Fancher, HamptonOverview
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Hampton Fancher
Blade runner
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26 editions published between 1992 and 2007 in English and Italian and held by 1,683 libraries worldwide Rick Deckard prowls the steel-and-microchip jungle of 21st-century Los Angeles. He's a "blade runner" stalking genetically-made criminal replicants. His assignment: kill them. Their crime: wanting to be human. This new version omits Deckard's voiceover narration, develops in slightly greater detail the romance between Deckard and Rachel, and removes the "uplifting" finale.
Blade runner
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7 editions published between 2007 and 2010 in English and held by 1,183 libraries worldwide "What does it mean to be human?" In Los Angeles, November 2019, it means depressed, alcoholic, hard-boiled cop Rick Deckard is hunting Replicants. Again. A group of Replicant escapees from off world is leaving bodies in their wake. Lethally cool ex-soldier Roy Batty leads the group of dim, brutal Leon, sexy Zhora, and gymnastic Pris, which is why they are so dangerous. On Earth illegally, Roy and Pris are in love, and desperate to find a way to circumvent their built-in four-year termination date. Deckard's job--to find them and 'retire' them--is complicated by the results of his inquiries with their creator at the Tyrell Corporation. There Deckard meets a young woman named Rachael who may be a replicant--and his next target.
Blade runner
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11 editions published between 1982 and 2007 in English and held by 418 libraries worldwide Los Angeles, 2019: Deckard, an expert "blade runner," must identify and execute four replicants, (genetically engineered beings virtually identical to humans) which have illegally returned to earth from their off-world slave duty.
The minus man
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7 editions published between 1999 and 2008 in English and German and held by 276 libraries worldwide When quiet and amiable Vann Siegert drifts into town, no one suspects the evil that lies beneath the surface. A psychological thriller that looks into the mind of a serial killer.
Blade runner
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38 editions published between 1980 and 2008 in 5 languages and held by 232 libraries worldwide A futuristic tale set in the Los Angeles of 2020.
The Mighty Quinn
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7 editions published between 1989 and 2006 in 3 languages and held by 211 libraries worldwide Washington stars as Xavier Quinn, Police Chief of a small Caribbean island whose childhood friend, Maubee, is suspected of murdering a wealthy resort owner. Though doubtful of Maubee's guilt, a reluctant Quinn is forced by the Governor to search for his elusive friend, who is in hiding. His investigation is complicated by an array of possible suspects, including the dead man's beautiful mistress, an eccentric voodoo sorceress and a mysterious American visitor, whose true identity is revealed in the explosive finale.
Blade runner the director's cut
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7 editions published between 1991 and 2007 in 3 languages and held by 133 libraries worldwide Los Angeles, 2019: Deckard, an expert "blade runner," must identify and execute four replicants, (genetically engineered beings virtually identical to humans) which have illegally returned to earth from their off-world slave duty.
Blade runner (1982) draft script
by David Webb Peoples
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1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 25 libraries worldwide
Blade runner the final cut
by Ridley Scott
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12 editions published between 1982 and 2007 in 4 languages and held by 18 libraries worldwide Los Angeles, en 2019. Dans les dernières années du XXè siècle, des milliers d'hommes et de femmes partirent à la conquête de l'espace, fuyant les mégalopoles devenues insalubres. Sur les colonies, une nouvelle race d'esclaves vit le jour : les "répliquants" des androi͏̈des que rien ne peut distinguer de l'être humain. Le détective privé Rick Deckard est chargé de traquer et d'exécuter quatre dangereux répliquants évadés à los angeles...
Blade runner : screenplay
by Hampton Fancher
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7 editions published between 1980 and 2000 in English and held by 17 libraries worldwide In the year 2019, former detective Rick Deckard is called out of retirement to track down and eliminate a team of androids that have escaped from an outer space mining colony and have taken refuge on Earth. During his search for the fugitives, Deckard discovers some disturbing secrets about the future plans of the androids' manufacturer.
Blade runner : [screenplay
by Hampton Fancher
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3 editions published between 1981 and 1988 in English and held by 14 libraries worldwide
Blade runner. Disc 2
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1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 14 libraries worldwide Los Angeles, 2019: Rick Deckard of the LAPD's Blade Runner unit prowls the steel & microchip jungle of the 21st century. His job is to track down and eliminate assumed humanoids known as 'replicants.' Replicants were declared illegal after a bloody mutiny on an Off-World Colony, and are to be terminated upon detection. He wants to get out of the force, but is drawn back in when 6 "skin jobs," the slang for replicants, hijack a ship back to Earth. The city that Deckard must search for his prey is a huge, sprawling, bleak vision of the future.
Blade runner. Disc 4
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1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 14 libraries worldwide Los Angeles, 2019: Rick Deckard of the LAPD's Blade Runner unit prowls the steel & microchip jungle of the 21st century. His job is to track down and eliminate assumed humanoids known as 'replicants.' Replicants were declared illegal after a bloody mutiny on an Off-World Colony, and are to be terminated upon detection. He wants to get out of the force, but is drawn back in when 6 "skin jobs," the slang for replicants, hijack a ship back to Earth. The city that Deckard must search for his prey is a huge, sprawling, bleak vision of the future.
Blade runner
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15 editions published between 1980 and 2008 in 4 languages and held by 13 libraries worldwide Los Angeles, 2019: Rick Deckard of the LAPD's Blade Runner unit prowls the steel & microchip jungle of the 21st century. His job is to track down and eliminate assumed humanoids known as 'replicants.' Replicants were declared illegal after a bloody mutiny on an Off-World Colony, and are to be terminated upon detection. He wants to get out of the force, but is drawn back in when 6 "skin jobs," the slang for replicants, hijack a ship back to Earth. The city that Deckard must search for his prey is a huge, sprawling, bleak vision of the future.
Blade runner Final cut
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3 editions published between 2007 and 2009 in German and English and held by 11 libraries worldwide
Blade runner. Disc 1
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1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 9 libraries worldwide Los Angeles, 2019. Man has developed the technology to create 'replicants, ' human clones used to serve in the colonies outside Earth but with fixed lifespans. Rick Deckard is an LAPD Blade Runner who prowls the steel and micro-chip jungle of the 21st century for the assumed humanoids. Originally in retirement, he is forced to re-enter the force when six replicants escape from an offworld colony to Earth. The replicants are to be terminated upon detection. Now, man's obsession with creating a begin equal to himself has back fired.
Blade runner. Disc 5
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1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 8 libraries worldwide Los Angeles, 2019. Man has developed the technology to create 'replicants, ' human clones used to serve in the colonies outside Earth but with fixed lifespans. Rick Deckard is an LAPD Blade Runner who prowls the steel and micro-chip jungle of the 21st century for the assumed humanoids. Originally in retirement, he is forced to re-enter the force when six replicants escape from an offworld colony to Earth. The replicants are to be terminated upon detection. Now, man's obsession with creating a begin equal to himself has back fired.
Blade runner. Disc 3
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1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 8 libraries worldwide Los Angeles, 2019. Man has developed the technology to create 'replicants, ' human clones used to serve in the colonies outside Earth but with fixed lifespans. Rick Deckard is an LAPD Blade Runner who prowls the steel and micro-chip jungle of the 21st century for the assumed humanoids. Originally in retirement, he is forced to re-enter the force when six replicants escape from an offworld colony to Earth. The replicants are to be terminated upon detection. Now, man's obsession with creating a begin equal to himself has back fired.
For queen and country The mighty Quinn ; Out of time
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1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 8 libraries worldwide For queen & country: A veteran turns vigilante when he returns home to find his neighborhood besieged with crime and corruption.
Blade runner the final cut
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5 editions published between 2007 and 2008 in English and held by 7 libraries worldwide In a signature role as 21st century detective Rick Deckard, Harrison Ford brings his masculine-yet-vulerable presence to this stylish noir thriller. In a future of high-tech possibility soured by urban and social decay, Deckard hunts for fugitive, murderous replicants - and is drawn to a mysterious woman whose secrets may undermine his soul. more
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German (20) French (14) Multiple languages (8) Undetermined (5) Spanish (4) Italian (1) No Linguistic content (1) Covers
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