Does Blade Runner dream of film noir?

“Film noir” star Robert Mitchum

In 1948, Robert Mitchum was arrested at a marijuana party with two actresses by the police. However, in 1951, it was discovered that this incident was a false accusation. It was a fabrication by Hollywood officials to trap the Hollywood film industry involved in transfers in order to prevent the transfer of movie stars.

As a result of this arrest, Mitchum is imprisoned, but the movie company uses the photos taken in prison to promote the movie he stars in. This created an image of a "bad guy" and promoted Mitchum as a "tough guy." It's an episode that feels like something out of a film noir, but Mitchum grew up in a dangerous, crime-infested town as a boy, and although he escaped that environment and became an actor, he still has the image of a "bad guy." The fact that he became a star can be described as an ironic result.

The 1970s, a while after the "film noir" era. Robert Mitchum reprises his role as a private detective in `` Farewell, My Love '' (1975) and `` The Great Sleep '' (1978). The character he played, Philip Marlowe, was created by hard-boiled writer Raymond Chandler, and was played by Humphrey Bogart in `` The Count of Three '' (1946). ``Count of Three'' is one of the representative works of ``film noir,'' and Humphrey Bogart was also the lead actor in ``The Maltese Falcon,'' which was the starting point of ``film noir.'' In other words, Mitchum was a star who led the era of "film noir" and a star who passed on "film noir" to the next era.

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Knowing this background, Hampton Fancher, who is also credited as the screenwriter and executive producer of ``Blade Runner,'' recalled that ``I proceeded to write the script with Robert Mitchum in mind.'' Considering what he's doing, it makes a lot of sense. This is because ``Blade Runner'' can be seen here and there with ``film noir'' elements.

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