Total Recall (1990)
Total Recall (1990)
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Cast & Crew.
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Douglas Quaid / Hauser
Rachel Ticotin
Melina
Sharon Stone
Lori Quaid
Ronny Cox
Vilos Cohaagen
Michael Ironside
Richter
Marshall Bell
George / Kuato
Mel Johnson Jr.
Benny
Michael Champion
Helm
Roy Brocksmith
Dr. Edgemar
Ray Baker
Bob McClane
Rosemary Dunsmore
Dr. Lull
David Knell
Ernie
Alexia Robinson
Tiffany
Dean Norris
Tony
Mark Carlton
Bartender
Debbie Lee Carrington
Thumbelina
Lycia Naff
Mary
Robert Costanzo
Harry
Michael LaGuardia
Stevens
Priscilla Allen
Fat Lady
Ken Strausbaugh
Immigration Officer
Marc Alaimo
Everett
Michael Gregory
Rebel Lieutenant
Ken Gildin
Hotel Clerk
Mickey Jones
Burly Miner
Parker Whitman
Martian Husband
Ellen Gollas
Martian Wife
Gloria Dorson
Woman in Phone Booth
Erika Carlsson
Miss Lonelyhearts
Benny Corral
Punk Cabbie
Bob Tzudiker
Doctor
Erik Cord
Lab Assistant / Stunts
Frank Kopyc
Technician
Chuck Sloan
Scientist
Dave Nicolson
Scientist
Paula McClure
Newscaster
Rebecca Ruth
Reporter
Milt Tarver
Commercial Announcer
Roger Cudney
Agent
Monica Steuer
Mutant Mother
Sasha Rionda
Mutant Child
Linda Howell
Tennis Pro
Robert Picardo
Johnnycab (voice)
Kamala Lopez
Additional Voices (voice)
Morgan Lofting
Additional Voices (voice)
Patti Attar
Additional Voices (voice)
Bob Bergen
Additional Voices (voice)
Joe Unger
Additional Voices (voice)
Karlyn Michelson
Additional Voices (voice)
Joel Kramer
Harry's Henchman (uncredited) / Stunt Coordinator
Paul Verhoeven
Director
Ronald Shusett
Screenplay / Producer
Dan O'Bannon
Screenplay
Buzz Feitshans
Producer
Mario Kassar
Executive Producer / Presenter
Jerry Goldsmith
Original Music Composer / Conductor
Jost Vacano
Director of Photography
Carlos Puente
Editor
Frank J. Urioste
Editor
Mike Fenton
Casting
Valorie Massalas
Casting
Judy Taylor
Casting
William Sandell
Production Design
José Rodríguez Granada
Art Direction
James E. Tocci
Art Direction
Robert Gould
Set Decoration
Erica Edell Phillips
Costume Design
Philip K. Dick
Author
Andrew G. Vajna
Executive Producer
Jon Povill
Screenstory
Gary Goldman
Screenplay
Jeff Dawn
Makeup Department Head
Joan Thomas
Costume Supervisor
Peter Tothpal
Key Hair Stylist
Michael White
Hairstylist
Robin Weiss
Makeup Artist
Rosemary Campbell
Makeup Artist
Craig Berkeley
Makeup Artist
Robert Fentress
Associate Producer
Elliot Schick
Associate Producer
David Rodgers
Creative Producer
Judy Cammer
Assistant Art Director
Cal DiValerio
Construction Coordinator
Thomas B. DiValerio
Construction Foreman
Larry Clark
Painter
Steve Burg
Production Illustrator
Antonio Mata
Property Master
Steven Ladish
Props
Henry Alvarez
Sculptor
Miguel Chang
Set Designer
J. Fernando Solorio
Set Dresser
Steve Slocomb
Camera Operator
Xavier Grobet
First Assistant Camera
W.C. 'Chunky' Huse
Key Grip
David Appleby
Still Photographer
Mayes C. Rubeo
Assistant Costume Designer
Taneia Lednicky
Set Costumer
Heriberto Cárdenas
Cableman
John R. Elliott
Carpenter
John Downey
Driver
Jim Davidson
Production Controller
Mazzareno Sgolacchia
Propmaker
Trudy Ramirez
Script Supervisor
Jorge Mancilla
Security
Scott R. Fisher
Special Effects
Thomas L. Fisher
Special Effects Coordinator
Alan Howarth
Special Sound Effects
Vic Armstrong
Stunt Coordinator / Second Unit Director
Alan Collis
Transportation Captain
Alan B. Samuels
Video Assist Operator
Miguel Lima
First Assistant Director
Ron Lambert
Color Timer
Ignazio Maccarone
Electrician
Bob Bremner
Gaffer
David McMillan
Lighting Technician
James W. Kristoff
Executive In Charge Of Production
Lily Flaschner
Location Manager
Judith Goodman
Production Coordinator
Anuar Badin
Production Manager
Juan Clemente Prosper
Unit Manager
Dana Gustafson
Assistant Sound Editor
Fred Runner
Boom Operator
David A. Arnold
Dialogue Editor
Judee Flick
Foley Editor
Kenneth Hall
Music Editor
Steve Love
Music Supervisor
Tom Boyd
Musician
Arthur Morton
Orchestrator
David Bartlett
Sound Effects Editor
Stephen Hunter Flick
Supervising Sound Effects Editor
Elissa Bello
Visual Effects
Kathy Chasen-Hay
Visual Effects Editor
George Merkert
Visual Effects Producer
Eric Brevig
Visual Effects Supervisor
Giacomo G. Ghiazza
Storyboard
Raúl Sarmiento
Assistant Makeup Artist
Haleen K. Holt
Costume Illustrator
Efren del Moral
Second Assistant Director
Ron Cobb
Concept Artist
Wayne Fitzgerald
Title Designer
Hank Salerno
ADR Editor
Dean Drabin
ADR Mixer
Jason Bentley
Assistant Music Supervisor
Vanessa Theme Ament
Foley Artist
David W. Alstadter
Foley Mixer
Norman B. Schwartz
Supervising ADR Editor
Scott A. Hecker
Supervising Dialogue Editor
Sergio Jara Jr.
Special Effects Assistant
Mike Elizalde
Special Effects Technician
C. Marie Davis
Additional Visual Effects
Marlo Pabon
Visual Effects Compositor
Peter Kent
Stunt Double
Teodoro García
Second Assistant Camera
Joni Kearney
Casting Assistant
Derek Brechin
Assistant Editor
Noori Dehnahi
Post Production Coordinator
Chris Boardman
Music Arranger
Donna Tracy
Digital Compositor
Melissa Smith
Director of Operations
Scott Ross
General Manager
Eric Clarke
Production Assistant
Rosa Lilia Pérez Ortega
Production Secretary
Gerardo Albarrán
Stunts
Thierry Coup
Modeling
Dick Ziker
Stunts
Rob Bottin
Makeup Effects Designer
Chere Rae
Stunts
Steven Lambert
Stunts
Media.
Details.
Release DateJune 1, 1990
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 53m
Content RatingR
Budget$65,000,000
Box Office$261,317,921
Filming LocationsNevada, United States · Mexico
Genres
Wiki.
Total Recall is a 1990 American science fiction action film directed by Paul Verhoeven, with a screenplay by Ronald Shusett, Dan O'Bannon, and Gary Goldman. The film stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin, Sharon Stone, Ronny Cox, and Michael Ironside. Based on the 1966 short story "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale" by Philip K. Dick, Total Recall tells the story of Douglas Quaid (Schwarzenegger), a construction worker who receives an implanted memory of a fantastical adventure on Mars. He subsequently finds his adventure occurring in reality as agents of a shadow organization try to prevent him from recovering memories of his past as a Martian secret agent aiming to stop the tyrannical regime of Martian dictator Vilos Cohaagen (Cox).
Shusett bought the rights to Dick's short story in 1974 and developed a script with O'Bannon. Although considered promising, the ambitious scope kept the project in development hell at multiple studios over sixteen years, seeing forty script drafts, seven different directors, and multiple actors cast as Quaid. Total Recall eventually entered the early stages of filming in 1987 under the De Laurentiis Entertainment Group shortly before its bankruptcy. Schwarzenegger, who had long held an interest in the project but had been dismissed as inappropriate for the lead role, convinced Carolco Pictures to purchase the rights and develop the film with him as the star. On an estimated $48–80 million budget (making it one of the most expensive films made in its time), filming took place on expansive sets at Estudios Churubusco in Mexico over six months. Cast and crew experienced numerous injuries and illnesses during filming.
Total Recall was anticipated to be one of the year's most successful films. On its release, the film earned approximately $261.4 million worldwide, making it the fifth-highest-grossing film of the year. Its critical reception was mixed, with reviewers praising its themes of identity and questioning reality, but criticizing content perceived as vulgar and violent. The practical special effects were well received, earning the film an Academy Award, and the score by Jerry Goldsmith has been praised as one of his best works.
Since its release, Total Recall has been praised for its ambiguous ending positing whether Quaid's adventures are real or a fantasy, and it has also been analyzed for themes of authoritarianism and colonialism. Retrospective reviews have called it one of Schwarzenegger's best films and placed it among the best science fiction films ever made. Alongside comic books and video games, Total Recall has been adapted into the 1999 television series Total Recall 2070. An early attempt at a sequel, based on Dick's The Minority Report, became the 2002 standalone film Minority Report, and a 2012 remake, also titled Total Recall, failed to replicate the success of the original.