Blade Runner Tommy Lee Jones, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Al Pacino, and Burt Reynolds. One role that was not difficult to cast was Rutger Hauer as Roy Batty, the violent yet thoughtful leader of the replicants. Scott cast Hauer without having met him, based solely on Hauer's performances in Paul Verhoeven's movies Scott had seen ("Katie Tippel", "Soldier of Orange", and "Turkish Delight"). Hauer's portrayal of Batty was regarded by Philip K. Dick as "the perfect Batty – cold, Aryan, flawless". Of the many films Hauer has made, "Blade Runner" is his favorite. As he explained in a live chat in 2001, ""Blade Runner"
Versions of Blade Runner on September 5, 2017 (one month prior to the theatrical release of "Blade Runner 2049"). This release includes standard Blu-ray editions of "The Final Cut" along with the U.S. theatrical cut, the international cut, and the Director's Cut, as well as the "Dangerous Days" documentary on DVD. Versions of Blade Runner Seven different versions of Ridley Scott's 1982 American science fiction film "Blade Runner" have been shown, either to test audiences or theatrically. The best known are the "Workprint", the "U.S. Theatrical Cut", the "International Cut", the "Director's Cut" and the "Final Cut". These five versions are included in both