The futuristic sci-fi cult classic of the 80s is more than just a manifestation of ideas about the culture of the future along with its fashion and aesthetics. "Blade Runner" became a classic because its production teams did an amazing job bringing to life Philip K. Dick's pulp science fiction into a reality that is believable as it is exciting.
Set in a Dystopia in the future, Harrison Ford stars as Rick Deckard, a detective investigating deaths related to "Replicants," a breed of robots who could not be mistaken from humans and possess extraordinary cognitive and sentient abilities. During the start of the film where Deckard departs from his department, it shows the Los Angeles' 800th North Alameda Street Union Station. The area looked antique yet it also appears like a place that belongs to the future. Apparently, lighting helped during the filming.
One scene shows Deckard entering a seedy-looking Yukon Hotel which is actually the Pan Am Building. The building, now known as the MetLife building, is gigantic and has an amazing lobby that was highlighted with the huge sign of "Yukon" in the film.
For Deckard's Apartment, the production crew used the Ennis Brown House located in Los Angeles' Silverlake Glendower Avenue. The house was only used for exterior purposes while the crew made a set in the Warner Brothers backlot for Deckard's apartment interior. According to Fast Rewind, the futuristic style of Syd Mead helped bring to life the amazing look of the Ennis Brown house as something that came from the future.
While chasing down the mob of replicants in the film, Deckard goes up and down stairwells that looked elegant and futuristic. According to Atlas Obscura, this was actually the Bradbury Building's courtyard. As the police cornered the replicants and make their final stand while Deckard attempts to negotiate with them, the backdrop just makes it elegant, beautiful and neo-noir.
The very first scene where the Replicant Roy Batty was not exactly in Teesside, England's numerous steel plants. Instead, it was replicated to appear similar to the area where Rutger Hauer's character overlooks the city and contemplates his existence. Ridley Scott, who grew up in Teesside, was inspired by his hometown's industrial yet elegant appearance - which might have reflected in the backdrop of the first act of Blade Runner.
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