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Total Recall (1990)
DVD (1 discs
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Blu-ray (1 discs
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Digital ✓
Genre: Science Fiction
Aspect Ratio: Wide
Sound: DD 5.1
Academy Awards:
1 Win , 2 Nominations
Synopsis
This science fiction blockbuster from 1990 began its production life as a very different movie than the one that was released. An adaptation of the Philip K. Dick short story "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale," Total Recall was originally conceived of with Richard Dreyfuss starring as a Walter Mitty-like character who experiences a variety of artificially induced fantasies. The movie we know is a mega-budget action epic set on Mars. Arnold Schwarzenegger plays a normal working man who discovers that his entire reality has been invented to conceal a plot of planetary domination. Oscar-winning special effects and violent action propel the twisting plot, in which Arnold manipulates his manipulators in a world of dazzling high technology. Director Paul Verhoeven (Robocop) indulges his usual penchant for gratuitous bloodshed, but the movie has enough cleverness to rise above its excesses.
Cast
Sharon Stone
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Ronny Cox
Rachel Ticotin
Michael Ironside
Director
Paul Verhoeven
Awards & Nominations
- Oscar Nominee: Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing
- Oscar Nominee: Best Sound
- Oscar Winner: Special Achievement Award
Keywords
Academy Award Winners
Action
Aliens
Cops
Science Fiction
Space
Technical Specifications
Audio Languages
English, French, Germany
Subtitle Languages
English, French, German, Spanish
Special Features
- Audio commentary
- Cast biographies/profiles/filmographies
- Featurettes/Behind-The-Scenes/Documentaries
- Photo gallery
- Production notes
- Trailers/TV spots
- Arnold Schwartzenegger/Paul Verhoeven Audio Commentary
- "Imagining Total Recall" Documentary
- Rekall's Virtual Vacations
- "Visions Of Mars" Featurette
- Visual Storyboard Comparisons
- Conceptual Art