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Total Recall
Total Recall is a 1990 American science fiction action film directed by Paul Verhoeven, with a screenplay by Ronald Shusett, Dan O'Bannon, and Gary Goldman. The film stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin, Sharon Stone, Ronny Cox, and Michael Ironside. Based on the 1966 short story "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale" by Philip K. Dick, Total Recall tells the story of Douglas Quaid (Schwarzenegger), a construction worker who receives an implanted memory of a fantastical adventure on Mars. He subsequently finds his adventure occurring in reality as agents of a shadow organization try to prevent him from recovering memories of his past as a Martian secret agent aiming to stop the tyrannical regime of Martian dictator Vilos Cohaagen (Cox).
Plot
In 2084, Mars is a colonized world under the tyrannical regime of Vilos Cohaagen, who controls the mining of valuable turbinium ore. On Earth, construction worker Douglas Quaid experiences recurring dreams about Mars and a mysterious woman. Intrigued, he visits Rekall, a company that implants realistic false memories, and chooses one set on Mars (with a blue sky) where he is a Martian secret agent. However, before the implant is completed Quaid lashes out, already thinking he is a secret agent. Believing Cohaagen's "Agency" has suppressed Quaid's memories, the Rekall employees erase evidence of Quaid's visit and send him home.
Awards
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| author | Dan O'Bannon Gary Goldman Philip K. Dick Ronald Shusett |
|---|---|
| award | Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film |
| contentLocation | Mars |
| director | Paul Verhoeven |
| editor | Frank J. Urioste |
| events | amnesia colonization of Mars false memory Mars personal identity resistance movement telepresence |
| genre | action adventure science fiction thriller |
| keywords | air supply assault attack blue sky capture claim construction worker control room create elaborate ruse explosive decompression falling in love help hide hotel room kill learn mine mutate mysterious woman record recurring dream secret agent taxi driver think trap |
| musicBy | Jerry Goldsmith |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Sound Academy Award for Best Sound Editing |
| producer | Buzz Feitshans Ronald Shusett |
| productionCompany | Carolco Pictures |
| publisher | TriStar Pictures |
| recordedAt | Mexico Nevada |
| theme | chase cyberpunk dystopian science fiction action splatter |