Over at originaltrilogy.com a guy called zombie is preparing a Fan Edit of Blade Runner:
How about this then????
A tentative list of changes:
-Opens with the workprint title sequence, with "Blade" and "Runner" splitting out of a horizontal line in big red letters to the sound of a scraping knife. This then cuts to a 2016 Dictionary definition of Replicant. The opening sequence is edited differently, without the giant eye, intercut of Holden, or the final push-in on the window. The first shot begins earlier, tilting down from the ceiling fans. Leon also shoots Holden twice, with an extra shot of his body crashing into a table in the next room.
-Introduction of Deckard is taken from the alternate scene, opening with an unused special effects shot of the city, and then an alternate, wider angle of the crane down. There is different editing throughout--including unique pieces stolen from the workprint--and new voice-over introducing Deckard.
-Travel to the police station includes the sound from the workprint where you hear Gaff talking to Deckard in citi-speak
-Intro to the police station edited from the alternate scene, with different angles and a voice-over about Gaff.
-The meeting with Bryant taken from the workprint (slightly different editing and the correct number of replicants mentioned), with the voice-over from the theatrical cut
-Alternate scene of Deckard and Bryant reviewing the video of the replicants; this version is shorter and omits all the dialog in favor of new voice-over about Bryant's personality
-Deckard then visits Holden in the deleted hospital scene
-Deckard then travels to Tyrel's in the version taken from the alternate scene; here Deckard reviews a portfolio on all the escaped replicants, which is how we learn about them (rather than in the video monitor scene with Bryant); this includes voice-over throughout which explains the replicants (including a cool bit about Batty being in the battle of Tanhauser Gate), Gaff's relationship to Deckard, and also includes unused shots of the Spinner flying through the hades landscape
-Extra shots in the Tyrel office; in addition to an owl we also see a replicant dog
-Alternate scene of Rachels voight-kampf, done in montage with voice-over as per the alternate scene; I may break some of this up with portions of the real edit of this scene to include a question or two
-Extended scene of Gaff and Deckard searching Leon's hotel; this sequence is much different as per the alternate edit, with more "detecting", different shots, new voice-over throughout, and when Deckard and Gaff leave we discover that Leon has been hiding there the entire time.
-Alternate introduction to Batty--here there is no shots of him and his hand inside the vid-booth, instead Leon enters from an underground entrance and leads the camera to the booth in a long shot. As they walk to Chew's there is new voice-over from Deckard
-Extended scene of Deckard driving to his apartment, which also includes new voice-over
-Alternate scene of Pris meeting Sebastian; in this version she deliberately meets him, and an alternate take is used where her arm doesn't go through the window of the garbage truck. This version also includes new voice-over and a new establishing matte painting
-Alternate edit of the piano sequence. This version begins with the workprint editing, which has no unicorn dream, and features no music, only Deckard's drunk playing on the piano. We then go to the alternate scene from the DVD which has new angles and new footage as he inspects the photographs. There is voice-over throughout talking about memories, and we see Deckard looking at a photo of his ex-wife. Then the esper sequence is totally different, with new angles and the original photograph being examined (all other versions feature a re-shot version, which is why the photo of Zhora he prints out looks nothing like the monitor screenshot).
-We then go to a deleted scene. Deckard is back at the noodle bar and a guy beside him orders fish; Deckard takes one of the fish scales and realises the clue he found in Leon's bathtub could be a fish scale. There is new voice-over throughout.
-Re-edited animoid row as per the alternate scene, with new shots and new voice-over. The exterior shots of the snake pit feature alternate shots of the hockey-mask-girls, some unused workprint material, new crowd footage, and there is new voice-over throughout.
-The intro to Taffy Lewis uses a mix of a new voice-over with the original edit of the scene that includes the dialog. Theres a new scene where the bartender tells Deckard to investigate backstage. There is new voice-over during the scene where Deckard calls Rachel on the vid-phone (I have retained all the dialog as well, as per the theatrical edit).
-The scene where Deckard meets Zhora has new voice-over. I am re-editing the alternate version of this seen on the DVD so that all of the scene remains intact, as the alternate edit removes all the dialog, all of the chase and most of the dressing room scene. The chase sequence will feature unused crowd shots to replace many of the existing shots, as well as Deckard running on the tops of cars, and there will be some alternate angles in the dressing room scene.
-Zhora's death features new voice-over and a new scene where Deckard sees Rachel and meets her immediately after Zhora dies. The alcohol vendor that Deckard buys a drink from features the original music track from the workprint, and there is new voice over and new shots of Rachel picking up the gun and firing when Leon tries to kill Deckard. The ending of this is as per the wokrprint, omitting the dead body falling to the ground.
-Deckard washing his mouth out includes new footage from the deleted/alternate scene, but also new unused shots and pieces from the workprint, plus new shots from the raw dailies. The piano scene and love scene features the alternate music track of the workprint, and also the deleted love scene.
-Afterwards there is an unused special effects shot, and another scene where Deckard visits Holden again; we discover that Bryant and Gaff are watching him.
-Deleted scene: as Sebastian brings Batty to Tyrel the elevator is stopped by the building security but Sebastian overrides it. The meeting with Tyrel features unused footage and alternate angles. I have retained the full scene, and also use the wokrprints slightly different murder edit. After Batty kills Tyrel he apologizes to Sebastian, who can be heard whimpering as per the workprint. Then there is the deleted scene where Batty escapes to the elevator, overrides the security again and becomes emotionally disturbed.
-Deckard tracking down Sebastians apartment features new voice-over and new footage, but also includes the dialog in the phone call to Pris.
-The ending sequence in the Bradbury building features the soundtrack of the workprint. This includes an entirely different score, intended as a temp track, using music from James Horner and Jerry Goldsmith. The sound mix is different, for example Deckards nose cartilage crunching is much louder and Pris' screams are much more agonised. There is also different editing. For example the scene where Batty breaks Deckards hand is edited differently and also features shots of his fingers actually being broken. There is a different angle where he re-sets the bone later on, and new footage of him tending to himself in the bathroom. Batty sticking the nail in his hand is slightly different as well. After Batty drives his head through the bathroom wall there is additional lines of him taunting Deckard about being injured. The chase scene is twenty seconds longer. I have included a few new bits as well from the raw dailies, including footage of Batty on the roof and a shot of Pris covered in mice. Deckard hanging onto the beam at the end features alternate angles and editing.
-Batty's death is edited as per the alternate scene, with new voice-over, new angles, and an alternate shot of the dove being released. I have included the "its too bad she won't live..." line from the regular cut.
-Deckard finding Rachel has different editing and angles as per the workprint.
-I have used the first alternate ending from the DVD, the one with voice-over and no dialog.
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The picture being used throughout is sourced from the Theatrical cut of the film. I have attempted to use the workprint sound mix whenever possible since it is so different. The workprint unfortunately has a 2.20 aspect ratio, so footage taken from that print will likely be cropped to match 2.35. There are some shots included that are taken directly from the raw dailies, without sound, so I will probably have to cheat my own mix or re-loop from the film.
There will also be additional scenes on the DVD: the alternate opening from the DVD, the second alternate ending, and Batty's other alternate death scene from the workprint.
All in all its a very different version of the film, with voice-over that largely works and emphasises the more prominent "hard boiled detective" angle of this version. I'm not certain what the running time will be, but I imagine somewhere around the 150 minute mark (contrasted with the 117 minute run-time of all the other versions).
Expect this available in February or March.
Can't wait to download this baby!!!!!!!