Syd Mead

2019: A Future Imagined (2008)

Visual Futurist Syd Mead ("Blade Runner," "Aliens," "Tron") reflects upon the nature of creativity and how it drives the future. Photographed in stunning High Definition, this featurette provides insight into the fascinating mind of one of the most influential ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joaquin Montalvan
CAST:  Syd Mead

Visual Futurist Syd Mead ("Blade Runner," "Aliens," "Tron") reflects upon the nature of creativity and how it drives the future. Photographed in stunning High Definition, this featurette provides insight into the fascinating mind of one of the most influential ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joaquin Montalvan
CAST:  Syd Mead

Dangerous Days: Making 'Blade Runner' (2007)

The definitive 3½-hour documentary about the troubled creation and enduring legacy of the science fiction classic 'Blade Runner', culled from 80 interviews and hours of never-before-seen outtakes and lost footage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles de Lauzirika
CAST:  Ridley Scott  •  Sean Young  •  Rutger Hauer  •  Edward James Olmos

The definitive 3½-hour documentary about the troubled creation and enduring legacy of the science fiction classic 'Blade Runner', culled from 80 interviews and hours of never-before-seen outtakes and lost footage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles de Lauzirika
CAST:  Ridley Scott  •  Sean Young  •  Rutger Hauer  •  Edward James Olmos

Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens' (2003)

This feature-length documentary, made especially for the 2003 Aliens (1986) DVD release, is incredibly informative with all its interviews with both the cast and crew, as well as behind the scenes footage filmed during the making of the film. Every possible element ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles de Lauzirika
CAST:  James Cameron  •  Sigourney Weaver  •  Bill Paxton  •  Michael Biehn

This feature-length documentary, made especially for the 2003 Aliens (1986) DVD release, is incredibly informative with all its interviews with both the cast and crew, as well as behind the scenes footage filmed during the making of the film. Every possible element ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles de Lauzirika
CAST:  James Cameron  •  Sigourney Weaver  •  Bill Paxton  •  Michael Biehn

On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' (2000)

This is the rare UK Channel 4 documentary about Blade Runner, giving insights into it's history with interviews of Ridley Scott, the writers and nearly all the cast. Interviews with production staff, including Ridley, give details into the creative process and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew Abbott
CAST:  Rutger Hauer  •  Philip K. Dick  •  Michael Arick  •  Ridley Scott

This is the rare UK Channel 4 documentary about Blade Runner, giving insights into it's history with interviews of Ridley Scott, the writers and nearly all the cast. Interviews with production staff, including Ridley, give details into the creative process and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew Abbott
CAST:  Rutger Hauer  •  Philip K. Dick  •  Michael Arick  •  Ridley Scott

Visual Futurist: The Art & Life of Syd Mead (2006)

Enter the world of Syd Mead, legendary "VISUAL FUTURIST" behind such films as "Blade Runner", "TRON", "Aliens", "2010", and experience his art like never before. Explore his life and career spanning the entire design spectrum from his early beginnings at Ford, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joaquin Montalvan
CAST:  Syd Mead  •  Michael Deeley  •  Steven Lisberger  •  Katherine Haber

Enter the world of Syd Mead, legendary "VISUAL FUTURIST" behind such films as "Blade Runner", "TRON", "Aliens", "2010", and experience his art like never before. Explore his life and career spanning the entire design spectrum from his early beginnings at Ford, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joaquin Montalvan
CAST:  Syd Mead  •  Michael Deeley  •  Steven Lisberger  •  Katherine Haber

The Blade Runner Phenomenon (2021)

Ridley Scott's cult film Blade Runner, based on a novel by Philip K. Dick and released in 1982, is one of the most influential science fiction films ever made. Its depiction of Los Angeles in the year 2019 is oppressively prophetic: climate catastrophe, increasing ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Boris Hars-Tschachotin
CAST:  Syd Mead  •  Paul Sammon  •  Edward James Olmos  •  Joanna Cassidy

Ridley Scott's cult film Blade Runner, based on a novel by Philip K. Dick and released in 1982, is one of the most influential science fiction films ever made. Its depiction of Los Angeles in the year 2019 is oppressively prophetic: climate catastrophe, increasing ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Boris Hars-Tschachotin
CAST:  Syd Mead  •  Paul Sammon  •  Edward James Olmos  •  Joanna Cassidy