# Roy Batty Speaks!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roy-batty-speaks/410145>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 1, 2007, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roy-batty-speaks/410145 "2007-07-01T19:10:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2007, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roy-batty-speaks/410145/1 "2007-07-01T19:10:30Z")

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[Or writes, to be more specific. Rutger Hauer has a book out about being mean.](http://www.amazon.com/All-Those-Moments-Villains-Replicants/dp/0061133892)

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> This is a true treat for Rutger Hauer fans. Very interesting reading. The stories behind such great films as Blade Runner, The Hitcher, Ladyhawke, Nighthawks, etc are fascinating.

Looks interesting.

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**Author:** ![Gukumatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/74df32/32.png) [@Gukumatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gukumatz)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2007, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roy-batty-speaks/410145/2 "2007-07-01T22:17:40Z")

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Well, he _would_ be the authority on that subject. I’ll pick it up.

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**Author:** ![Enter\_the\_Flagon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Enter\_the\_Flagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enter_the_Flagon)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2007, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roy-batty-speaks/410145/3 "2007-07-01T23:12:15Z")

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“All Those Moments” by Rutger Hauer

Not surprising that the title should reference one of the best-acted death scenes in Amercian cinema.

Or is that hyperbolic? It’s certainly what _I’ll_ remember him for.

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**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2007, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roy-batty-speaks/410145/4 "2007-07-01T23:16:11Z")

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[QUOTE=Enter the Flagon]  
“All Those Moments” by Rutger Hauer

Not surprising that the title should reference one of the best-acted death scenes in Amercian cinema.

Or is that hyperbolic? It’s certainly what _I’ll_ remember him for.  
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IIRC, he’s the one who wrote the monologue for the final scene.