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eltee Community Member
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Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2017 1:05 pm Post subject: Blade Runner Badge / Deckard's Number |
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This has been discussed over the years but what is the consensus regarding his badge number? For many cops, badge numbers are special. When I got hired I asked for a number that represented part of my birthdate and when I changed departments I got to keep that number.
I seem to recall Deckard having the following numbers attributed to him:
26354
B26354
B 263 54
B 260 354
So, which one is considered THE badge number for Deckard? Thanks. |
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djblingbling1 Community Member
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Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2017 1:08 pm Post subject: |
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In the film he states "Blade Runner, 26354" when the beat cop is "arresting" him while hes sitting in his car. |
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Silverside Community Member
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Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2017 1:21 pm Post subject: |
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The number I hear is; ‘twosixtythree fiftyfour’ (26354)
NOT; ‘twosixty threefiftyfour’ (260354)
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andy Community Guide
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joberg Community Member
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Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2017 7:27 pm Post subject: |
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TFS Andy...well guys, there you have it |
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DeckB26354 Community Member
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Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2017 3:15 pm Post subject: |
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And in another part of the film he says "B, two sixty-three, fifty-four". The B obviously standing for Blade Runner. |
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eltee Community Member
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Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2017 5:43 pm Post subject: |
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DeckB26354 wrote: | And in another part of the film he says "B, two sixty-three, fifty-four". The B obviously standing for Blade Runner. |
Or the soundtrack cut out him saying "Ahh" just preceding that. |
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andy Community Guide
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Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2017 9:30 pm Post subject: |
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DeckB26354 wrote: | And in another part of the film he says "B, two sixty-three, fifty-four". The B obviously standing for Blade Runner. |
I watched the Final Cut a couple nights ago, and in the scene where he talks to the spinner cop in the restricted zone, I hear him say like in the link above "263-54", no B. I wondered if the dialogue had changed or I had been convinced by others to hear it differently. I may need to check other versions of the film I own, but if there is another scene where he said it the other way "B-260-354", I missed it when I watched it. This all fits the theme in Blade Runner of false memories though, so I would be surprised if they changed it just to mess with us like the Leon quote about his mother changing in the tunnel.
Andy |
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Vader Community Member
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Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2017 1:59 am Post subject: |
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DeckB26354 wrote: | And in another part of the film he says "B, two sixty-three, fifty-four". The B obviously standing for Blade Runner. |
Could you point that part out -- I must be missing it? I'm just aware of the patrol car scene. _________________ 26354 |
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andy Community Guide
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Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2017 4:34 am Post subject: |
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The other time Deckard reads off of his badge is after he kills Zhora, and he does indead say it as "B 26354" without any real hesitation in the number. With the subtitles it reads as "B 26354". In the Restricted zone scene, the subtitles read "26354", no B.
Check out this propsummit thread with more on the 26354 number sans hyphen. http://propsummit.com/viewtopic.php?t=5457&highlight=
Andy |
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DeckB26354 Community Member
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Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2017 9:21 am Post subject: |
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Andy is correct. I like the way Ford hesitates after saying "Bladerunner" before then saying 26354. as if he wants to say "B" but realises he doesn't need to as he has already said Bladerunner. Either a genuine check on Fords part or very convincing acting. |
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Vader Community Member
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Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2017 12:12 pm Post subject: |
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I'm sorry ... I just don't see how the existence of a "XXXX-XXX" format serial number on a prop you can't even read in the movie supports the case for a "XXX-XXX" format number, especially when taking into account that it seems a noticeable majority of people who hear both instances of Ford's delivery in the movie feel they clearly hear "2-63-54", not "2-60-3-54".
Add to that that licensed merchandising that clearly was in production several months before the film's first theatrical release use the number "26354", obviously based on information coming from the production itself, and it seems to me, at least, that the case for "260-345" must rest on wobbly ground indeed.
Or beyond the prop and Ford's delivery ... is there further evidence I'm missing? _________________ 26354 |
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andy Community Guide
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Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2017 4:11 pm Post subject: |
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At least one person who was an actual police officer has told me that the ID# does not match a badge number.. The ID# or pin# will be longer and hyphenated, and the badge number shorter. From all the real world stuff I have looked at supports this, but this also implies two things. The James Jacobson ID# matches the artwork intended for Deckard, and so that should be Deckard's number, and very likely is the same number on Deckard's ID. Second, Deckard has a badge number, but no real badge. In the scripts, Deckard never reads off any numbers for anyone, just shows off his badge. In the film he reads the number as "B26354" or "Blade Runner 26354", and he shows off his ID. The badge seems to have been replaced with the ID and his number. Blade Runner also seems to be an official unit. In any case the numbers do not have to match, and the badge number is probably not hyphenated.
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NorthernIndie
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Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2018 7:49 pm Post subject: |
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I took it as the "B" stood for Badge. _________________ Can I say "skinjob?" Am I allowed? |
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joberg Community Member
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Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2018 6:03 pm Post subject: |
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Could be as simple as that NothernIndie |
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