Total Recall Remains one of the Great Arnold DVDs
'They stole his mind, now he wants it back'. Totall Recall gets lost among Arnold Schwarzenegger lure because of the success of the Terminator series and other earlier hits... but buried in between in 1990 was the smash hit TOTAL RECALL which featured a still young Arnold Schwarzenegger, a gorgeous Sharon Stone, and Rachel Ticotin. Also lost is that Total Recall is a futuristic thriller that really set the groundwork for future Arnold movies (End of Days, etc) and future scifi films on a similar premise - the conflict between the power of mind, memory and science... even movies like Eternal Sunlight of the Spotless Mind owe Arnold some credit. Total Recall is loaded with action, great Arnold one-liners, and more action. Total Recall is a wild, fun ride.
Total Recall Cast
Arnold Schwarzenegger .... Douglas Quaid/Hauser
Rachel Ticotin .... Melina
Sharon Stone .... Lori
Ronny Cox .... Vilos Cohaagen
Michael Ironside .... Richter
Marshall Bell .... George/Kuato
Mel Johnson Jr. .... Benny
Michael Champion .... Helm
Roy Brocksmith .... Dr. Edgemar
Ray Baker .... Bob McClane
Rosemary Dunsmore .... Dr. Lull
Total Recall Quotes
Lori: Doug. You wouldn't shoot me, would you sweetheart? Sweetheart, after all, we're married!
[Lori goes for her gun, Quaid shoots her]
Douglas Quaid: Consider that a divorce.
Douglas Quaid: Suppose this is just a dream, and I pull the trigger, then it woundn't make any difference?
Dr. Edgemar: It won't make any difference to me. But it will make a hell of a difference to you. Because here in your fantasy, I will be dead. And without me to guide you out, the walls of reality will eventually come crashing down around you. One minute, you'll be running from more assassins, next being part of the underground resistance, learning of the discovery of aliens in the Martian caves, learning that you're really Cohaagen's bussum buddy, defeating the bad guys, becoming the savior of Mars, but down on Earth at Rekall, you will be lobotomized! Now get a grip and put down that gun!
Kuato: What do you want, Mr. Quaid?
Douglas Quaid: The same as you, to remember.
Kuato: But why?
Douglas Quaid: To be myself again.
Kuato: You are what you do. A man is defined by his actions, not his memory.Read full review
