10 Lies About Famous Movies You Probably Believe

1. Blade Runner

The Lie:"Blade Runner has lots of very different versions. Is Deckard a replicant? It's one of the biggest unanswered sci-fi movie questions. Depending on which version of Blade Runner you watch, you get a different answer. Confusing audiences and critics alike upon initial release, the film has since become regarded as a classic, noteworthy not only for its visual style (still imitated to this day), but the fact there's so many different cuts of the film out there for fans to pour over for clues."

The Truth: It's all clever marketing. Do you know what other film has countless cuts? Every freaking film ever made. Few films, however, have the same studio interference as Blade Runner that allow for such a big marketing trick. Aside from two different director's cuts (one from 1992, one from 2007), all the other versions are basically the same; they're either from different stages of production or feature slight cuts for international/TV release.

Ultimately it boils down to three key differences; whether there's a voiceover (original release only), whether there's a happy ending (all pre-1992 releases), and whether there's the bit with the unicorn (the two director's cuts). Everything else is minor, and while interesting from a behind-the-scenes perspective, they don't deserve the mystique they've been given over the years. And yes, for our money he really is a replicant; androids do indeed dream of electric sleep. Well, unicorns.

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