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      • 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.
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  2. Jun 1, 1990 · While it had Paul Verhoeven's classic shallowness, the film really touched new ground not only with science fiction but also with special effects. Talk a good few years for a director, he not only changed sci-fi with Robocop, he did it again with Total Recall.

    • (358K)
    • Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
    • Paul Verhoeven
    • 1990-06-01
  3. Nov 10, 2016 · One of the most memorable sci-fi movies of the 20th century had a very vague ending. Did 'Total Recall' really happen, or was it all just a dream? Paul Verhoeven's answer may surprise and confuse you, but it does set the issue to rest.

  4. 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.

  5. Aug 3, 2012 · Cyberpunk Action Adventure Sci-Fi Thriller. A factory worker, Douglas Quaid, begins to suspect that he is a spy after visiting Rekall - a company that provides its clients with implanted fake memories of a life they would like to have led - goes wrong and he finds himself on the run. Director. Len Wiseman. Writers.

    • (268K)
    • Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
    • Len Wiseman
    • 2012-08-03
    • Why Everything in Total Recall Might Be Real
    • Why Everything in Total Recall Might Be Fake
    • Why It Doesn't Matter If Total Recall's Ending Was Real Or Imagined

    Douglas Quaid's Repressed Memories Made Implanting False Ones Impossible

    The Total Recall ending does a lot to suggest that everything Quaid experiences in the movie is real. It's explained that Quaid's memory implant was botched, and everything he experiences afterward is real. Rekall is unable to implant the memories into Quaid because he has real, repressed memories of being a secret agent on Mars working to destroy a rebellion there.Everything about Quaid's life on Earth was a construct, including his relationship with his wife Lori (Sharon Stone), who is actu...

    Schizoid Personality Disorder Meant Quaid Was Trapped In A Fantasy

    While the Total Recall ending gives a justification for Quaid's adventures on Mars being reality, there are also several moments in the movie which suggest the opposite. Partway through his adventure, Quaid encounters Dr. Edgemar, who performed the memory implant procedure on him, alongside his wife Lori. Edgemar explains an alternate interpretation of events:Quaid has suffered a schizoid embolism, and the fantasy vacation he has requested has merged with his real-life subconscious to create...

    The Ambiguity Is What Makes The Movie So Memorable

    The only part of the movie prior to the Total Recall ending that is definitely true is the first twenty minutes of the movie before Quaid undergoes the memory implant procedure. From there, the two possible options are everything being Quaid's paranoid fantasy, or the events really occurring, with no real options for a middle ground. However, the ambiguity in Total Recallis precisely the point, and the ending sill works whether the events were real or imagined. Total Recall highlights how mem...

  6. Feb 2, 2021 · Total Recall is the greatest sci-fi movie I’ve ever seen, and it’s because it never loses sight of being enjoyable. Sci-fi is one of my favorite genres, but it can get a little boring at times.

  7. Apr 2, 2012 · Without Schwarzenegger, Total Recall is no longer a star vehicle, which is a sign of the times, if nothing else – back in the 90s, the only way you could get investors to stump up millions of...

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