I was born in Maryland and spent my first thirty years living there, first in the Appalachian Mountains, then on the Eastern Shore, and later in suburban Washington. After a year in South Carolina, I moved to Georgia in 1977. I soon met another park ranger who worked in Florida. She was a wonderful woman who became my best friend. then my wife, and soon the mother of our three children. I spent over eleven years working in the historic city of Savannah, Georgia, and on the moss-draped sea islands nearby before moving to Atlanta.. In 2007, I retired from the National Park Service and a career dedicated to preserving and interpreting resources and themes in the cultural and natural history of the United States. It was a most rewarding experience. Today, I enjoy living in the rolling hills and woods of the Appalachian Piedmont east of Atlanta.
Blade Runner (1982) is a complex film that occupies a comfortable spot on the American Film Institute's list of the top ten science fiction films of all time. Unfortunately, it had a mediocre reception at the box office primarily because its release coincided with that of Star War II - The Wrath of Khan and E.T. The Extraterrestrial. It is no wonder that this film is recognized as a cult classic among sci-fi buffs rather than a deserving blockbuster among a wider audience.
This film will not answer any questions for you, but it surely will prompt its audience to ponder what it means to be human.
In the following scene the "organic robot." Roy Batty, saves the life of Rick Deckard, the blade runner who comes out of retirement to kill him. Before Roy's programmed life comes to an end, he delivers one of the most notable monologues ever on film.
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