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Phillip K. Dick, that is! In honor of the May 23 midnight
screening of Blade Runner: The Final Cut at the Nuart, we
bring you a Cheap Date where you simply can’t not have
a good time.
7:11 p.m.
Fans of the cyberpunk classic should be able to recognize
many of the locations depicted by Ridley Scott in his cinematic
interpretation of Dick’s novel Do Androids Dream
of Electric Sheep. Start your tour of all things Blade
Runner by visiting Frank Lloyd Wright’s Ennis Brown
House (2607 Glendower Ave. in Silver Lake), which was featured
in the film as Deckard’s apartment.
Cost: Free
8:04 p.m.
Slap on some Daryl Hannah-inspired black eye shadow and head
on down to Union Station (800 North Alameda St.), the location
that served as the police station of the future. We all
know what kind of trouble you can get into at train station
bathrooms, so try to be on good behavior or you’ll
get hauled down to the real station much like Deckard was.
Cost: $6 for parking
8:46 p.m.
Visit the waterlogged home of toymaker Sebastian where Deckard
has his final battle with Batty, located at the Bradbury
Building (304 S. Broadway). The ground floor is open to
the public so feel free to go in and show off your best
android impressions.
Cost: Free
9:52 p.m.
You can’t help but notice the gorgeous cylindrical
towers of the Bonaventure Hotel (404 S. Figueroa St.) in
the film, so why not go up to the fantastic spinning bar
located in the hotel for some dinner and drinks. You can’t
beat the view of the city, which at night is eerily similar
to the dysutopian Los Angeles depicted in the future.
Cost: Depends on how much you drink
11:47 p.m.
Now it’s time to enjoy the restored and re-mastered,
not to mention the additional footage shot specifically for
this 25th anniversary edition re-release on the big screen
at the Nuart Theatre (11272 Santa Monica Blvd). Make sure
not to eat too much popcorn or you won’t be able to
fit into the same clothes 25 years later—the way Joanna
Cassidy did to shoot the bonus scenes. Amazing!
Cost: $10 a person
—LENORA CLAIRE
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