The Ultimate Blade Runner!

The Blade Runner Five-Disc Ultimate Collector's Edition is coming! This puppy has five different versions of what is still the best PKD-inspired film:

1. RIDLEY SCOTT'S ALL-NEW "FINAL CUT" VERSION OF THE FILM
   Restored and remastered with added & extended scenes, added lines, new and cleaner special effects and all new 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio.
   
   
2. 1982 THEATRICAL VERSION
   This is the version that introduced U.S. movie-going audiences to a revolutionary film with a new and excitingly provocative vision of the near-future. It contains Deckard/Harrison Ford's character narration and has Deckard and Rachel's (Sean Young) "happy ending" escape scene.
   
   
3. 1982 INTERNATIONAL VERSION
   Also used on U.S. home video, laserdisc and cable releases up to 1992. This version is not rated, and contains some extended action scenes in contrast to the Theatrical Version.
   
   
4. 1992 DIRECTOR'S CUT
   The Director's Cut omits Deckard's voiceover narration and removes the "happy ending" finale. It adds the famously-controversial "unicorn" sequence, a vision that Deckard has which suggests that he, too, may be a replicant.
   
   
5. WORKPRINT VERSION
   This rare version of the film is considered by some to be the most radically different of all the Blade Runner cuts. It includes an altered opening scene, no Deckard narration until the final scenes, no "unicorn" sequence, no Deckard/Rachel "happy ending," altered lines between Batty (Rutger Hauer) and his creator Tyrell (Joe Turkell), alternate music and much more.

And if that wasn't enough, there is a gazillion hours of extras including

• Commentaries by Ridley Scott, executive producer/co-screenwriter Hampton Fancher, co-screenwriter David Peoples, producer Michael Deely, production executive Katherine Haber, visual futurist Syd Mead, production designer Lawrence G. Paull, art director David L. Snyder, Future Noir: The Making of Blade Runner author Paul M. Sammon, and special photographic effects supervisors Douglas Trumbull, Richard Yuricich and David Dryer
  
  
• DOCUMENTARY DANGEROUS DAYS: MAKING BLADE RUNNER
  A feature-length authoritative documentary revealing all the elements that shaped this hugely influential cinema landmark. Cast, crew, critics and colleagues give a behind-the-scenes, in-depth look at the film -- from its literary roots and inception through casting, production, visuals and special effects to its controversial legacy and place in Hollywood history.
  
  
• Philip K. Dick: The Blade Runner Interviews (audio)
  
  
• Screen Tests: Rachel & Pris

And believe it or not, there is much more!

Releasing on December 18 (just in time for my 40th birthday!), this is the perfect thing for the geek in your life!