Total Recall

Based On the book by Philip K. Dick

Total Recall is a 1990 American science fiction action film directed by Paul Verhoeven, with a screenplay by Ronald Shusett, Dan O'Bannon, and Gary Goldman. The film stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin, Sharon Stone, Ronny Cox, and Michael Ironside. Based on the 1966 short story "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale" by Philip K. Dick, Total Recall tells the story of Douglas Quaid (Schwarzenegger), a construction worker who receives an implanted memory of a fantastical adventure on Mars. He subsequently finds his adventure occurring in reality as agents of a shadow organization try to prevent him from recovering memories of his past as a Martian secret agent aiming to stop the tyrannical regime of the planet's dictator Vilos Cohaagen (Cox).

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Release date:

June 1, 1990

Director:

Paul Verhoeven

Cast:

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ronny Cox, Sharon Stone, Rachel Ticotin, Michael Ironside

Genre:

Science Fiction, Adventure, Action, Dystopian, Cyberpunk

Country:

United States, Mexico

Language:

English

Year page:

1990 in adaptations