Sep 22 2023
#12 - Bonus Features: Total Recall (1990)
“They stole his mind, now he wants it back.”
Kept you waiting, huh? After somewhat of a creative hiatus, Hype from Outer Heaven is back with Bonus Features 5! Join Kyle, Brandon, Caleb and Prince as they discuss, dissect and break down Paul Verhoeven’s mind-bending Sci-Fi classic from 1990: Total Recall!
Based on the Phillip K. Dick novelette: We Can Remember It for You Wholesale, Total Recall follows malcontent construction worker: Douglas Quaid (Arnold Schwarzenegger) who is bored of his seemingly idyllic suburban life in 2084, who dreams of visiting the planet Mars. Upon visiting Rekall, a company that specialises in selling fake memories of vacations, Quaid intends to experience the thrill of a lifetime by getting the memories of a trip to mars without ever going there. However, the procedure goes horribly wrong and leaves Quaid questioning his own identity, as it turns out his whole life is a lie set up by the same company that now want him dead. Quaid sets out on a planetary spanning mission to find out who he really is, kill the bad guys and win the girl, whilst simultaneously trying to answer the question, isn’t this just part of the ego trip?
Featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sharon Stone, Michael Ironside, Rachel Ticotin, Dean Norris and Ronny Cox, Total Recall has gone on to become one of Sci-Fi’s most revered cult classics, with director Paul Verhoeven leaving the interpretation open as to whether Quaid is actually experiencing what we see, or if it’s all part of the service he paid for.
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