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Total Recall (1990)

1990 | Action | Sci-Fi

113 mins United States

Arnold Schwarzenegger plays Douglas Quaid who can't remember his former life as a futuristic secret agent, so he must venture to Mars to discover the truth.

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Produced by TriStar Pictures
Director Paul Verhoeven
Writer Philip K. Dick, Ronald Shusett, Dan O'Bannon and Gary Goldman
Cast Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin, Sharon Stone, Ronny Cox and Michael Ironside

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Erika (17789 KP) rated

Jun 10, 2018  
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"Get your ass to Mars."
So, I didn't actually see this film until the remake was in the process of being made. The film is based upon 'We Can Remember it for You Wholesale' by Phillip K. Dick (which is excellent). Arnold Schwarzenegger isn't an award winning actor, but he was completely entertaining (as he is in most films). The weird, early 1990s SFX where a little bizarre, e.g., the face generator. Overall, it's entertaining and well paced, and I may just watch it again this afternoon.
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Andy K (10823 KP) Jun 10, 2018

Great movie, Never saw the remake.
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Erika (17789 KP) Jun 12, 2018

Well, the remake was a poor interpretation of Total Recall, BUT, I liked it as a sci-fi action movie.
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1990 | Action, Sci-Fi
7.6 (71 Ratings)
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"I’m a total sci-fi freak, particularly when it comes to Arnie and machine guns. It’s just brilliant — genius. ‘Give those people air,’ and all that. I just love it. I love the mutants too. It’s like an old comic book that’s been turned into a film."

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1990 | Action, Sci-Fi
7.6 (71 Ratings)
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"Total Recall‘s just f–king rad. And super violent. That movie is a good indicator that you can take things much farther than you think you could. [Laughs.] And they will strike a chord with the mainstream, I think. That movie goes really far. It’s pretty crazy. I love Paul Verhoeven. He’s the man."

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David McK (3533 KP) rated

Jun 21, 2019 (Updated Sep 16, 2019)  
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Total Recall (1990)
1990 | Action, Sci-Fi
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Forget the rather pointless Colin Farrell-starring 2012 remake, this is the original (and best) of the 2 movies to share the name, itself based on the Philip K Dick short story 'We Can Remember It for You Wholesale' - it bears little in common with that story, however, other than the idea of false memory implants!

Starring a pre-T2 Arnold Schwarzenegger alongside Sharon Stone and Michael Ironside, the main plot of this is actually open to interpretation: are these events actually happening, or is Arnie's character of Douglas Quaid dreaming them? Every thing that happens after he visits Rekall is left deliberately open to interpretation, even down to the film ending with a white out instead of a black out ...
  
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Peter G. (247 KP) rated

Jun 5, 2019  
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1990 | Action, Sci-Fi
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I'm a sucker for Arnie films and remember being thrown by this movies twists and turns, effects have aged very badly but the action and fast pace help to excuse some ropey moments, overall an enjoyable ride chock full of Arnies best one liners and good direction from Verhoeven of this Philip K. Dick adaptation.
  
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Benedick Lewis (3001 KP) rated

Aug 15, 2018  
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1990 | Action, Sci-Fi
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7.6 (71 Ratings)
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Arnold is great in it (2 more)
Sharon Stone looks great
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One of Arnie’s best
By 1990 Schwarzenegger was in full stride and could do no wrong. He even tried his hand in comedy (Twins) with Danny De Vito and won audiences. Futuristic sci fi is where Schwarzenegger’s real strength is (The Running Man, Terminator Franchise, Eraser, Predator..) and the perfect example of this (other than Terminator 2) is Total Recall. It has everything from very quotable lines to an intriguing story which raises the bar on previous Schwarzenegger entries (originally a Philip K Dick story). The basic story line is a construction worker call Doug Quaid dreams of going to Mars but when he finally gets the chance things might not all be what they seem. Is he a secret agent? Is he on Mars? Did he get a divorce? And will those people get air? Sure it looks dated now but this was considered one of the most expensive movies made at the time and the dated graphics can be sidelined for seeing what happens to Schwarzenegger’s Quaid. If you buy the special edition dvd, you’re in for a treat also as Schwarzenegger provides his take on what a commentary is. Check it out.
  
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Kevin Phillipson (10072 KP) rated

Jun 12, 2018 (Updated Jun 12, 2018)  
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1990 | Action, Sci-Fi
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This movie blew me away when i first saw this film in 1990 as a 20 year old at this i was becoming more a arnie fan with every movie this one doesnt disappoint the futureist seting mars perfect all round thumbs up