![]() ![]() However, what is real and what is the Rekall memory? The answer to that question is left ambiguous. When the technicians implant Quaid's memory, something goes wrong (or does it)? It seems that instead of implanting new memories of his being a secret agent, their procedure wakens memories of him actually being a secret agent. This is where the plot gets interesting, or confusing, depending on your point of view. Quaid even opts to pay for the extra memory of being a secret agent. Instead Quaid goes to a company called Rekall who have the ability to implant the memories of any vacation you want, in this case a Martian one. He wants to take a vacation to the colony on Mars, but his wife Laurie (played by a never looked better Sharon Stone), doesn't want to go. It tells the story of Douglas Quaid, a seemingly ordinary construction worker on earth in the year 2084. The plot is loosely based on a short story by legendary Sci-Fi author, Phillip K. ![]() It's still fairly enjoyable, if you shut your mind off while watching it, but time hasn't been very kind and it now looks horribly dated. This big budget, Sci-Fi adventure featured plenty of action, cutting edge special effects (for the time), and the then biggest movie star on the planet, Arnold Schwarzenegger. I totally recall enjoying this movie in 1990. ![]() Sharon Stone and Arnold Schwarzenegger in the original Total Recall. ![]()
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