Rick Deckard - Overview

Overview

Deckard is a "Blade Runner", a special member (or bounty hunter) of the Los Angeles Police Department whose job is to hunt and "retire" androids, or "replicants", which have been declared illegal on Earth. At the beginning of the film, a group of replicants hijack a shuttle to Earth, intending to infiltrate their place of manufacture and extend their four-year lifespans. Deckard, formerly the best Blade Runner in the LAPD, is called out of retirement to hunt them down. He is reluctant to resume work, but is told he has no choice and must use some of "the old blade runner magic" to succeed.