Total Recall
They stole his mind. Now, he wants it back.
Construction worker Douglas Quaid's obsession with the planet Mars leads him to visit Rekall, a virtual vacation company that manufactures memories.When something goes wrong during Quaid's memory implant procedure, his life turns upside down, leading him to question what is reality and what isn't.
- Director
- Paul Verhoeven
- Signature
- Craft · Wonder · Action
- Worldwide
- $261M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
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Movie DNA
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Story overview
What It's About
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Construction worker Douglas Quaid's obsession with the planet Mars leads him to visit Rekall, a virtual vacation company that manufactures memories. When something goes wrong during Quaid's memory implant procedure, his life turns upside down, leading him to question what is reality and what isn't.
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The record
Awards
1 win · 2 nominations
Academy Awards
No wins yet · 2 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Sound
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Sound Editing
Saturn Awards
1 win
- WinnerSaturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Total Recall returned 4.0× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $65M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $261M
- Release date
- Jun 1, 1990
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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