More Blade Runner stuff:
I've seen things... you people wouldn't believe:
Attack ships on fire off the Shoulder of Orion
I watched Sea-Beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser gate
All those moments... will be lost... in time, like tears... in the rain.
Time... to die....
This past weekend, I was trying to get the exact words to the speech by Rutger Hauer in Blade Runner -- Roy Batty's final words during the penultimate scene of the "Director's Cut" (the antepenultimate scene in the original theatrical release). I have the Director's Cut on DVD, and a VHS copy of what Paul Sammon has labeled the "International Cut." I also have Vangelis's release of what's more-or-less the soundtrack. So, I have what people said in many different ways, with closed captions and subtitles on the videos. I noticed something I'd never caught before: Vangelis dropped the final words "time to die" from Batty's speech. Also, one set of captions said "in the rain," and another said "in rain"; after watching that section of the film a few times, I think either is possible. Anyway, a couple of surprises for someone who's watched the movie and listened to the soundtrack more times than he can count.
I've included all "optional" words above, and used whatever spellings took my fancy. :)
By the way, Wikipedia now has a huge article on Blade Runner.
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