It seems BR has inspired a lot of other films - in terms of architecture
and set design - and so much so that every time a new SF movie is
made, it is inevitably compared to BR. It would take too long to
list every movie that (consciously or not) copied BR's look, but
sometimes other "parts" of BR turn up in other films.
Here are a few notable examples...
Back To The Future Part II
Some of the cars Marty encounters in the future version of his
home town are repainted spinners from BR.
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
There were a lot of visual in-jokes in the 1999 Star Wars movie.
During the outdoor scenes on the planet Coruscant there are a couple
of BR spinners flying around amidst the heavy traffic. They're hard
to spot, though, even if you know where to look.
Star Wars: Episode II - The Clone Wars
Even more of the same references, but far more than that, a huge
number of reviewers pointed out the similarity of Coruscant and
a chase scene through it to the LA2019 and spinner flight in Blade
Runner. Notably, even after 20 years of SFX development and a huge
budget, the Star Wars city is no more impressive in effect than
the 1982 Blade Runner cityscape.
Soldier
The "sidequel" to Blade Runner, also written by David
Peoples who was one of the scriptwriters of BR. The old Soldier
(Kurt Russell) faces up to a new breed of genetically developed
supersoldiers in a future that may co-exist with a Blade Runner
future. There are references to his fighting at Tannhauser Gate
and also the Shoulder of Orion. And is that a BR spinner lying there
in that pile of junk?
Trancers
The car seen in the opening scene is the very same vehicle Deckard
drove in BR! (Cool, huh?)
Impostor
The alien-created androids being used to replace humans are clearly
described as "replicants" - a word specifically invented
for Blade Runner. As this film is also inspired by a PKD story,
it is not surprising to see a few other similarities with BR.
Casualties
A TV movie of intrigue and murder. One particular residence is
1187 Hunterwasser - the same as Leon's place (The Yukon Hotel).
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