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comment by kleinbl00
kleinbl00  ·  2702 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: When - And How - Great Movie Narration Works

Fuckers were literally ad-libbing psychobabble on set.

See this asshole?

Ridley Scott loved him as the bartender in The Shining so cast him as Tyrell without so much as making him read a line. Which worked out well for Joe Turkel because he couldn't remember a single line. This is why his dialogue is stilted, stunted, and delivered over the shoulder of whoever he's talking to.

Don't get me wrong - I love Blade Runner. Always will. But it is a quintessential example of reach exceeding grasp and an archetypal flawed masterpiece.