Blade Runner is an American science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott that premiered in 1982.
Franchise connections in Blade Runner[]
Blade Runner had a sequel, Blade Runner 2049.
Westphall connections to Blade Runner[]
- Todd's service record in Soldier indicates he served in the Battle of Tannhauser Gate from this film. The Tannhauser Gate is also mentioned as a real place in Cowboy Bebop (2021) "Sad Clown A-Go-Go" and the film Hunter Prey.
- The Tyrell corporation from this film is frequently seen in other media, including Chuck where it appears on a messenger bag in "Chuck Versus the Wookie". In CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Tyrell is the manufacturer of a gun in "Strip Maul". Tyrell also appears in Plutón B.R.B. Nero "La guerra de los clones" and Kolchak: The Night Stalker "Mr. Ring".
- According to director Ridley Scott, Eldon Tyrell, founder of the Tyrell corporation was mentor to Peter Weyland from Prometheus.
- The police spinners used as transport by police in this film appear in Back to the Future Part II, Prometheus, and Solar Crisis. Deckard's spinner appears in Trancers.
- Rick Deckard can be seen on a list of vital signs of members of a strike team in The Expanse "Babylon's Ashes".
- In Star Trek: Deep Space Nine "Whispers", it is mentioned that Miles O'Brien has a replicant. This is a term that originated in this film.