My Blade Runner experience

[ts0842]

While I was in LA, I took opportunity to visit some of movie locations where Blade Runner was shot early -80's. That Ridley Scott movie has been always my favorite. Not just as it has Harrison Ford, but the atmosphere it creates. Fine futuristic "noir" movie.
I'd like to share with you some pictures I took. Unfortunatelly my cellphone did run out of battery while taking pics of Bradbury building. Got only few, but the Ennis house was better documented. So, let's have tour to world of Philip K dick created on his novel:


Bladerunner

Los Angeles 2007




Million Dollar theatre was front of JF Sebastian house. It was not easy to find as lot of buildings has been demolished on that area of Los Angeles.

Million Dollar Theatre



actual movie capture



Nice movie information plate just front of Bradbury building



Bradbury building was the location where JF Sebastian lived and where Deckard did meet Pris and Roy. I had lunch over there and after eating I went inside the famous corridor. There were guards who did let me take few pics. And then my battery did run out...


actual movie capture


Bradbury building


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and inside






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Ennis house is huge. It was Deckard's appartment on Blade Runner. Some years ago heavy flooding did damage the building. They are still slowly renovating it. Had some trouble to find it as the taxi had no idea what was Blade Runner or where was the street I wanted to be found.

Ennis House first look:


looks bad


walls breaking


Deckard's appartment?


actual movie capture



Second side of building


Details


actual movie capture


Hobo and bricks


Ennis House from another side

[The SITH OverLORD]

Thanks for sharing Kai

I've watched Bladerunner when it first came out in 1982, with a pre-ROTJ Harrison Ford with shorter hair. Can't call it one of my favorite Sci-Fi as most of the movie was dark and damp almost till the end.

Just wondering IF there ever will be sequel to it, hmmm?

[Plo Strax-Avix]

Thanks for those fantastic comparison pics Kai, its always great to see what the locations in a movie looks like, stripped of all the special effects.

BR is a great flick, but not one I'm really passionate about, much like most other sci-fi movies I've watched.

But I've begun to revisit it lately, since being a member of the prop community. The recent discovery (and subsequent controversy) of an actual screen used PKD has caused the movie to be highlighted and discussed again, and it has been a refreshing trip down memory lane for me.

Think we’ll see the first Replicant in 9 years’ time? (Batty’s incept date is 8 Jan. 2016, while Pris's inception date is 14 Feb., 2016) ;D

[cassiel]

The Ennis house is by Frank Lloyd Wright if memory serves me (and it has not been at 100% for awhile now!) and it is gorgeous. Sadly I havent had the chance to view it for real but your pics show it in a pretty worn state. Oddly, that hobo doesn't look like a hobo.

Isn't it amazing what lighting does for a movie?