C) David Dryer
D) Richard Yuricich
  • 20. Who directed the pastoral aerial shots used in the extended end scene of the original theatrical release?
A) Stanley Kubrick
B) Fritz Lang
C) Ridley Scott
D) René Laloux
  • 21. From which film did Stanley Kubrick provide surplus helicopter aerial photography?
A) The Shining
B) Les Maîtres du temps
C) Nighthawks
D) Metropolis
  • 22. What is the generic term for the fictional flying cars used in the film?
A) Spinner
B) VTOL
C) Aerodyne
D) Hovercraft
  • 23. Which group uses spinners extensively as patrol cars?
A) Architects
B) Police
C) Model makers
D) Wealthy people
  • 24. Who can acquire spinner licenses besides the police?
A) Art directors
B) Wealthy people
C) Factory workers
D) Special effects supervisors
  • 25. How did Syd Mead describe the spinner?
A) A ground-based vehicle
B) A helicopter
C) An aerodyne
D) An internal combustion jet
  • 26. According to press kits, what propelled the spinner?
A) Propellers, wings, and rotors
B) Electricity, solar power, and steam
C) Conventional internal combustion, jet, and anti-gravity
D) Water, wind, and magnetic fields
  • 27. Where is a spinner on permanent exhibit?
A) Museum of Modern Art in New York
B) Film History Museum in London
C) Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in Seattle, Washington
D) Disney World in Orlando, Florida
  • 28. Who transformed Syd Mead's conceptual spinner drawings into 25 actual vehicles?
A) Lawrence G. Paull
B) Gene Winfield
C) Mark Stetson
D) David Snyder
  • 29. How many vehicles did Gene Winfield create from Mead's conceptual drawings?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 25
D) 10
  • 30. How many of Gene Winfield's spinners were working ground vehicles?
A) Exactly ten
B) All 25
C) None
D) At least two
  • 31. What happened to the two spinners that ended up at Disney World in Orlando, Florida?
A) They are still on permanent exhibit
B) They were sold to private collectors
C) They were later destroyed
D) They were used in another Stanley Kubrick film
  • 32. Which actor did screenwriter Hampton Fancher envision for the lead role of Deckard?
A) Dustin Hoffman
B) Robert Mitchum
C) Harrison Ford
D) Jack Nicholson
  • 33. Which director strongly praised Harrison Ford's work, influencing his casting in Blade Runner?
A) Ridley Scott
B) Steven Spielberg
C) Paul Verhoeven
D) George Lucas
  • 34. Who was cast as Roy Batty, the leader of the replicants?
A) Edward James Olmos
B) William Sanderson
C) Brion James
D) Rutger Hauer
  • 35. How did author Philip K. Dick regard Rutger Hauer's portrayal of Batty?
A) An adequate performance
B) A complete disappointment
C) Too emotional and flawed
D) The perfect Batty
  • 36. Out of the many films Rutger Hauer made, which one was his favorite?
A) Soldier of Orange
B) Katie Tippel
C) Turkish Delight
D) Blade Runner
  • 37. Which actress portrays Rachael, an experimental replicant?
A) Joanna Cassidy
B) Debbie Harry
C) Sean Young
D) Daryl Hannah
  • 38. Who was the role of Rachael originally written for?
A) Debbie Harry
B) Stacey Nelkin
C) Nina Axelrod
D) Barbara Hershey
  • 39. Which actress turned down the role of Pris?
A) Sean Young
B) Debbie Harry
C) Barbara Hershey
D) Joanna Cassidy
  • 40. Who portrays Pris, a 'basic pleasure model' replicant?
A) Sean Young
B) Daryl Hannah
C) Nina Axelrod
D) Joanna Cassidy
  • 41. Which character was Morgan Paull cast as based on his performances in screen tests?
A) Holden
B) Gaff
C) Leon Kowalski
D) Hannibal Chew
  • 42. Who portrays Leon Kowalski, a combat and laborer replicant?
A) William Sanderson
B) Joe Turkel
C) James Hong
D) Brion James
  • 43. Who portrays Zhora, an assassin replicant?
A) Joanna Cassidy
B) Daryl Hannah
C) Barbara Hershey
D) Sean Young
  • 44. Which actor portrays Gaff and helped create the 'Cityspeak' language?
A) M. Emmet Walsh
B) Edward James Olmos
C) Joe Turkel
D) William Sanderson
  • 45. What language is partly used in Gaff's initial address to Deckard at the noodle bar?
A) German
B) Spanish
C) Hungarian
D) French
  • 46. Who portrays Dr. Eldon Tyrell, the corporate mogul?
A) Joe Pantoliano
B) William Sanderson
C) Edward James Olmos
D) Joe Turkel
  • 47. Who was earlier considered for the role of J. F. Sebastian before William Sanderson was cast?
A) Joe Turkel
B) Morgan Paull
C) James Hong
D) Joe Pantoliano
  • 48. Who portrayed the sleazy bar owner Taffey Lewis in a single take?
A) Joe Turkel
B) Hy Pyke
C) James Hong
D) Brion James
  • 49. Who directed the 1982 science fiction film Blade Runner?
A) Vangelis
B) Ridley Scott
C) Hampton Fancher
D) Philip K. Dick
  • 50. In what year is the film Blade Runner set?
A) 2019
B) 2049
C) 1993
D) 1982
  • 51. Who plays the former cop Rick Deckard?
A) Sean Young
B) Rutger Hauer
C) Edward James Olmos
D) Harrison Ford
  • 52. Who composed the soundtrack for Blade Runner?
A) John Williams
B) Hans Zimmer
C) Ennio Morricone
D) Vangelis
  • 53. In what year was Blade Runner selected for preservation in the National Film Registry?
A) 2007
B) 1993
C) 1982
D) 2017
E) 1992
  • 54. What is the title of the 25th-anniversary digitally remastered version released by Warner Bros. in 2007?
A) The Final Cut
B) Ultimate Edition
C) Theatrical Cut
D) Director's Cut
  • 55. What kind of figures does Officer Gaff like to make?
A) Wooden carvings
B) Origami figures
C) Clay sculptures
D) Glass animals
  • 56. What test is designed to distinguish replicants from humans based on emotional responses?
A) Baseline test
B) Turing test
C) Voight-Kampff test
D) Replicant scan
  • 57. What model series are Roy Batty, Zhora, Pris, and Leon?
A) Nexus-8
B) Nexus-4
C) Nexus-9
D) Nexus-6
  • 58. Whose memories are implanted into Rachael to provide an emotional cushion?
A) Gaff's mother
B) Tyrell's daughter
C) Tyrell's niece
D) Deckard's sister
  • 59. Who is the gifted genetic designer who works closely with Tyrell?
A) Hampton Fancher
B) J. F. Sebastian
C) David Peoples
D) Holden
  • 60. Which replicant works at a strip club before being killed by Deckard?
A) Zhora
B) Leon
C) Rachael
D) Pris
  • 61. Who saves Deckard's life by using his gun to kill Leon?
A) Gaff
B) Rachael
C) Pris
D) Zhora
  • 62. What disorder does J. F. Sebastian have that will cut his life short?
A) A genetic premature aging disorder
B) A neurological brain tumor
C) A respiratory failure syndrome
D) A heart condition
  • 63. How long is the lifespan built into the Nexus-6 replicants?
A) Two years
B) Four years
C) Twenty years
D) Ten years
  • 64. Which replicant ambushes Deckard at Sebastian's apartment before Deckard kills her?
A) Leon
B) Rachael
C) Pris
D) Zhora
  • 65. What object does Deckard find on the floor when returning to his apartment with Rachael at the end of the film?
A) A small origami unicorn
B) A broken gun
C) A synthetic snake scale
D) A family photograph
  • 66. Who wrote the screenplay for Blade Runner alongside David Peoples?
A) Ridley Scott
B) Philip K. Dick
C) Vangelis
D) Hampton Fancher
  • 67. What subgenre of science fiction is Blade Runner frequently regarded as a foundational work of?
A) Biopunk
B) Cyberpunk
C) Steampunk
D) Space opera
  • 68. What cinematic style is Blade Runner considered a leading example of?
A) Italian Neorealism
B) Expressionism
C) French New Wave
D) Neo-noir
  • 69. How many different versions of Blade Runner exist?
A) Seven
B) Five
C) Ten
D) Three
  • 70. In what year was the director's cut of Blade Runner released?
A) 2007
B) 1982
C) 1993
D) 1992
  • 71. Who is Deckard's former supervisor who forces him to take the assignment?
A) Tyrell
B) Bryant
C) Holden
D) Gaff
  • 72. What do Roy and Leon investigate to learn about J. F. Sebastian?
A) A hotel room in Los Angeles
B) The Tyrell Corporation main archive
C) A replicant eye-manufacturing laboratory
D) A strip club downtown
  • 73. In what year was the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? published?
A) 1977
B) 1970
C) 1980
D) 1968
  • 74. Which director was initially interested in filming the novel shortly after its publication?
A) David Peoples
B) Martin Scorsese
C) Hampton Fancher
D) Ridley Scott
  • 75. Who was the producer that optioned the novel in the early 1970s?
A) Herb Jaffe
B) Robert Jaffe
C) Sir Run Run Shaw
D) Michael Deeley
  • 76. In what year was Hampton Fancher's screenplay optioned?
A) 1977
B) 1970
C) 1968
D) 1981
  • 77. Which producer convinced Ridley Scott to film Fancher's draft?
A) Sir Run Run Shaw
B) Herb Jaffe
C) Michael Deeley
D) Robert Jaffe
  • 78. What slow production did Ridley Scott leave before joining Blade Runner?
A) The Bladerunner
B) Tandem
C) Dune
D) Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
  • 79. On what date did Ridley Scott join the project?
A) February, 1981
B) February 21, 1980
C) Shortly after 1968
D) December 21, 1980
  • 80. To what amount did Scott manage to push up the Filmways financing?
A) $2.5 million
B) $21.5 million
C) $15 million
D) $13 million
  • 81. What did Fancher's script focus more on compared to the novel?
A) Romantic relationships
B) Premature aging
C) Issues of humanity and religion
D) Environmental issues
  • 82. Whose cinema treatment did Fancher find for Alan E. Nourse's novel?
A) William S. Burroughs
B) David Peoples
C) Philip K. Dick
D) Robert Jaffe
  • 83. What was the title of Alan E. Nourse's 1974 novel mentioned in the text?
A) Dune
B) The Bladerunner
C) Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
D) Blade Runner
  • 84. How did Dick publicly describe Fancher's early screenplay in the LA press?
A) First-class piece of work
B) Corny, extremely maladroit throughout
C) A beautiful, symmetrical reinforcement
D) A masterpiece of science fiction
  • 85. When did Fancher leave the job over the script rewriting issue?
A) February 1981
B) February 21, 1980
C) Shortly after 1968
D) December 21, 1980
  • 86. Which character's suicide was dropped in the 1981 rewrite?
A) Fancher's
B) Rachael's
C) Deckard's
D) Batty's
  • 87. In how many days did Deeley secure $21.5 million in new financing after Filmways withdrew?
A) Ten days
B) Three days
C) Six months
D) Twenty days
  • 88. Who was the Hong Kong-based producer involved in the new financing deal?
A) Sir Run Run Shaw
B) Robert Jaffe
C) Herb Jaffe
D) Michael Deeley
  • 89. When did principal photography of Blade Runner begin?
A) March 9, 1981
B) March 9, 1980
C) March 9, 1982
D) March 9, 1979
  • 90. Where were the 2019 Los Angeles street sets housed?
A) The Ennis-Brown House
B) The 2nd Street Tunnel
C) The Bradbury Building
D) A Warner Bros. backlot
  • 91. Which residential structure was used as a filming location for the movie?
A) The Warner Bros. backlot
B) The KNBC studio
C) The Ennis-Brown House
D) The Bradbury Building
  • 92. What tunnel was used as a filming location?
A) 3rd Street Tunnel
B) 2nd Street Tunnel
C) Los Angeles Tunnel
D) 1st Street Tunnel
  • 93. What phrase was printed on the crew's T-shirts that mocked Ridley Scott?
A) Xenophobia Sucks
B) Blade Runner Rules
C) Yes Guv'nor, My Ass
D) The T-shirt War
  • 94. What phrase was printed on Ridley Scott's response T-shirt?
A) Xenophobia Sucks
B) Director's Cut
C) Los Angeles 2019
D) Yes Guv'nor, My Ass
  • 95. What was the T-shirt incident known as?
A) The T-shirt war
B) The Hollywood feud
C) The British rebellion
D) The director's battle
  • 96. Who wrote the narration monologs used in the film?
A) Darryl Ponicsan
B) David Peoples
C) Hampton Fancher
D) Roland Kibbee
  • 97. In what year did Ridley Scott call Harrison Ford the biggest pain in the arse?
A) 2000
B) 2006
C) 1992
D) 1981
  • 98. In what year did Harrison Ford say he had a bad patch with Scott and was over it?
A) 2006
B) 2000
C) 1981
D) 1992
  • 99. What did Ford remember more than the 50 nights of shooting in the rain?
A) The special effects
B) The Bradbury Building
C) The T-shirt war
D) The voiceover
  • 100. In which publication did Ridley Scott confirm Ford's contribution to the Special Edition DVD?
A) Total Film
B) Variety
C) KNBC news
D) Los Angeles Times
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