Released on June 25, 1982, it’s hard to believe that Blade Runner is now over four decades old. First released in 1982, the classic science fiction film set new standards for visual imagery and groundbreaking special effects. It also created an appreciation for the value a superior production design could bring to a film.
Blade Runner also revels in the seamy side of humanity. Its very title has almost become synonymous with the concept of a futuristic dystopia. Incorporating a film noir style lifted right out of the 1940s, the film features beautiful sets jarringly juxtaposed against a world filled with grease, grime, dirt, smoke, trash, and darkness. Along with lots and lots of rain…