Rick Deckard's Ex-Wife

A voice-over whisper, erased from later cuts.

Rick Deckard's ex-wife is mentioned only in the voice-over of the theatrical release of the 1982 film Blade Runner. The voice-over indicates Deckard is divorced, as it mentions an ex-wife. However, the voice-over has been removed from subsequent versions, so this detail is not mentioned in those cuts. If the viewer takes the perspective that Deckard is a replicant, then the 'ex-wife' only becomes an implanted memory.

Quick Facts

First mentioned: Blade Runner (1982 Film)

Reader's Guide

Rick Deckard's ex-wife is a narrative fragment confined to the theatrical cut of Blade Runner. Her complete absence from later versions of the film underscores the shifting, unreliable nature of memory and identity in the Blade Runner universe.