Total Recall (2012 film)

Total Recall
Total Recall
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Len Wiseman
Screenplay by	Kurt Wimmer; Mark Bomback;
Story by	Ronald Shusett; Dan O'Bannon; Jon Povill; Kurt Wimmer;
Based on	Total Recall; by Ronald Shusett; Dan O'Bannon; Gary Goldman; Jon Povill; "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale"; by Philip K. Dick;
Produced by	Neal H. Moritz; Toby Jaffe;
Starring	Colin Farrell; Kate Beckinsale; Jessica Biel; Bryan Cranston; John Cho; Bill Nighy;
Cinematography	Paul Cameron
Edited by	Christian Wagner
Music by	Harry Gregson-Williams
Production; companies	Columbia Pictures; Original Film
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing
Release date	August 3, 2012;
Running time	118 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$125 million
Box office	$211.8 million

Total Recall is a 2012 American science fiction action film directed by Len Wiseman from a screenplay by Kurt Wimmer and Mark Bomback, based on a story conceived by Wimmer, Ronald Shusett, Dan O'Bannon, and Jon Povill. It stars Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale and Jessica Biel. The film serves as a remake of the 1990 film of the same name, which is inspired by the 1966 short story "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale" by Philip K. Dick. The supporting cast features Bryan Cranston, Bokeem Woodbine, John Cho, and Bill Nighy. Unlike the original film, the setting is on a dystopian Earth, not Mars.^[5]

The film was first announced in 2009.^[6] Produced by Columbia Pictures in association with producers Neal H. Moritz and Toby Jaffe's Original Film, Total Recall was released in North America on August 3, 2012, to mixed-to-negative reviews, and grossed over $211.8 million worldwide.

^ ^a ^b ^c "Total Recall (2012)". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on November 27, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
^ "TOTAL RECALL (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. July 16, 2012. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
^ "Total Recall (2012)". BFI. Archived from the original on May 15, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Total Recall (2012)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
^ Warner, Kara (April 20, 2012). "Total Recall remake heads in 'a different direction' from original". MTV. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
^ "A Total Recall Remake is Very Real". ComingSoon. February 26, 2009. Archived from the original on December 26, 2010. Retrieved May 27, 2011.

[afi-1] "Total Recall (2012)". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on November 27, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2018.

[2] "TOTAL RECALL (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. July 16, 2012. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved July 20, 2012.

[3] "Total Recall (2012)". BFI. Archived from the original on May 15, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2018.

[NUM-4] "Total Recall (2012)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2023.

[MTV-5] Warner, Kara (April 20, 2012). "Total Recall remake heads in 'a different direction' from original". MTV. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2012.

[Announcement-6] "A Total Recall Remake is Very Real". ComingSoon. February 26, 2009. Archived from the original on December 26, 2010. Retrieved May 27, 2011.

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