Total Recall
Short description
In a future where much of the world has been devastated, Douglas Quaid works a dull factory job and lives with his wife, Lori, in the crowded city-state of the Colony. He keeps having dreams about Mars, and although his life is comfortable enough, it leaves him restless. He visits Rekall, a company that sells artificial memories, and asks for an implant of life as a secret agent. The procedure goes wrong: armed men storm the room, and Quaid reacts with combat skills he did not know he had. He goes on the run, hunted by the police of a repressive regime, and finds an ally in Melina, a fighter connected to an underground resistance. As he tries to work out who he really is, the line between implanted memory and reality becomes harder to draw, and the fate of the Colony hangs on what he learns about his past.
Len Wiseman directed, working from a screenplay by Kurt Wimmer and Mark Bomback. It was his fourth feature, following Underworld, Underworld: Evolution and Live Free or Die Hard. Colin Farrell plays Quaid, with Kate Beckinsale as Lori, Jessica Biel as Melina, and Bryan Cranston as the authoritarian leader Cohaagen. The film was inspired by Philip K. Dick's short story "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale." Made for a sizable budget, it drew a modest return at the worldwide box office. On IMDb it holds a 6.2 rating from a large number of votes, and on TMDB a 6 from far fewer. The critics' rating of 5 out of 10 sits a little below the audience scores.
What's left behind the scenes
- While Quaid is riding the 'Skimmer,' he is reading Ian Fleming's 'The Spy Who Loved Me.'
- Tom Hardy and Michael Fassbender were considered for the role of Quaid.
- Most of the futuristic-looking weapons are actually modern firearms, with practically no modifications. The silver pistol carried by Lori Quaid and various police officers is a Chiappa Rhino 0.357 revolver with a laser sight attached underneath. Police also carry TDI Vector 0.45 caliber submachine guns, while resistance fighters mostly use Heckler & Koch G36 rifles and UMP submachine guns.
- The guy on the street who calls one of the synthetics “Robo-Dick” is a reference to Paul Verhoeven, director of the films “Total Recall” (1990) and “RoboCop” (1987).
- To travel 8,000 miles in 17 minutes, the “Skimmer” would need to travel at approximately 28,235 miles per hour. At such speeds, it would have to fly in a vacuum, otherwise it would ignite from air friction.
- Colin Farrell actually spent a night on the set because he wanted 'to see what it's like to wake up in the future.'
- When creating the film set, builders spent $10,000 in a week on screws alone.
- If the 'Scat' were in freefall and with no resistance, the passengers would be weightless throughout the journey. However, in the film, conditions of weightlessness appeared only when passing near the Earth's core. If the ship accelerates on its way to the core and then decelerates to a complete stop on the other side, 'inversions' like those at the Earth's core would occur three times, and gravity would be present for almost the entire trip, except for the starting point, the inversion point at the core, and the destination. With acceleration at 1-G, the trip would take much longer (than the 17 minutes stated in the film). Australia is not directly opposite Great Britain.
- When Quaid tries to pass through the security checkpoint at the entrance to UFB, he is wearing a holographic necklace that displays the face of an Asian person. A moment before that, a woman with a plump face in a yellow cloak is visible. The woman was the image that the necklace gave Quaid in the original 1990 film.
- Colin Farrell had previously starred in "Minority Report" (2002), which was also based on a story by Philip K. Dick and was initially intended as a sequel to the original "Total Recall" (1990).
- Kate Bosworth and Diane Kruger were considered for the role of Lori, while Eva Green, Rosario Dawson, and Paula Patton were considered for the role of Melina. Eva Mendes was also considered for both roles.
- When Quaid gets his safe, you can notice bills with the image of Barack Obama.
- The clerk at the desk at 'Remember Everything' tells Quaid: 'We can remember it for you.' The film is based on Philip K. Dick's story 'We Can Remember It For You Wholesale.'
- Colin Farrell performed one fight scene himself, although it was shot 22 times before he got it perfect.
- This was the first film where married couple Len Wiseman and Kate Beckinsale worked together outside of the "Underworld" series.
- In the subtitles to the news report about the train explosion, the name of Brian Cranston’s character is displayed as “Cohaagan.” And in the film credits as “Cohaagen.”
- The hologram of Quaid at the piano says the phrase: “This hologram is limited-interactive, please rephrase your question,” which is a reference to the film “I, Robot,” where the hologram of Dr. Alfred Lanning said a similar phrase.
- Ethan Hawke's character in the script had a lengthy five-page monologue. However, his appearance was completely cut from the final version of the film, and his name was removed from the credits. These scenes will be available on the DVD.
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