Released in 2012 to celebrate the film’s 30th anniversary, this collector’s edition includes:

• Three Blu-ray Discs featuring five versions of the film, documentaries and special features.
• Hardcover book, The Art of Blade Runner and Blade Runner: From the Archive, featuring concept art and behind-the-scenes material.
• A lenticular print.
• Spinner, based on Syd Mead’s designs.

Other BR formats in my collection, more to follow:
Betamax: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/EFYUuW15N1 
VHS: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/1u58p7fddF 
CED: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/G0vzvpe7FY 
LaserDisc: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/iHrpmBRUH3 
VHD: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/kkdNHoGxbs 
Video8: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/At4e2ez7XX
VCD: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/FK9j1Aqe3R 
DVD: 1996 Japanese release: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/UrTq5X9oX3
DVD: 2000 Special Edition Box: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/4KHKF23gEu
DVD: 2007 Five-Disc Collector’s Tin: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/xqjadhLZB8
HD DVD: 2007 Five-Disc Briefcase: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/sKDwogzHN8
Blu-ray: 2012: 30th Anniversary: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/SmxND0iEdf

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So here’s a strange little piece of Blade Runner history, sort of. 

This Italian Atari release from WizardSoft is called Blade Runner, but the game itself has absolutely nothing to do with the 1982 film.

It’s actually Time Runner, an arcade-style game originally released by Funsoft in 1982. For its Italian release, WizardSoft inexplicably renamed it Blade Runner. Atari databases even document it as having been released under the Blade Runner name without authorisation.

There are no replicants, Deckard, Voight-Kampff test or connection to the story. The description on the back simply talks about navigating a maze while avoiding enemies (droids) and completing squares, which is exactly what Time Runner is.

The timing is what makes it interesting. Time Runner and Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner both appeared in 1982, and somehow “Time Runner” became “Blade Runner” when WizardSoft released it in Italy. I haven’t found anything from WizardSoft confirming why they chose the name, so saying they were deliberately cashing in on the film would be speculation, but it’s certainly difficult to ignore the coincidence. 

There’s another nice connection too: this is an Atari release, and Atari branding famously appears within the world of Blade Runner itself. Again, there’s no evidence that had anything to do with WizardSoft choosing the title, but it makes the whole thing even stranger.

So it isn’t an official Blade Runner game, or even a Blade Runner game at all.

It’s an unrelated 1980s video game that somehow ended up being sold in Italy with BLADE RUNNER written across the box.

A very odd footnote in Blade Runner history, and exactly the sort of oddity I like finding.

Inside are the film’s synopsis, cast and crew credits, newspaper adverts, posters and details of various promotional merchandise items including badges, a cap, matchbooks and photographs - still on my list to acquire so if anyone has these would be good to see yours!

There’s also information on the Volkswagen promotional campaign, which included a UK tour of the Spinner and a competition to win a 1983 VW Polo - tomorrow’s car today!

Released in 2007 to mark the film’s 25th anniversary, this HD DVD collector’s edition came housed in a replica Voight-Kampff briefcase, complete with an individually numbered plate. This example is numbered 075977/103000.

The five-disc set includes all five versions of Blade Runner: the original 1982 US and International Theatrical Cuts, the 1992 Director’s Cut, the rare 1982 Workprint and Ridley Scott’s restored 2007 Final Cut.

There’s also bonus material, including the Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner documentary, deleted scenes, screen tests, interviews, audio commentaries, trailers and the extensive Enhancement Archive.

Inside the briefcase, alongside the discs, are a miniature Spinner, a metallic origami unicorn, a lenticular, eight reproduction art cards featuring concept artwork and storyboards, and a reproduced letter from Ridley Scott.

Released at the height of the format war between HD DVD and Blu-ray, it wasn’t long before HD DVD lost out, with the format officially discontinued in 2008.

A great collector’s edition in its own right, but also a nice reminder of a short-lived format that never quite managed to establish itself.

Blade Runner formats in my collection, more to follow:
Betamax: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/EFYUuW15N1 
VHS: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/1u58p7fddF 
CED: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/G0vzvpe7FY 
LaserDisc: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/iHrpmBRUH3 
VHD: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/kkdNHoGxbs 
Video8: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/At4e2ez7XX
VCD: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/FK9j1Aqe3R 
DVD: 1996 Japanese release: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/UrTq5X9oX3
DVD: 2000 Special Edition Box: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/4KHKF23gEu
DVD: 2007 Five-Disc Collector’s Tin: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/xqjadhLZB8
HD DVD: 2007 Five-Disc Collector’s Briefcase: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/sKDwogzHN8

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Blade runner is probably one of my favorite movies and its soo nice watching it on a crt with the vhs

Gives a very warm cozy vibe

For any members in Sweden, on November 24th, there will be a one-time screening of Blade Runner (Theatrical Cut) at Bio Capitol in Gothenburg. Even if you don’t live here, you have to admit it’s beautiful to see a real Blade Runner ticket like this.

Released in 2007 for Blade Runner’s 25th anniversary, this DVD set brought all five versions of the film together in one edition.

It includes the US and International Theatrical Cuts, the Director’s Cut, the Workprint and the restored Final Cut. There’s also the Dangerous Days documentary.

The embossed tin comes with eight art cards featuring concept artwork and storyboards, an acrylic-encased lenticular, an illustrated booklet and a reproduced letter from Ridley Scott.

What I like about this set is how much of Blade Runner’s history it brings together. You can follow the changes between the cuts, then dig into how the film was made.

Nearly twenty years on, it’s still a nice edition to have in the collection.

Other BR formats in my collection, more to follow:
Betamax: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/EFYUuW15N1 
VHS: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/1u58p7fddF 
CED: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/G0vzvpe7FY 
LaserDisc: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/iHrpmBRUH3 
VHD: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/kkdNHoGxbs 
Video8: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/At4e2ez7XX
VCD: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/FK9j1Aqe3R 
DVD: 1996 Japanese release: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/UrTq5X9oX3
DVD: 2000 Special Edition Box: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/4KHKF23gEu
DVD: 2007 Five-Disc Collector’s Tin: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/xqjadhLZB8
HD DVD: 2007 Five-Disc Collector’s Briefcase: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/sKDwogzHN8

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Released in the UK by Metrodome in 2000, this Special Edition of Blade Runner: The Director’s Cut came in a huge black presentation box containing the Region 2 DVD, screenplay, eight reproduction lobby cards, a mounted 35mm film cell and a full-size 40 × 27-inch cinema poster.

I love releases like this because they come from a time when DVD was still relatively new and publishers were really making an effort with physical collector’s editions. You weren’t just getting the film in slightly different packaging, you were getting a whole collection built around it.

It also makes a nice follow-up to the 1996 Japanese DVD I posted recently. That one dates from the very beginning of DVD, while this came along only four years later and shows how quickly the format had developed into something worthy of elaborate collector’s editions.

And if the photos don’t quite convey it, the box is enormous!

See my other posts for some more Blade Runner formats, more to come:

Betamax: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/EFYUuW15N1 
VHS: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/1u58p7fddF 
CED: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/G0vzvpe7FY 
LaserDisc: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/iHrpmBRUH3 
VHD: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/kkdNHoGxbs 
Video8: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/At4e2ez7XX
VCD: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/FK9j1Aqe3R 
DVD: Japanese 1996 release: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/UrTq5X9oX3
DVD: UK 2000 Special Edition Box: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/4KHKF23gEu
DVD: 2007 Five-Disc Collector’s Tin: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/xqjadhLZB8
HD DVD: 2007 Five-Disc Collector’s Briefcase: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/sKDwogzHN8

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Japanese first DVD release of Blade Runner: The Director’s Cut, DL-12682, 20 December 1996.

What makes it interesting is just how early it is. DVD had only just launched commercially in Japan, and on 20 December Warner Home Video released four feature films on the new format: Blade Runner, The Fugitive, Eraser and Assassins.

These were Warner’s first DVD releases in Japan, putting Blade Runner right at the beginning of the format’s commercial history.

I also love the very early white DVD case. Before the black cases we came to associate with DVD, these first-generation Japanese releases had a very different look.

There’s something strange about looking at a DVD now, a format that eventually became so ordinary, and remembering that when this appeared in December 1996, DVD had been commercially available for only a matter of weeks.

Other BR formats in my collection, more to follow:
Betamax: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/EFYUuW15N1 
VHS: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/1u58p7fddF 
CED: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/G0vzvpe7FY 
LaserDisc: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/iHrpmBRUH3 
VHD: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/kkdNHoGxbs 
Video8: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/At4e2ez7XX
VCD: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/FK9j1Aqe3R 
DVD: 1996 Japanese release: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/UrTq5X9oX3
DVD: 2000 Special Edition Box: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/4KHKF23gEu
DVD: 2007 Five-Disc Collector’s Tin: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/xqjadhLZB8
HD DVD: 2007 Five-Disc Collector’s Briefcase: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/sKDwogzHN8

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I finally built Fujimi’s 1/24 Deckard Sedan. For the wheels I used the Custom Tire + Parts Set for Fujimi Police Car No.27 (Police Sedan) from Magonote, as the wheels included with the Deckard Sedan kit unfortunately don’t really match the ones seen on the car in the film. The set also includes an extension for the steering column from the dashboard, which you can see mounted inside the model.

This was my first time working with resin kits, and it took considerably longer than I expected. I deliberately made the car look a little worn and weathered to fit the Blade Runner world at street level. The Deckard Sedan is often depicted in red, but that doesn’t really match the actual car as it appears in the film, so I went with colours that I think are closer to the movie. It was a really fun project, although there’s definitely room for improvement. The next one, Fujimi’s 1/24 Police Car No.27, will probably be a bit cleaner and hopefully better built.

One other interesting detail about this Fujimi kit is the wording on the box: “Manufactured under license from OSC”. The exact licensing history is a bit of a mystery, and it seems possible that Syd Mead’s involvement in the original designs was somehow part of the chain. The kit dates from 2012, by which point Alcon Entertainment held the Blade Runner rights following the transfer from Bud Yorkin in 2011, so exactly who granted Fujimi the license isn’t entirely clear. Either way, with the “Manufactured under license from OSC” wording, I think it’s fair to regard this as an officially licensed Blade Runner model rather than an unlicensed release.

In the background you can also see another 1/24 resin kit from the same manufacturer that made the wheel set: Magonote Products – 1/24 LA2019 Future Parking Meter, product no. MGN00059.

Before DVD took over, there was Video CD/VCD.

VCD stored films on CDs, usually spread across two discs, and while the format never really caught on in the UK or US, it became hugely popular in parts of Asia during the 1990s and early 2000s.

Here are four different Blade Runner VCD releases: two Korean editions with slightly different packaging, a Turkish release, and a Singapore release.

VCD releases are surprisingly poorly documented, if you know of other official Blade Runner releases on this VCD format please let me know!

Not the best way to watch the film, but definitely an interesting little chapter in its home video history.

Other BR formats in my collection, more to follow:
Betamax: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/EFYUuW15N1 
VHS: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/1u58p7fddF 
CED: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/G0vzvpe7FY 
LaserDisc: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/iHrpmBRUH3 
VHD: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/kkdNHoGxbs 
Video8: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/At4e2ez7XX
VCD: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/FK9j1Aqe3R 
DVD: 1996 Japanese release: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/UrTq5X9oX3
DVD: 2000 Special Edition Box: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/4KHKF23gEu
DVD: 2007 Five-Disc Collector’s Tin: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/xqjadhLZB8
HD DVD: 2007 Five-Disc Collector’s Briefcase: https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/s/sKDwogzHN8

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Released in Japan for the 1992 theatrical run of Blade Runner: The Director’s Cut.

Stills, cast profiles and production information, with that brilliant Director’s Cut poster artwork on the cover.

A snapshot of Blade Runner returning to cinemas ten years after its original release.

The Blade Runner Experience is a collection of essays exploring the film, its themes and the wider world that grew around it.

It’s an interesting read, looking beyond the film itself at its influences, characters and cultural legacy.

Signed by Will Brooker, with some fairly direct advice written inside.

6.10.21

Some memories are more real than others.

A slightly more domestic corner of the collection.

The bento box, complete with removable divider, lid, elastic strap and cutlery. The same style of box can be spotted being used by K and an extra during the food court scenes in the film.

The kind of wonderfully mundane object that helps make the world of Blade Runner feel real. No blasters, spinners or replicant technology. Just somewhere to put your noodles.

Probably one of the more practical and obscure Blade Runner items I own.

Not quite a magazine. Not quite a poster.

Published in 1982, this official Blade Runner movie poster magazine unfolds from its fairly unassuming cover into a huge 33” × 23” poster.

Inside are production photographs, cast and filmmaker profiles, background on the making of the film, and explanations of replicants, Spinners, Esper and Voight-Kampff.

Then you keep unfolding it…

…until Los Angeles, 2019 takes over the wall.

Original UK price: 75p.

I just picked up this Mexican treasure from a seller in Argentina. It measures about 38x29 cm (15x11,5 inches) and is an original from 1982. I find it amusing that they used a photo of the ERTL ”Alfa Romeo” Spinner in what is already a strange and unusual design for a Blade Runner poster.

A little piece of 1982 Japan.

Packed with stills, character profiles, Spinners and some wonderfully period graphic design.

Even at ¥450, they made it look like something from 2019.

A replica of the origami sheep folded by Gaff during K’s visit.

A small piece of paper.

A familiar habit.

A rather fitting choice of animal.

He doesn’t say much.

He doesn’t need to.

A chicken. A matchstick man. A unicorn.

Little messages, left in just the right place. The last one asks the biggest question. I know my answer. What’s yours?

Japanese Blade Runner Video Release Special 50-unit telephone card, featuring some fantastic artwork from the film.

Snagged this at a cool vintage store. Excited to add it to my collection. (It hurts to label this as “Obsolete Media” 😅)

Can take her anywhere 😏

A replica of the Emanator from Blade Runner 2049. One of the film’s simplest but most recognisable props.

One of the stranger Blade Runner items in my collection.

This is a 1994 Madagascar souvenir stamp sheet. The three actual stamps commemorate Philip Kaufman’s The Right Stuff (L’Étoffe des héros), but for reasons that remain something of a mystery, the surrounding artwork is unmistakably Blade Runner.

Deckard, Rachael and Roy Batty are all there, along with the spinner and Roy’s dove.

As far as I can tell, there’s no real connection between the two films. It just seems that whoever designed the sheet decided The Right Stuff needed a generous helping of Blade Runner!

If anyone knows more about this particular issue, especially why Blade Runner artwork was used alongside The Right Stuff, please let me know. I’d love to know the story behind it.

All nine parts of my Blade Runner 2049 concept art collection together in one final post.

There’s a fantastic mixture of cityscapes, vehicles, environments, props, characters and early ideas, including concepts that evolved or never made it into the finished film.

Artists represented across the collection include Jon McCoy, George Hull, Victor Martinez, Wētā Workshop, Peter Popken, Jeremy Paillotin, Kamen Anev, Chris Guise, Dan Baker, Mike Hill, Emmanuel Shiu, Adam Baines, Nick Keller, Adam J. Middleton and Lukas Harris. Madhav Kumar, Axel Akesson, Krishna Prasad Anthara and Stefano Carta worked together on the Rachael images.

I’ve really enjoyed going through these, identifying the artists where possible and learning more about the artwork.

If anything catches your eye, check out my previous posts for a closer look at each piece.

(For anyone coming across these posts for the first time, I acquired this collection from a source I consider very credible, and I was informed these prints were used during the production of Blade Runner 2049. I don’t have individual certificates or documentation to independently verify the production history of each piece, so I can’t claim that as absolute fact, but the collection contains numerous artist details, project labels and other production information across the prints).