![]() ![]() This is a great speech, but unless you're about to actually die or are actually a replicant, save it for your drama class audition. If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10. There is no one in the world like your mother. My prayers are holding you close to my heart. The Guardian used this speech as an example of why Blade Runner is a timeless science fiction film. Here are 10 brief things to say or write to someone who has lost their mother.Iron Man should get him a Blu-ray copy for his birthday. Hawkeye, the bow and arrow wielding member of Marvel's Avengers, is actually a huge Blade Runner fan and quotes this speech after breaking his laser disc of the movie.Trance DJ Paul Oakenfold sampled the "tears in the rain" speech in one of his super long techno tracks.And if you don't, it's been parodied and referenced everywhere from 30 Rock to Community, and even in the video game Grand Theft Auto V. ![]() If you have a friend who's into sci-fi, they probably have this speech memorized. But before goes, he gives a beautiful monologue about the full human life that he has lived for the past three years.Īre we crying? Nope, that's just the rain. All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. And after a movie full of roof top chases, noodles in futuristic Chinatown, and Times Square billboards, he has Roy cornered. Unfortunately, the blade runner (a fancy word for bounty hunter), played by Harrison Ford in full Han Solo/Indiana Jones mode, is on his trail. Roy Batty is a replicant, a kind of android created by the Tyrell Corporation in the future to be "more human than human." He is supposed to live out his four year lifespan as a sort of super soldier and then get "retired," which is a nice way of saying "killed" or "euthanized." But Roy has seen too many beautiful things and doesn't want to die, so he goes on the lam with some of his replicant buddies. tags: humor, missed-opportunities, open-mindedness, travel. If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion, and avoid the people, you might better stay home. It's pretty insane that what is considered the greatest monologue is science fiction history is delivered by a sweaty, middle-aged man, who looks like he just got done singing lead vocals for a Billy Idol cover band. Quotes tagged as 'missed-opportunities' Showing 1-30 of 54. This line was spoken by Roy Batty, played by Rutger Hauer, in the film Blade Runner, directed by Ridley Scott (1982). Life Fear Dreams Moving On Imagination Death Movie Sad Assorted Movie Character War Context ![]()
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