Ridley Scott Explains How Harrison Ford Movie ‘Blade Runner’ Became a Cult Classic 10 Years After Its Release
During a recent conversation for The Hollywood Reporter, Scott shared an old memory about a critical review of Blade Runner written by Pauline Kael from The New Yorker. To him, this negative critique felt like “industrial espionage.” Interestingly, it wasn’t until a decade later, thanks to some unexpected events in Hollywood, that the film started receiving the recognition it deserved, which Scott humorously referred to as “the madness of Hollywood.