Synopsis:

A cut of Paul Verhoven classic film, Total Recall, that aims to make the film a little more fast paced, and solely focused on Quaid. I don't hate the original film at all, but I felt that there was an alternate cut somewhere that removes almost all of the villianous solo scenes, getting the film going faster. This isn't trying to be any sort of definitive cut or replacement, but when you wanna watch Total Recall, but don't have the 113 minutes needed to watch it.

Intentions:

I wanted to see a faster cut of the film without all of the Michael Ironside and Ronny Cox side scenes. Not that I hate them or their acting or anything, but if the film really is a dream, then Quaid wouldn't dream about scenes he isn't in.

Change List:

- regraded entire film, scene by scene, inspired by a 35mm print from 1990, scanned in 2021 - cut bedroom scene to end just as they start making out - trim breakfast scene to make Quaid look more eager but frustrated - cut Quaid walking in and entering Rekall into the directory - cut Quaid talking to the receptionist - added new dream sequence to replace Rekall employees dealing with the schizoid embolism - trim Sharon Stone's hologram intructor - cut Stone calling Ricter - Trim the Quaid/Stone fight so that her hits repeat a little less - cut Ricter and the gang coming into the apartment and them tracking Quaid - trim bits of Ricter's gang tracking quaid - cut Quaid on the train seeing the Mars shuttle advertisment - cut Helm tracking Quaid from the car - trim JohnnyCab not understanding Quaid - cut JohnnyCab quirming in the back - cut all scenes of Ricter's gang about to intercept Quaid at the factory, they now appear unexpectedly - trim everyone being blown around the Mars terminal - trim last shot of the Officer sizing up Ricter - cut Ricter going to Cohagen's office - trim Quaid being confused about the fingerprint ID thing at the hotel - trim the Hotel attendant staring at Quaid leaving - fix continuity as Benny shuts the Taxi twice when the explosion goes off - cut convo with Benny and Quaid about Venusville and getting off to an early start - cut Benny's comment about Venusville as they pull in - cut reunion between Quiad and Melina, with Tony interjecting, scene cuts right away to inside her room - cut Benny fondling the 3 Breasted Woman - cut the crosscutting with Ricter/Helm in the hotel lobby - cut Ricter getting all emotional over Sharon Stone dying, and the brief chase on the dome structure, scene now cuts right to them in the street - cut the whole scene with the Last Resort being shot up - cut the Rebel Base shooting after Quaid and the gang leaves - cut Cohagen ordering Quaid's death - cut Quaid putting on the hologram watch before going into the reactor to preserve a bit of surprise - trim a lot of the Mars residents blowing around and the walls blowing out and all that

Additional Notes:

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Other Sources:

- Total Recall (1990) Blu-Ray: Regrade inspired by a 35mm scan done in 2021 - Soundtrack by Jerry Goldsmith

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