Rick Deckard is the protagonist in Philip K. Dick's novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? as well as the 1982 film adaptation Blade Runner directed by Ridley Scott. In the film, Deckard is played by Harrison Ford.
In the film adaptation, Deckard is a "blade runner," a special member of the Los Angeles police department who is employed to hunt and "retire" artificial manufactured humanoids, called "replicants," as they have been declared ille...
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Rick Deckard is the protagonist in Philip K. Dick's novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? as well as the 1982 film adaptation Blade Runner directed by Ridley Scott. In the film, Deckard is played by Harrison Ford.
In the film adaptation, Deckard is a "blade runner," a special member of the Los Angeles police department who is employed to hunt and "retire" artificial manufactured humanoids, called "replicants," as they have been declared illegal on Earth. At the beginning of the film, a group of unusually brutal replicants hijack a shuttle to earth, intending to infiltrate their place of manufacture and extend their four-year lifespans. Deckard, formerly the best Blade Runner in the LAPD, is called out of retirement to hunt them down. He is reluctant to resume work, but its told he has no choice and must use some of "the old blade runner magic" to succeed. Deckard’s character follows the model of a film noir detective, mixing old-fashioned sleuthing, interviewing suspects, and...
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