Total Recall
United States
1990
113 Min
Color
1.85:1
English
Synopsis
Douglas Quaid is haunted by a recurring dream about a journey to Mars. He hopes to find out more about this dream and buys a holiday at Rekall Inc. where they sell implanted memories. But something goes wrong with the memory implantation and he remembers being a secret agent fighting against the evil Mars administrator Cohaagen. Now the story really begins and it’s a rollercoaster ride until the massive end of the movie. —IMDb
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Paul Verhoeven
Paul Verhoeven graduated from the University of Leiden with a degree in math and physics. He entered the Royal Netherlands Navy, where he began his film career by making documentaries for the Navy and later for TV. In 1969 he directed the popular Dutch TV series Floris (1969), about a medieval knight. This featured actor Rutger Hauer who has appeared in many of Verhoeven’s later films. Verhoeven’s first feature, Wat zien ik (1971) (trans. What do I See?), was released in 1971. However it was his second, Turks fruit (1973), with its combination of raw sexuality and a poignant story line, that gained him great popularity in the Netherlands, especially with male audiences. When his films, especially Soldaat van Oranje (1977) and De vierde man (1983), received international recognition, Verhoeven moved to the US. His first US film was Flesh & Blood (1985), 1985, but it was RoboCop (1987) and especially Total Recall… read more
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Nayo Aragón
12May12
so ridiculous its sublime. poor philip, although thinking about it a little bit more, he would have loved this.
Wesley Emblidge
29Apr12
Call me crazy, but I feel like Schwarzenegger's performance in this is so terrible it should have practically killed his carrer. Then again, all I've ever really liked him as was terminator.
Scotch
22Apr12
Where has this been all my life? To think those biceps were once my governor. It was kind of a piece of shit, but it was also kind of amazing. I almost started crying when the air flow was cut off from the mutant prostitute town, even though there was no prior emotional connection established. Blood, death, Sharon Stone's legs – and then suddenly, emotions? More importantly, Arnold with exploding eyes.
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For a memory of a lifetime
By Don't Get Nasty Brother on August 23, 2010
Si se hacen algunas concesiones esta película puede considerarse como una adaptación fiel al espíritu del trabajo de Philip K. Dick, digo al espíritu porque no creo que a Dick le interesaran las mutantes… read review
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By Tobin. on September 11, 2009
What a dumb movie. I’m assuming it was supposed to be kind of campy, which I respect, but I just found it to be terribly stupid.
Arnold is good at playing robots, etc… because a) he has minimal… read review
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