Home › Books made into movies › Blade Runner
Blade Runner (1982): Film vs Book
Film · 1982 · Directed by Ridley Scott · Starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young
About the film
A detective hunts artificial humans in a rainy future city.
How close is it to the book?
Reimagined, only inspired by the bookThe film shares a premise with the novel but is a very different story and mood.
Read or watch first?
The novel is more about empathy and animals.
What the book gives you
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
A thought-provoking, atmospheric story that stays with you and sharpens your sense of what it means to care. Great for anyone who likes ideas.
Who will like it: Science fiction fans interested in big questions about empathy and what makes us human.