Future Noir: The Making of Blade Runner
signed first edition
2007 · London
by SAMMON, PAUL M., SEAN YOUNG
London: Gollancz, 2007. First Printing of the Revised & Second Hardcover Edition issued for the 25th anniversary and the release of the ‘Final Cut’ of Ridley Scott’s film Blade Runner. Signed by the author Paul M. Sammon and dated by him “1 - 2010” beneath his name on the title page. Also signed by the actress Sean Young who played the beautiful replicant Rachael in the film, “much love, Sean Young” with a small star drawing. Illustrated throughout with production photos and stills of the making of the great science fiction film Blade Runner, based on the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick, directed by Ridley Scott, starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Edward James Olmos, M. Emmet Walsh, Daryl Hannah, William Sanderson, Brion James, Joe Turkel, Joanna Cassidy, and James Hong. From the jacket flap: “Paul M. Sammon has extensively revised Future Noir; bringing the story of the film’s sometimes troubled history fully up to date. This expanded edition contains new insights from Ridley Scott, information on the multiple-disc Blade Runner Special Edition DVD Set, and insights into everything that went into producing Scott’s preferred and final version of his masterpiece. Also newly included is an exclusive interview with star Harrison Ford, who for the first time talks extensively about his pivotal role in one of cinema’s most iconic films.” 588 pages. Fine as new copy in dust jacket. (Inventory #: 20960E)