<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $28 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $33.8 million </Td> </Tr> <P> Blade Runner is a 1982 neo-noir science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott, written by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples, and starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, and Edward James Olmos . It is a loose adaptation of Philip K. Dick's novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (1968). The film is set in a dystopian future Los Angeles of 2019, in which synthetic humans known as replicants are bio-engineered by the powerful Tyrell Corporation to work on off - world colonies . When a fugitive group of replicants led by Roy Batty (Hauer) escapes back to Earth, burnt - out cop Rick Deckard (Ford) reluctantly agrees to hunt them down . </P> <P> Blade Runner initially underperformed in North American theaters and polarized critics; some praised its thematic complexity and visuals, while others were displeased with its unconventional pacing and plot . It later became an acclaimed cult film regarded as one of the all - time best science fiction movies . Hailed for its production design depicting a "retrofitted" future, Blade Runner is a leading example of neo-noir cinema . The soundtrack, composed by Vangelis, was nominated in 1983 for a BAFTA and a Golden Globe as best original score . </P>

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