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Features: DVD, THX, Widescreen, English, Subtitled, Spanish, Dolby Digital (5.1)
Arnold Schwarzenegger explodes out of the year 2084 A.D. with gut crunching, white knuckle, nonstop action, as he smashes his way through a horrifyingly real fantasy world, complete with a gorgeous but deadly wife (Sharon Stone), and into a mind-bending, nightmarish reality of a Martian mining colony ruled over by a terrorizing dictator (Ronny Cox), who can alter reality to suit his whims. The red planet erupts with rebellious mutants, the fire of an alluring and mysterious woman (Rachel Ticotin) and a vicious and savage enemy. In this film, directed by Paul Verhoeven (Robocop), with special effects by Dream Quest (Academy Award for The Abyss), it's total war, total action, total Schwarzenegger...Total Recall.This release of the film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger is in THX Optimum Resolution, for the highest possible quality.
"A worthy entry in the dystopian cycle of SF movies launched by "Blade Runner"..." Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
"Dazzling, Oscar-winning special effects throughout." Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide
"...a violent, postpunk version of an Indiana Jones cliff-hanger." Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
Editor's Note
Arnold Schwarzenegger is perfectly cast as Quaid, a 2084 construction worker haunted by dreams of Mars in this crowd-pleasing science fiction spectacle. Against the wishes of his sexy blonde wife (Sharon Stone), Quaid goes to Rekall, a company that implants artificial memories, so he can "remember" visiting the red planet that is now being settled by human inhabitants. However, Quaid is actually an amnesiac secret agent from Mars--or is he? Enemy agents led by a thug named Richter (Michael Ironside) start trying to kill him before Quaid remembers anything more. Bullets and bone-crunching mayhem follow in large doses as Quaid heads to Mars to deal with mutants, ancient alien races, and Cohagen (Ronny Cox), a greedy capitalist controlling the colonists' air supply, in an effort to remember his real identity. TOTAL RECALL is based on the story "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale" by Philip K. Dick and was a big box-office hit, helping to firmly establish director Paul Verhoeven as a specialist in darkly satiric, blood-drenched genre films. His next stop: BASIC INSTINCT, also with Stone.
Plot Summary
In 2084, Quaid, a construction worker on Earth is haunted by dreams of another life on Mars. He goes to Rekall Inc. to have artificial memories of Mars planted in his head. However, during this procedure, a number of agents from Mars fear he will discover his mysterious true identity. Paul Verhoeven's film, based on a Philip K. Dick story, is a wild ride with eye-popping special effects.
| Features | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Lions Gate |
| Release Date: 10/24/2006 |
| Running Time: 113 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1990 | | Catalog ID: 20006 | | UPC: 00012236200062 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English | | Available Subtitles: English, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Nominee (1991) | | | British Academy Awards, Total Recall, Best Special Visual Effects | |
Winner (1991) | | | Oscar, Eric Brevig, et. al., Special Achievement Award | |
Nominee (1991) | | | Oscar, Stephen Hunter Flick, Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing | | | Oscar, Nelson Stoll, et. al., Best Sound |
| Memorable Quotes| "See you at the party, Richter!"----Quaid (Arnold Schwarzenegger) after dispatching of Richter (Michael Ironside) |
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| | Professional Reviews | Rolling Stone
"...TOTAL RECALL is a gut cruncher on a grand scale..." 07/12/1990 p.42New York Times
"...A thunderous tribute to its star's determination to create, out of the unlikeliest raw materials, a patently synthetic yet surprisingly affable leading man..." 06/01/1990 p.C10 Los Angeles Times
"...Spectacular....TOTAL RECALL soars when it sends up its conventions..." 06/01/1990 p.F1 Total Film
"...Arnie does what he does best....TOTAL RECALL merits rose-tinted rewatching..." 09/01/2000 p.110 Sight and Sound
"[N]otable as one of the last great FX extravaganzas of the pre-digital era." 06/01/2005 p.87 ReelViews 7 of 10
Total Recall is not a typical Arnold Schwarzenegger shoot-'em-up. Yeah, there are a lot of explosions and gun fights, but the storyline eschews the direct route, preferring a more interesting path. This is one of those futuristic action films that expends a little effort developing some of its science fiction elements...Paul Verhoeven, the director of Robocop (and later Basic Instinct), brings his characteristic gory stylishness to Total Recall. The film is bloody yet chic, with crisp camerawork of gruesome sequences. Verhoeven does not display the artistry of a John Woo; he is merely someone who has mastered the techniques necessary to create a film that looks good. - James Berardinelli
Chicago Sun-Times 9 of 10
There may be people who overlook the Arnold Schwarzenegger performance in "Total Recall" - who think he isn't really acting. But the performance is one of the reasons the movie works so well. He isn't a superman this time, although he fights like one. He's a confused and frightened innocent, a man betrayed by the structure of reality itself. And in his vulnerability, he opens the way for "Total Recall" to be more than simply an action, violence and special effects extravaganza...He could have stalked and glowered through this movie and become a figure of fun, but instead, by allowing himself to seem confused and vulnerable, he provides a sympathetic center for all of the high-tech spectacle. - Roger Ebert
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