Before Harrison Ford Was Cast inBlade Runner, Director Ridley Scott Was Asked 'Who the F---' He Was
Harrison Ford on the set of “Blade Runner” in 1982.Photo:Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty While he may be a household name now,Harrison Fordwas once such an unknown that financiers questioned who he even was when he was cast as Rick Deckard in the 1982 filmBlade Runner. In a new retrospective interview forGQmagazine, filmmaker Ridley Scott said he had to convince those funding his film that Ford was a good choice as the leading man....