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Total Recall
1990
In Paul Verhoeven's wild sci-fi action movie Total Recall, Arnold Schwarzenegger plays a 21st-century construction worker who discovers that his entire memory of the past derives from a memory chip implanted in his brain. Schwarzenegger learns that he's actually a secret agent who had become a threat to the government, so those .. Read more
| Starring | Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sharon Stone, Michael Ironside, Ronny Cox |
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| Director | Paul Verhoeven |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Thriller |
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Total Recall
In Paul Verhoeven's wild sci-fi action movie Total Recall, Arnold Schwarzenegger plays a 21st-century construction worker who discovers that his entire memory of the past derives from a memory chip implanted in his brain. Schwarzenegger learns that he's actually a secret agent who had become a threat to the government, so those in power planted the chip and invented a domestic lifestyle for him. Once he has realized his true identity, he travels to Mars to piece together the rest of his identity, as well as to find the man responsible for his implanted memory. Verhoeven has created a fast, furious action film with Total Recall, filled with impressive stunts and (literally) eye-popping visuals. Though the film bears only a passing resemblance to the Philip K. Dick short story it was based on (We Can Remember It For You Wholesale), the movie is an entertaining, if very violent, ride.~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Movie Guide
| Starring | Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sharon Stone, Michael Ironside, Ronny Cox, Rachel Ticotin, Robert Picardo |
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| Director | Paul Verhoeven |
| Studio | OPTIMUM HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 48 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 49 mins HD DVD: 1 hr 53 mins |
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| Genres | Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English HD DVD: English |
| Dubbed | German, Spanish |
| Subtitles | DVD: Dutch, English, German, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish |
| Released | DVD: 30 Apr 2001 Blu-ray: 04 Aug 2008 HD DVD: 26 Mar 2007 Production year: 1990 |
Total Recall (1990)
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This rip-roaring slice of sci-fi excess remains Arnold Schwarzenegger's most satisfying film since his breakthrough hit, The Terminator. Director Paul Verhoeven, armed with a smart script from Ronald Shusett, Gary Goldman and Dan O'Bannon (itself loosely based on a short story by cult novelist Philip K Dick), cuts loose with a gloriously over-the-top mix of black humour, ultra-violence and spectacular effects. The result was a massive worldwide hit. Schwarzenegger is the dull construction worker on a futuristic Earth, who is drawn into a conspiracy on the planet Mars when a virtual reality holiday awakens long-dormant memories. Ronny Cox, fresh from his bad-guy role in Verhoeven's RoboCop, delivers another villainous performance, and is ably assisted by Michael Ironside. However, the real find turned out to be Sharon Stone; she had been on the fringes of Hollywood for some time, but it was this performance that led her to her ground-breaking role in Verhoeven's next movie, Basic Instinct.
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"...A thunderous tribute to its star's determination to create, out of the unlikeliest raw materials, a patently synthetic yet surprisingly affable leading man..."
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Total Recall
Phillip K Dick (unfortunate name really) has been a favourite author for Hollywood adaptation since Blade Runner. This film, based on Dick's story We Can ... more
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An enjoyable couple of hours.
Sci-fi actioner set in the year 2084 in which Arnold Schwarzenegger plays a construction worker who discovers that his memory has been erased and that he had a ... more
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Recall for Arnie classic
- 04 Jun 2009
Film producers are planning a sensational new version of Arnold Schwarzenegger's classic 1990 movie Total Recall, according to reports. Schwarzenegger starred in the original sci-fi thriller, which follows a man who believes he is a secret agent and is haunted by a recurring dream about travelling to Mars. Bosses at Columbia Pictures secured the rights to the blockbuster earlier this year (09), and Equilibrium writer Kurt Wimmer is working on a new script for the planned remake. Executives... Read more
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Total Recall - HD DVD Version
Arnold Schwarzenegger is perfectly cast as Quaid, a 2084 construction worker haunted by dreams of Mars in this crowd-pleasing science fiction spectacle. Against the wishes of his sexy blonde wife (Sharon Stone), Quaid goes to Rekall, a company that implants artificial memories, so he can remember ...
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Arnold Schwarzenegger is perfectly cast as Quaid, a 2084 construction worker haunted by dreams of Mars in this crowd-pleasing science fiction spectacle. Against the wishes of his sexy blonde wife (... -
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Total Recall
In Paul Verhoeven's wild sci-fi action movie Total Recall, Arnold Schwarzenegger plays a 21st-century construction worker who discovers that his entire memory of the past derives from a memory chip implanted in his brain. Schwarzenegger learns that he's actually a secret agent who had become a ...
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