Total Recall

– Construction worker Douglas Quaid discovers a memory chip in his brain during a virtual-reality trip..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.50 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 53 Minutes
Release Year:
1990
Total Recall (1990)

Construction worker Douglas Quaid discovers a memory chip in his brain during a virtual-reality trip. He also finds that his past has been invented to conceal a plot of planetary domination. Soon, he's off to Mars to find out who he is and who planted the chip.

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Producing Country:
USA
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Total Recall (1990) - Trailer

Release Date:

01 Jun 1990

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Paul Verhoeven

Writer:

Philip K. Dick (short story "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale"), Ronald Shusett (screen story), Dan O'Bannon (screen story), Jon Povill (screen story), Ronald Shusett (screenplay), Dan O'Bannon (screenplay), Gary Goldman (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin, Sharon Stone, Ronny Cox

Plot:

Douglas Quaid is haunted by a recurring dream about a journey to Mars. He hopes to find out more about this dream and buys a holiday at Rekall Inc. where they sell implanted memories. But something goes wrong with the memory implantation and he remembers being a secret agent fighting against the evil Mars administrator Cohaagen. Now the story really begins and it's a rollercoaster ride until the massive end of the movie.

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 14 nominations.

Gross profit:

$119,000,000

Production:

TriStar Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
82%
Metacritic:
57%