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Total Recall (1990)
Directed by Paul Verhoeven
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Overview
Construction worker Douglas Quaid’s obsession with the planet Mars leads him to visit Recall, a company that manufactures memories. When his memory implant goes wrong, Doug can no longer be sure what is and isn’t reality.
Rated R | Length 113 minutes
Actors
Arnold Schwarzenegger | Rachel Ticotin | Sharon Stone | Ronny Cox | Michael Ironside | Marshall Bell | Mel Johnson Jr. | Michael Champion | Roy Brocksmith | Ray Baker | Rosemary Dunsmore | David Knell | Alexia Robinson | Dean Norris | Mark Carlton | Debbie Lee Carrington | Lycia Naff | Robert Costanzo | Michael LaGuardia | Priscilla Allen | Ken Strausbaugh | Marc Alaimo | Michael Gregory | Ken Gildin | Mickey Jones | Parker Whitman | Ellen Gollas | Gloria Dorson | Erika Carlsson | Benny Corral | Bob Tzudiker | Erik Cord | Frank Kopyc | Chuck Sloan | Dave Nicolson | Paula McClure | Rebecca Ruth | Milt Tarver | Roger Cudney | Monica Steuer | Sasha Rionda | Linda Howell | Robert Picardo | Kamala Lopez | Morgan Lofting | Patti Attar | Bob Bergen | Joe Unger | Karlyn Michelson | Joel Kramer | Andy Armstrong | Graeme Crowther | Thomas Ebert | Frank Allen Forbes | Allan Graf | Peter Kent | Steven Lambert | Billy D. Lucas | Bennie Moore | Terry Richards
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/03/2012 | TV | Blu-ray | Rented | 4 stars |
| (Average) 4 stars |
Viewing Notes
I hadn’t seen Paul Verhoeven’s TOTAL RECALL since I was a kid and I didn’t remember much other than eye bulging and three boobs and the fact that I liked it a lot.
The movie is really an icon of a bygone era when Hollywood wasn’t afraid of uber-violent action films; if KILL BILL had been filmed then the scene in the restaurant with the 88s probably wouldn’t have to have been converted to black and white. TOTAL RECALL’s violence and blood is so over the top that it’s funny.
It doesn’t hurt the movie that at its core is Philip K. Dick’s story and conflict, even it doesn’t evolve like that one did. So, there’s good sci-fi there too that really makes it a sci-fi romp.
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