Harrison Ford, Blade Runner and Star Wars

Harrison Ford Gave His Shrinking Castmate A Star Wars Compliment And She Couldn’t Believe It: ‘He Hates Talking About It So Much’
There’s obviously so many great Star Wars movie quotes from over the years, and some Yoda phrases are iconic. People quote Yoda all the time, but Harrison Ford can actually say he met the creature himself back when he was part of the original films.
The “Blade Runner” Financiers Apparently Had No Idea Who Harrison Ford Was, Even After “Star Wars” Came Out
In a conversation with GQ, Ridley Scott shared that the big guns behind Blade Runner seemingly took a little convincing when it came to casting Harrison Ford.
Ridley Scott Says ‘Blade Runner’ Financiers Asked “Who the F*** Is Harrison Ford” Before Casting Him
Blade Runner follows Deckard (Ford), a Blade Runner who must pursue and terminate four escaped Replicants who stole a ship in space and have returned to Earth to find their creator. Elsewhere in the GQ video, the Gladiator II filmmaker also opened up about his vision of “inventing a new world” with the sci-fi film.
Ridley Scott Says BLADE RUNNER Financiers Asked "Who the F--- Is Harrison Ford?" After Casting STAR WARS' Han Solo
Director Ridley Scott sat down with GQ magazine for a retrospective video interview and revealed that the financiers on his 1982 sci-fi thriller Blade Runner originally questioned his decision to cast Harrison Ford in the lead role.
'Blade Runner' Director Claims He Almost Couldn't Hire Harrison Ford
"Ford had not been given much of a chance, particularly since Star Wars, to show what he was made of," Deeley is quoted as saying in Future Noir: The Making of Blade Runner. "Both Ridley and I felt Deckard's curious mixture of emerging sensitivity and hard-boiled bureaucracy would offer an excellent chance for Harrison to do that."
Ridley Scott Recalls Pitching ‘Blade Runner’ Backers On Harrison Ford: “He Was Not A Star”
Although Harrison Ford is synonymous with multiple franchises and countless memorable performances, he wasn't always such a household name.
Ridley Scott says Blade Runner's financiers didn't know who Harrison Ford was and the director had the perfect response: "You're going to find out"
Blade Runner director Ridley Scott has recalled a moment that saw those financing the 1982 sci-fi classic questioning the decision to cast Harrison Ford as lead – just a few years after he appeared in Star Wars.
Ridley Scott makes startling revelation about Blade Runner star Harrison Ford
Harrison Ford has featured in some of the most successful films ever in cinema history, including Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Blade Runner films. However, when Blade Runner filmmaker Ridley Scott pitched Ford as the lead actor to the film's financiers,
Sir Ridley Scott had to convince Blade Runner's financiers that Harrison Ford would become a huge star - because they hadn't heard of him
Blade Runner' director Sir Ridley Scott has told how the movie's financiers hadn't heard of leading man Harrison Ford before the movie, so he had to convince them the 'Star Wars' actor would become a huge star.
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