No "Time to Die!" Blade Runner @ 40
Written by Stalkeye As I have often mentioned how the 80's was the rebirth of popular culture whether it was Television, Music or Cinema. The latter especially thanks to its nuanced approach to filmmaking. So, after the Avco Embassy boom from 1980-1981 that contained one independent hit after another: The Exterminator , Scanners, The Howling, and of course, Escape from New York , the momentum from the early Eighties did not show any signs of slowing down. And we're not talking about summer blockbusters from Major studios during that time frame like, Empire Strikes Back, Superman 2, Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Road Warrior just to name a few. So, now it's June 1982, where two films simultaneously were released to compete against each other and some Spielberg movie about an alien visitor. Apparently, John Carpenter’s The Thing and Ridley Scott's Blade Runner were no match for this family friendly film during the time of a recession and uncertainty, especially when