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Is Harrison Ford An Android In 'Blade Runner'?

Ever since the first movie achieved cult status, fans have hotly debated if Rick Deckard, played by Harrison Ford, is a replicant. Blade Runner 2047 leaves room for argument, says fan Adam Frank.

So, the title of this post should really be "Is Deckard A Replicant" — but that might start us off on too deep a level of fandom.

See, Rick Deckard is the name of Harrison Ford's character in , the uber-classic 1982 cyber-noir film that, you know, effected just about everything that followed. As for replicants, they're the artificial humans (androids) that Blade Runners like Deckard are tasked with hunting down and

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