> In my opinion the answer is clear in the director's cut: Deckard is a
 replicant.
> Here's the give-away:  The Inspector reveals that he has a unicorn origami
> (if I remember correctly, he drops it or gives it directly to Deckard) and
> flashes a certain smile.  Deckard has been dreaming about unicorns.  We
> know that dreams and memories are programmed for replicants.  So the only
> way he could have known Deckard's dream was if he had access to the
> program.  I do not think this was in the originally released version and in
> my view was one of the factors that made the director's cut a much more
> complex and interesting film.  But it has been awhile since I've seen
> either cut.  Does anyone else agree with this?
>
> David Goldblatt
>
 
I have seen the director's cut, and am familiar with the scenes you have
described. However, given that these scenes do not resolve any of the
other questions that I posed, they seem to me to be grafted on to the
body of the film, as opposed to embodying the film's thematics. In my
view, this does not make the film more interesting. It merely contributes
to the film's inconsistencies.
 
        paul ryersbach
 
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