Philip Dick

[M Holmes]

Doug Pearson writes:

> The final release of the movie (Bladerunner) was semi-butchered at the
> studio's insistence (after PKD's death but before theatrical release).
> The suits thought it didn't make sense, hence the voiceover narration was
> added.  They thought it was depressing, so the happy ending was tacked on
> (which bugs me much more than the narration).  I haven't seen the
> director's cut (which "corrects" the studio's meddling), so I don't know
> whether or not it touches more on the all-important question (completely
> ignored in the theatrical version): Is Deckard, himself, a replicant?

The Director's Cut makes that pretty clear.

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