'Blade Runner' Returns to the Big Screen
Press Release
Megaplex Theatres, 22 October 2007
Opens Friday October, 26th in Salt Lake City Exclusively at the Megaplex
12 at the Gateway Theatre.
Salt Lake City, Utah - October 22, 2007 - In honor of its 25th anniversary, Ridley Scott's science fiction masterpiece, "Blade Runner," starring Harrison Ford, is making a long-awaited return to the big screen with a completely re-mastered director's cut, "Blade Runner: The Final Cut." The film has not only been completely restored with new and improved special effects, but also includes never-before-seen added and extended scenes that Ridley Scott created specifically for the new edition.
The limited theatrical engagement of "Blade Runner: The Final Cut" will be exclusively be shown for two weeks at the Megaplex 12 theaters at the Gateway in downtown Salt Lake City. Spectacularly restored and re-mastered from original elements and scanned at 4K* resolution, fans of the original "Blade Runner" will have a chance to see this sci-fi classic as it has never been seen before, while a new generation of moviegoers will have their first opportunity to see why "Blade Runner" is still considered to be, by both critics and fans, one of the most important genre films of the 20th century. The film opens in Friday, October 26 and will run for a limited engagement.
Visually spectacular, action-packed and enduringly provocative since its original 1982 release, the stylish noir thriller "Blade Runner: The Final Cut" stars Harrison Ford in the enigmatic role of 21st-century detective Rick Deckard. As he hunts for vengeful, fugitive replicants in a high-tech future soured by urban and social decay, he is drawn to a mysterious woman (Sean Young) whose secrets may undermine his own soul.
For tickets and show times to the Megaplex 12 at the Gateway theatre call 801-304-INFO or visit www.megaplextheatres.com
About Blade Runner
Based on the acclaimed science fiction novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, by the celebrated author Philip K. Dick, "Blade Runner:
The Final Cut" was directed by Ridley Scott from a screenplay by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples. The producers are Michael Deeley and Charles de Lauzirika. The film stars Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Edward James Olmos, Daryl Hannah, M. Emmet Walsh, William Sanderson and Joanna Cassidy. "Blade Runner: The Final Cut" has been rated "R" by the MPAA for "violence and brief nudity." www.bladerunnerthemovie.com
About Megaplex Theatres
The Megaplex Theatres at Jordan Commons, Gateway, Thanksgiving Point, The Junction and the District are among the most popular theaters in Utah. Owned by local businessman Larry H. Miller, the theatres represent a large portion of the Salt Lake and Utah County movie industry market and are among the top grossing movie theatres in the nation. In addition, the Megaplex Theatres feature regular and large format movie screens, the MOMs -Movies on Monday, MegaPass - dinner and a movie gift options, conference and auditorium rental and the industry-leading guest services team. Megaplex Theaters show times and other group information can be found on the web at www.megaplextheatres.com or by calling (801) 304-INFO (4636).