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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Graphic Violence, Brief Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Profanity, Sci-Fi Violence Movie Release: 1990 DVD Release: 05/21/2002 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Edition: Restored/Remastered Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 53 mins Studio: Live/Artisan Total Copies: 57 Genres: Action, Science Fiction, Sci-Fi Action, Space Adventure, Tech Noir See Also: Total Recall, Total Recall [Special Limited Edition], Total Recall [UMD for PSP], Total Recall [Blu-ray], Total Recall [THX Optimum Resolution]

In Paul Verhoeven's wild sci-fi action movie Total Recall, Arnold Schwarzenegger plays a 21st-century construction worker who discovers that his entire memory of the past derives from a memory chip implanted in his brain. Schwarzenegger learns that he's actually a secret agent who had become a threat to the government, so those in power planted the chip and invented a domestic lifestyle for him. Once he has realized his true identity, he travels to Mars to piece together the rest of his identity, as well as to find the man responsible for his implanted memory. Verhoeven has created a fast, furious action film with Total Recall, filled with impressive stunts and (literally) eye-popping visuals. Though the film bears only a passing resemblance to the Philip K. Dick short story it was based on ("-We Can Remember It For You Wholesale"), the movie is an entertaining, if very violent, ride. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Movie Guide

Arnold Schwarzenegger - Doug Quaid
Rachel Ticotin - Melina
Sharon Stone - Lori Quaid
Ronny Cox - Vilas Cohaagen
Michael Ironside - Richter

Paul Verhoeven's Total Recall gets the deluxe treatment from Artisan on this release. The disc offers a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. Closed-captioned English soundtracks are rendered in both Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Digital Stereo. English, French, and Spanish subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include a commentary track recorded by Verhoeven and star Arnold Schwarzenegger, a pair of featurettes, a photo gallery, trailers, television promotional spots, and storyboards. This is a superb disc from Artisan. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide