Total Recall * FIRST TIME WATCHING * reaction & commentary *

[@grahamers]

"demure" means reserved, modest, and shy . So....the opposite of Ashleigh! Explains why she was unfamiliar with the term!! 🙂

[@awkwardashleigh]

HAHAAHH damn.. not wrong tho.

[@DegrassiInstantStar]

You just read her for filth, hahah.

[@geminiacleo7ewe]

​@@awkwardashleigh ok! I am literally, eating soup and nearly choked/ did a spit take with laughter reading the above😂😂😂😂

[@geminiacleo7ewe]

​@@awkwardashleigh "clever girl" is also said in "Jurassic Park" right before the raptor tore the guy apart.

[@jasonthedave6140]

Boom, roasted

[@MiddleAgedBob]

I just now realized that "Total Recall" used the phrase "Clever Girl" three years before the movie "Jurassic Park".

[@MrRezRising]

The practical effects were done by Rob Bottin, same guy who did The Thing, who apprenticed under Rick Baker, who did American Werewolf in London. And _that's_ why they haunt your dreams. 😉🤘

[@awkwardashleigh]

SO SO SO SO GOOD

[@iKvetch558]

@@awkwardashleigh Hey Ashleigh...in case nobody has said it, you should never worry about looking at a movie poster before you watch the movie. Back when this came out, we all looked at every movie poster and knew whatever information they showed since all the movie posters were put up prominently at every movie theater. Almost nobody goes into this movie not knowing that it is an Arnie movie, and we also guessed from the poster that it was science fiction or space related somehow. I fully appreciate that you going in with no knowledge at all is kinda one of the things that differentiates you, but I just want you to know that you don't need to do it to keep yourself in line with what WE knew going into a movie back in the day...almost every one of us looked at the posters before we saw a movie. Anyway, sorry if somebody already explained that.😁

[@sethraelthebard5459]

Rob Bottin was the monster maestro who often worked with Stan Winston. He also did effects for Aliens, The Terminator, Predator, and the costumes in Legend. Rob Bottin had a rare talent for bringing movie monsters into reality. A talent that so far remains largely unmatched.

[@sharonmattox]

I was excited to see your horrified reaction to the eyes buldging, 3 tittied woman, etc.. and i was not let down!! 😂❤

[@tommcewan7936]

It's amazing what some people can achieve with just barrels and barrels of latex and ketchup, and a mad glint in their eyes.

[@vjoddfellow8352]

This movie has the shortest end credit scene ever. At the very end there is a series of tones and a bright light. These are the same tones you hear when Arnold first enters the Recall offices. Insinuating that this entire adventure may indeed have been a Recall mind implant.

[@IvanToshkov]

Erm... you should check out "Monty Python and the Holy Grail." Just saying :)

[@WillCamx]

Blue sky on Mars was an option.

[@cyberingcatgirls7069]

"I'm sure she hated every minute of it." That line always gets me too, perfect delivery by Michael Champion, RIP.

[@turbopokey]

Did he die? I know he was religious, got disgusted by and quit Hollywood and came to work in a car dealership very near to where I live. That place has since closed down so don’t have a clue what happened to him after that.

[@johnkelly90]

That line was actually once voiced by Arnold… after his wife saw Conan the Barbarian… and was upset over his scene with the witch.

[@derekfnord]

One of the great things about Total Recall is that you're left genuinely not knowing whether we were watching real events, or Quaid's Mars "vacation" memories from Recall. And it kind of doesn't matter, because the movie works equally well either way. 😃

[@Mansplainer2099-jy8ps]

It's also that "It's a movie either way." vibe.

[@kellypedersen6590]

That was the genius of Philip K. Dick.

[@bessarion1771]

@@kellypedersen6590 or craziness. The man was genuinely crazy and paranoid.

[@jakubstasko6606]

Philip k. Dick books based movies are an genre in its self 😂

[@kellypedersen6590]

@@bessarion1771 - between Philip K. Dick and HP Lovecraft, 80's and 90's horror and sci fi were never lacking for subject matter.

[@mikemeggison5084]

You've seen "Robocop" and this one, you need to see "Starship Troopers". Same director for all three, and they kind of connect thematically. Also, certain actors re-appear in different roles.

[@rothed16]

Did not realize that, but ya. One bad guy was actually good in Starship Troopers

[@Wells306]

Starship Troopers is the best bad movie ever.

[@andromidius]

@@Wells306 I think its a good movie masquerading as a bad movie. Just like how its actually critical of fascism and militarism, not endorsing it as some people believe. Regardless - enjoyable and insane movie.

[@ghostviggen]

Michael Ironside was even supposed to play Robocop.

[@Rhodair]

24:04 "I like that fish tank.." _immediately gets kicked over_ truly a movie where Ashley can't guess a single thing 🤣

[@NateAZ]

I went to High School with Debbie Carrington (Thumbelina, the little person in the Last Resort bar). She was big into acting back then, played in several plays in school and was great at it back then. When she was going to UC Davis, she got her first semi big role in Under the Rainbow, kind of a B movie with many little people cast in it...making her one of the crowd. I remember hearing through the grapevine that she landed the role in this movie, so a group of us all went to see it in the theater. When she came on screen, we all cheered for her, "Woo hoo, Debbie!" and all that. The other people in the theater thought we were nanners, but we were just stoked seeing our friend in the movie and that she landed such a role in a main stream movie. She was always really cool and a great friend, I was sad to hear through a mutual friend that she had passed away in 2018. We love you, Debbie!

[@Rikrik1138]

30+ years later, and I’m still questioning whether or not the entire film was a dream, a memory, or it actually happened.

[@meatpopsicle6244]

I think It’s pretty clearly explained in the movie. If you pay attention to the part where Quaid is rememb

[@ragabashmoon1551]

Schwarzenegger says it's real in the DVD commentary. However, Verhoeven says it is not. While technically that means it's not real as Verhoeven is the writer/director of the movie version, the fact that the primary actor disagrees to me makes it where we all are free to question it ourselves (and Verhoeven kind of says this too, while he did put the subtle hints that it's not real in there, he did it in such a way that he WANTS us to question it.)

[@hgijanto]

Ashleigh: "y'all's special and practical effects from the 70's and 80's were something else. Gave me nightmares!" Me: Get ready for a surprise!!

[@lkgloki4986]

Yes!😂

[@alyxgriffen5073]

This movie was over-the-top even for the late '80s. 😁

[@jp3813]

@@alyxgriffen5073 Right in line w/ Verhoeven's RoboCop & Starship Troopers.

[@epaul525]

This is one of the most debated films of all time because it can be interpreted as real or a dream on so many levels. The Rekall package he bought was called “Blue Skies on Mars” and in the end there was an atmosphere, when the Rekall rep tries to get him to put his gun down he says “if you pull that trigger the walls of your reality will come crashing down….one minute you’re against Cohagan and the next you’ll be bosom buddies” and the moment he shoots him the wall behind him explodes and he finds out he and Cohagan planned this whole thing. Even the fade to white at the end could mean he’s been lobotomized since he can’t exist beyond the end of the spy vacation he paid for. Plus, like you noticed, when he’s building his dream girl at Rekall the image that shows up was Melina, so how was he dreaming about her beforehand? Maybe she was just a model he’d seen before who also posed for a Rekall catalog. Or maybe it’s all real because he wouldn’t have any memory of the Rekall implantation going wrong at the beginning of the movie, but we do see it. I love this film. It still blows my mind every time I watch it. Is it real or is it Rekall?

[@yrenekurtz5268]

There is also the fact that after the alledged memory implantation, we get to see a few scenes with the villains doing stuff on their own, which doesn't make sense as we are supposed to be experiencing the adventure from Quaid's perspective.

[@kyraspikes7542]

Even though it is nothing like the book, this movie did the themes of Phillip K. Dick justice. Most of his books are centered around his inner struggle with his schizophrenia, keeping his own grip on reality, and (unbeknownst to him) the effects of brain tumor that ultimately killed him.

[@Dragnmastralex]

It was revealed by the director to be a dream caused by a failed recall implant. the screen fading to white at the end was Quad getting lobotomized. even the follow up series made mention to it and we find out that he really didn't go to mars and he wasn't a secret agent.

[@aperson5062]

Exactly, the super spy blue skies on mars trip being selected sure seems like a big coincidence when it ends with blue skies on mars.

[@RobertHMayfire]

For me, it's real for one reason. Why would Quaid dream of the bad guys talking to each other alone? Rekall is supposed to give you first person fake memories. Why would I remember Cohagen telling his peons to let the mutants suffocate?

[@botz77]

"Blue sky on Mars, that's new." I love how his friend says don't go to Recall they'll mess up your brain and he just immediately goes there.

[@Alcagaur1]

"Put your eyeballs back in your head!" #127 on the list of things Ashleigh never thought she'd be saying in response to a movie she actually enjoyed.

[@JeremyKing]

Props to Editing Ashleigh for the placement of them three Ashleighs. I'm into it.

[@kellypedersen6590]

I remember seeing this the weekend it opened in 1990- blew the entire theater away. If you want to review another dystopian sci-fi movie with Arnold, check out 1987's "The Running Man".

[@suebob16]

I do too! My old theater was a circular one and had two entrances on opposite sides. There was a huge line of people waiting, and when the doors opened people were rushing in from both sides. The room filled up in no time. I was happy to end up sitting in the middle of my row. Total Recall definitely blew us away too! I agree with you that The Running Man is another Arnold action film that Ashleigh should watch.

[@lordpuki1375]

Interesting trivia fact about The Running Man; the book it was based off of was written by Stephen King under the pseudonym of Richard Bachman.

[@Bob-vj2mu]

​@@lordpuki1375 also Stephen King and Kathleen Turner started the band Bachman Turner Overdrive.

[@dizzyrick7653]

@@lordpuki1375 Another interesting tidbit: much like I, Robot, the only thing The Running Man has in common with the book was the title.

[@joeblankenship377]

The eyeballs popping out scared the hell out of me as a kid.

[@nickgjenkins]

So, "Suicide Doors" open backwards. Hinges are at the back of the door instead of the front. If they open upward (like wings) they're often called "Gull Wing Doors". Think of the doors on the Delorean in Back to the Future. And then if you're looking at something like modern Lamborghinis or McLarens, they're called "Scissor Doors." ***note, I'm not 100% sure about the McLaren doors because they also kind of fold outward. But, this has been this week's episode of "Door Talk: With Nick J." Tune in next week where we talk about window latches.

[@Urugami45]

I had a '69 Continental with suicide doors. Awesome car!😊

[@coletrickle-km7cl]

....And the week after that how a etsel looks like a Buick sucking on a lemon...and the week after that how (micheal keaton) batmans "ears" got caught trying to close the 1990 batmobile's sliding roof....

[@jwrockets]

You forgot the Bricklin SV-1.

[@aksen303]

mclaren doors are normally called butterfly doors - they open differently from lambo doors (which open more upwards) by sort of hinging along the a-pillar. and then you have the wacky koenigsegg doors ("dihedral synchro-helix" which yes, i had to google) which open like nothing else...

[@guarddog318]

You forgot to mention that they're called "suicide doors" because if you're standing there with the door open, and the car pulls away, the door will knock your ass down, then drag you along 'til the car stops. ...which makes me think that maybe "murder doors" would be a better name for 'em. 😳

[@sparklypoof]

"I like that fishtank tho" **two seconds later** "well f*ck me then!" HAHAHHAHA omg, ashley, I laughed so much at that!!! GREAT reaction to this and makes me wanna go watch it again, myself!!

[@digitalnomad9985]

Yea, the villain does to the fish what he was trying to do do Venusville.

[@greenbluemonkey]

I forgot how ultra-violent this movie was. One of the better adaptations of a Philip K Dick novel. Loved the reaction!

[@w1975b]

I was going to mention this was based on a book from him, when Ashleigh said "whoever thought up this movie was smoking something". Paraphrasing, not an exact quote lol.

[@whimsofmim]

Peak Arnold. Easily my favorite film from him during a time period where he was HUUUUUGE. The scifi world building is great, the extreme violence is a trademark of the director, the humor is classic 80's/90's action movie cheese, and the plot is good and the ending being open to interpretation is the cherry on top. Love, love, love this movie. Probably my fav. action movie from that time period (and T2, Diehard, Predator, etc. are all great)

[@JoeCool7835]

"I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO BELIEVE ANYMORE!" Excellent, Ashleigh! You got it! What makes this movie a masterpiece is that Paul Verhoeven kept it as ambiguous as possible. You can take it all as reality or just a broken memory in Quaid's head, and the movie works either way. It's absolutely brilliant! Also, it's funny you mentioned Alien when Kuato showed up. One of the writers is Dan O'Bannon who wrote the original Alien!

[@skaetur1]

You, of course, mean that Phillip K. Dick did all that.

[@JoeCool7835]

@@skaetur1 I hadn't read the book; so, I can't speak on that, and film adaptations tend to stray from the source material. I'm only talking about the movie taken on its own.

[@zybch]

@@JoeCool7835 Its pretty loose, but expanding a short story to a 2 hour movie is always going to result in large differences. The reality/memory thing wasn't ambiguous at all. You just have to watch carefully and even before the 'embolism' at Recall the truth is mostly clear.

[@Bob-vj2mu]

I assume the Colin Farrell movie is probably closer to the source material. I started it and didn't get that into it . I don't even think Mars played a part. I'll gladly take Arnold thwarting corn flakes guy's evil plan any day. This is my 3rd favorite Schwarzenegger movie, only edged out by Junior and Jingle All The Way.

[@JoeCool7835]

@@zybch There's plenty of evidence that it is just a Rekall memory, as well. The biggest point was when Doug was threatening Dr. Edgemar. If you listen carefully, he foreshadows everything that happens for the rest of the movie, & the long fade-to-white can be interpreted as Doug getting lobotomized. I'm not saying that's what happened, but there's plenty of evidence for either interpretation.

[@daniellanctot6548]

Awesome!! You have seen _Total Recall_ and _Robocop,_ NOW, you are ready for Paul Verhoeven's third Masterpiece in his cinematic trifecta: *_Starship Trooper_** (1998)* You'll recognize the director's style and messages in it!

[@ninamravlja3632]

Yes yes yes, watch Starship Troopers! 👍👍👍😁

[@xtremejay2000]

She will not be able to handle the bugs and I am SO ready for her to NOT be able to.

[@nigelhickman2274]

Don't forget his erotic thriller 'Basic Instinct'...

[@PlasteredDragon]

Michael Ironsides was also in that IIRC.

[@ninamravlja3632]

@@xtremejay2000 lol, it’s not that I revel in Ashleigh’s distress, but it IS entertaining!

[@loyalrammy]

Ashleigh, you getting freaked out and disturbed by 80’s special effects is fun. I’m here for it!

[@Darkstar72SR]

I cant believe she didn’t include the line, “See you at the party, Richter!”

[@Yesquire0]

If you were markeing "Recall, Inc." as an alternative to experiencing a real-world vacation, the fake vacation would have to be pretty spectacular, not only in its subject matter, but also in its ability to make you think it was really happening to you. If you knew all along it was fake, you would hava a hard time truly enjoying it. The realism would have to begin with the idea that you never truly had any fake memories implanted, hence the need to begin with a scenario where you fail to complete the process of memory implantation and supposedly walk out of Recall and into your "normal life", until a squence of totally improbable and spectacular events begin to happen to you, and you end up being a super-spy who beats all the odds, kills all the bad guys, saves the planet, and gets the gorgeous girl in the end. Or at least that is what you remember doing. Quite a vacation, indeed! I'd recommend it to my friends.

[@bbbnnnlll]

I've seen Total Recall so many times, I forgot how many legitimately shocking twists the movie has for a first time viewer.

[@mattlee6806]

Ashleigh firing on all cylinders today. So many great lines from her in this one.

[@lkgloki4986]

Yes I don't know which one to quote but I really laughed out loud at that fish tank one😂

[@transientanus]

The fact that Ash wasn't familiar with the word "Demure" is so perfect and funny! I say it with love, not as an insult!

[@shinrapresident7010]

Schools in the American South are extremely lacking. It's the reason my wife and I will home school our daughter here in Tennessee. Going to get extra attention in the sciences and ancient Roman/Greek histories.

[@transientanus]

@@shinrapresident7010 You can't really blame the schools as one's own education is one's own personal responsibility and really shouldn't stop after high school. If someone doesn't know something, it's because they chose not to learn it not because it wasn't taught to them.

[@shinrapresident7010]

@@transientanus You really don't know the state of schools in the American south.

[@transientanus]

@@shinrapresident7010 That's casting quite a few assumptions and in that way, you're proving the old adage true. The first half of my pre-college education took place in Texas; the second half in Virginia. Following that, I went to college in Texas. Also, you clearly didn't actually READ the comment above as you've entirely sidestepped the whole bit involving "personal responsibility". 🙄

[@rubydragon1034]

@@transientanus The Texas School Board of Education is the worst in the entire country. Obnoxious condescension is a revolting personality trait.

[@Polymathically]

9:54 "Clever girl" was actually made famous by Jurassic Park. I've been looking forward to you reacting this for a long while. Its plot is interesting, its characters are bizarre, and its practical effects are wonderfully grotesque. Unlike Quaid, you're not going to forget this any time soon.

[@dudermcdudeface3674]

It was also in The Silence of The Lambs a little before that.

[@nintendianajones64]

Jurassic Park STOLE the line from Total Recall

[@caileanthomson1286]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eXPUlJKdrdessKs Thank me later.

[@morgianani6259]

@@nintendianajones64 My husband and I were wondering if it's use in Jurassic Park was a nod to Total Recall. ^_^

[@glenerickson358]

"I can't predict what's going to happen". Right before she predicts alien in his chest. 🤣

[@charlie.h.4]

A neat thing to keep in mind when watching older movies is what they get right about the future. So in the beginning when they had the screens on the walls that they could change from TV to scenery, we were still using tube TVs. Or if you had enough money you could get one of the huge projection TVs. Flat screens were not a thing, and the thought of having three next to each other is just insane. Now they basically give flat screens away.

[@Lightice1]

I think the first movie to feature flatscreens was 2001: Space Odyssey (1968). It even featured something that almost looked like an iPad lying on a table at one point.

[@russfoulkes5490]

And the voice activated apartment in The Running Man 😎

[@arcanask]

@@russfoulkes5490 Running Man also predicted soda being $3.50 out of the vending machine. We're almost there.

[@timmooney7528]

@@Lightice1 In 2001 the product was an IBM Thinkpad

[@tommcewan7936]

"the thought of having three next to each other is just insane." I don't think this particular film has a problem with that sort of thing...

[@vincegamer]

I totally forgot Dukat (ST:DS9) was in this Also this might be why I used to confuse Michael Ironside and Kurtwood Smith mixed up: they both worked for Dick Jones!

[@hepchaos]

Dick Jones = Ronny Cox who was Captain Jellico in ST:TNG

[@xtremejay2000]

Vagina head rebel is Hank form breaking Bad.

[@wyrmshadow4374]

Kuato's twin is the general in Starship Troopers thar gets swatted.

[@jdeang3531]

The alien who Data challenged to that chess like game Korami? was in this also

[@Dystopia1111]

And also Dean Norris with roles in both Total Recall and Starship Troopers.

[@jakubfabisiak9810]

Might be a good idea to delve deeper into the works of Philip K. Dick. There are a few movies based on his works Total Recall (We Can Remember it for You Wholesale) Blade Runner (Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep) Screamers (Second Variety) Minority Report (Minority Report)

[@ElliotNesterman]

Also the excellent TV series _The Man in the High Castle._

[@Mansplainer2099-jy8ps]

I believe _A Scanner Darkly_ is another. Oh, and _Paycheck_ and _Impostor._

[@ThomasVanhala]

A Scanner Darkly (A Scanner Darkly) Impostor (Impostor) Paycheck (Paycheck) The Adjustment bureau (Adjustment team) Next (The golden man) and so on. Then we have the book The Bladerunner by Alan Nourse that the movie borrow its name from. Deckard is a bounty hunter in Philip K. Dicks book, so no blade runners in the book

[@CheshireSB]

And Paycheck

[@rmhartman]

Tom Cruise did another one. Vanilla Sky, or something like that.

[@andrewe2057]

What's funny is that the short story it was based on ("We Can Remember it for You Wholesale" by Philip K. Dick) essentially ended at the point that they realized he already had his mind messed with.

[@michaelfitzsimmons8393]

and yeah... he was on something when he wrote it too 🤣

[@stephenolan5539]

The story had one more level. He remembered when he was young aliens were going to destroy Earth but he talked them out of it. But only as long as he lived and could not remember them...

[@Adam-fj7bz]

23:40 "what in the practical effects is about to happen?" Ashleigh, ily.

[@KironX1]

“I like that fish tank though…” Fish tank gets kicked over “Well fuck me i guess!”

[@iKvetch558]

Wow...Total Recall...I can honestly say that I cannot REMEMBER the last time I looked forward to a reaction video more than I look forward to Ashleigh watching this classic flick! Yes, I said it, and I regret nothing. 😜😁🤣

[@kieronball8962]

All the blood, death and destruction of property on screen and Ashleigh's only worried about... " Not The Cheese Puffs! " :)

[@Crazyivan777]

Also: "I like that fish tank, though." "Well f*ck me, I guess!"

[@betzyjomay6001]

That should be a slogan for some new merch!!!

[@ksavage681]

"not the cheese puffs" Ashleigh is my spirit animal.

[@w1975b]

I heard Cartman say "cheesy poofs" when she said that lol

[@trunksGav]

It made me laugh

[@jwhaler82]

18:33 Honestly, given his performance here, I think Michael Ironside (Richter) is one of the few people who could take Arnold in a fight.

[@stephenkoehler4051]

I look at this as another Phillip K. Dick mindwarp. I think he did some serious medication in the 1960's and practically every one of his novels deals with a person who doubts his existence. Like in Blade Runner, is Deckard a replicant kind of stuff. Another good movie based on a PKD story is "Imposter" (2001) with Gary Sinise and Vincent D'Onofrio and has a similar theme. Very action packed as well and a good premise.

[@dnf-dead]

I was watching imposter wondering why I knew what was going to happen and realised I had read the book recently 😅

[@bvdemier1]

Read the wiki page of phillip k Dick. The man was tripping balls half his life.

[@ianobrien3248]

Piers Anthony wrote the novelization of the screenplay about a year before this came out and it's fantastic. Same idea and the character is based on an "Arnold" type so all of that fits perfect, it just goes way deeper into the Mars history and really was so much better than the movie.

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

Watch Phillip Dick's "A Scanner Darkly", with Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder, and Robert Downey Jr (among an impressive list of others).

[@i.marchand4655]

If memory serves, Dick's story was titled "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale." In case you ever want to do some reading, Ash.

[@WolfstarGaming1]

"I'm unarmed." "Oh really? Because it looks like you've got two" --You have my humor. I like it.

[@ThreadBomb]

It's Richter who was unarmed.

[@polytropos1.1]

@@ThreadBomb ☺☺☺

[@jakubfabisiak9810]

Speaking of looking up how big Arnold is - look up a picture of him with Andre the Giant, and Wilt Chamberlain (taken on the set of Conan the Destroyer). And For the record, Arnie is 6'4'' if I remember correctly.

[@cindymalone2260]

Ashley, you have to be my favorite reactor you always entertain. You never disappoint could watch you read the phone book and be entertained.

[@poolhall9632]

“I hope it’s like true lies” - might be one of the most insightful premonitions you’ve ever had. I laughed so hard. It really is like that.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

she really has that Jedi insight.

[@erikthompson619]

But, it's not even remotely like "True lies"! A sci-fi dystopia about Arnold not remembering he's an agent is a whole different breed from a contemporary action comedy about Arnold lying about being an agent.

[@poolhall9632]

@@erikthompson619 “someone doesn’t know someone is an agent, hi jinx ensue” - sounds like true lies 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@girlyghoul]

I love this movie, it's so fun and quotable "Get your ass to MARS!" But I'm still sad that we haven't developed instant color change nail polish yet like the receptionist at Recall had.

[@tskmaster3837]

This reaction was almost as much a trip as the movie itself. To see more of Sharon Stone I recommend "Basic Instinct". (no one tell her).

[@rmhartman]

I see what you did there

[@PlasteredDragon]

LOL

[@marcbloom7462]

During filming, Arnold noticed that Michael Ironsides (Richter) was on the phone a lot between takes. Turns out that Michael's sister had just been diagnosed with cancer. Arnold spent a long phone call with her giving her encouragement and advice on her diet and exercise to help her get through the chemo.

[@adgato75]

Fitness and health have always meant a lot to Arnold, they weren't just a means to get famous. He is still active on Reddit and a few other platforms, giving advice and encouragement. I had never heard this particular story , though. That's very nice.

[@doubleswords]

Ashleigh: "I wouldn't have guessed any of this stuff!"...later at 24:00 "I like that fish tank, though." Bad guy kicks over fishtank. Surprised Ashleigh. -----I'm sorry, I laughed so hard at that timing.

[@Playbahnosh]

Total Recall is based on a Phillip K. Dick novel titled "We can remember it for you wholesale". If you like these kinds of mindf#ck sci-fi stories, you'll love the works of Phillip K. Dick, a LOT of his novels were adapted into incredible movies. For one, Blade Runner (1982) is based on a Dick novel "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?", and it's one of the biggest sci-fi classics. But there are several more, like Minority Report (2002), Paycheck (2003), Screamers (1995), A Scanner Darkly (2006), Next (2007), The Adjustment Bureau (2011) and some others. They even adapted "Man in the High Castle" into a series that ran for 4 seasons and it's about an antique's salesman living in an alternate history where the allies actually lost WWII. Long story short, I think you'd REALLY like Phillip K. Dick movie adaptations. I sure did.

[@gjalie]

Glad you liked it, the practical effect are great! "Clever girl" is most famous from Jurassic Park Raptor scene, i think.

[@iridescent6685]

JP2

[@TheOtherGuys2]

Even though Jurassic Park was 3 years after this one.

[@gjalie]

@@TheOtherGuys2 i know, but the "clever girl" part she heard or read about in pop culture is from the JP scene with the raptors.

[@TheOtherGuys2]

@@gjalie I know that's where everyone knows the line from. It was in the first Jurassic Park though.

[@gjalie]

@@TheOtherGuys2 you're right, the other comment confused me for a moment lol. i'll correct it

[@kevenpinder7025]

This is one of MANY movies made from books and short stories written by the incomparable Philip K. Dick. This one was "We can remember it for you wholesale." Blade Runner was based on "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep." He also wrote the base material for Minority Report and The Man in the High Castle.

[@I.am.Iain-81]

One of my favourite Arnie movies. Now you have to check out 'The Running Man' 👍

[@tracertloopback]

Go back and rewatch the scene when he goes to Recall. There is a throwaway line in there, said in the background by a tech - "huh thats a new one... blue sky on Mars" Plus the guys sales pitch - you will kill the bad guy, get the girl, and save the whole planet. Thats why this movie is so amazing.

[@conchfritters01]

14:28 - that’s Mickey Jones. Played drums for “The Band” when Levon Helms left for a while, was Bob Dylan’s drummer for a short spell after he went electric and before his motorcycle accident, and was with Kenny Rogers and The First Edition. Was also in Flo and Alice!!

[@ryanfeit1420]

Great reaction Ashleigh! This movie was a trip. For a more comical side of Arnold I would definitely recommend watching "Twins" in which he is paired with Danny DeVito. This movie is so funny and they play so well off each other. You would get a kick out of it. Sharon Stone played Arnold's "wife" in "Total Recall" and would become a major star a couple years later in "Basic Instinct" with Michael Douglas. She would become one of the biggest actresses of the 1990's. "Basic Instinct" would also be a good one for your channel. I absolutely love your channel Ashleigh 😊 Your cat Beans is so cute and you are so funny!!

[@ThreadBomb]

And of course, Basic Instinct was directed by the same guy who did Total Recall. He then went on to make Showgirls, which is a WTF movie in a whole different way. Regarding Twins, I would say that all Arnie's comedies are worth checking out. I have a soft spot for Junior, which was probably the least popular one.

[@cwdkidman2266]

Are you a patron? Do you make lots of high-dollar one time gifts? If not, dont bother recommending. Reactors have bosses called P-A-T-R-O-Ns. THEY do the recommending and deciding.

[@YouLousyKids]

Oh, we've had some good "version" discussions. Ashleigh watched the TV-movie version of "12 Angry Men" instead of the classic. Watched the EXTENDED goes-on-forever version of "It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World" which is really only of interest to the people who loved the original, and hated it. Watched a version of "There's Something About Mary" with a whole bunch of plotlines left out of the original. So I'm glad to hear that the gang had a huge furor over making sure you watched the right version of this movie!

[@macmcleod1188]

Should always watch the older version first. It was at least good enough to be remade.

[@johnfriday5169]

​@@macmcleod1188not always, John Carpenter's The Thing, The Fly with Jeff Goldblum and Invasion of the Body Snatchers with Donald Sutherland all superior to the originals. But for say King Kong I would absolutely suggest the 1933 movie.

[@macmcleod1188]

@John Friday I agree about those two and I'd add the postman always rings twice. But they are the very rare exceptions to the rule.

[@davidkulmaczewski4911]

@@johnfriday5169 If it's a 1970's to 90's remake of a movie originally from the 30's to the 50's..... watch the remake first, then maybe watch the original. If it's a 2000+ remake of a movie from the 1970's to 90's..... watch the original, and skip the remake.

[@Jessica_Roth]

Sharon Stone's done a couple of skippable remakes. Go for the original "Diabolique" (in French, but still) and "Gloria" rather than Sharon's remakes. OTOH I'll take "No Way Out" over its antecedent "The Big Clock".

[@peculiarjohn6900]

Got a tip for you, Ashleigh. This movie is based on a short story by Philip K. Dick, a writer who struggled his whole life with vertigo (leading him to not always be able to distinguish what was real and what wasn't). Dick's stories have been the inspiration for a TON of sci-fi movies on the theme of "What exactly is real here?" ranging from Blade Runner to Minority Report to The Adjustment Bureau to many, many others. Keep your eye out for him as a writer and if you see the name in the credits, you can kind of anticipate that same type of story.

[@hughjorg4008]

*PHILIP K. DICK* is considered the best science fiction author of the 20th century: MINORITY REPORT, TOTAL RECALL, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep (BLADE RUNNER), etc.

[@DarthTach]

Also here's popular fan theory: Everything that happened to him the moment he went to sleep in Recall is the implanted memory. I mean he finds out that he is a Secret (Double/Triple) Agent and goes to Mars. Finds and defeats the Evil Corporate Guy and Free Mars by activating an Alien Machine that instantly Terraforms Mars. It really bakes your mind when you think about it. Also at 5:45 Yes we were able to predict future technology. But they had to use what current technology to replicate it. Which in the 90's was still quite big

[@Seele2015au]

12:41 Ashleigh, "suicide doors" are those with the hinge at the back, they are more prone to be opened by airflow when the car is moving. Also, remember the salesman at Rekall who described the memory implant offered, and the technician showed all the details at the implant room? Everything played out as described at the beginning, so there is a very good case that it's all the memory implant, and when the story ended where Quaid saved the planet and got the girl, it faded to white... and Quaid himself became lobotomized on Earth.

[@BufordT]

"I could not guess a single thing about this movie." Then you correctly guessed what was about to happen in 7 different scenes. Are you sure you're not a prescient Martian mutant?

[@ToeTag1968]

Ashleigh, I'm glad you love the campy 80's - 90's movies with the practical effects. You've probably seen Michael Jackson's "Thriller" short movie/music video, but if you haven't, you should! Rick Baker (the guy who did the effects for An American Werewolf in London) did the effects for MJ's music video, too.

[@lorencamarillo4601]

This is a childhood favorite! When I was in elementary and would stay home sick, I would secretly go to my parents bedroom and get this movie from my dad’s video cabinet and watch it. It was this, Predator, and Terminator 2. Such a classic! The practical effects are unmatched! I’m so glad you liked it! 😊

[@lambertusmastop7364]

It certainly wasn't 'Big trouble in Chinatown'. It was actually a James Bond movie 'Live and Let Die', where Yaphet Koto's character blew up like a balloon before he popped. I thought I let you know...

[@justinecooper9575]

7:28 - That's your cue to read the source material, "We can Remember it for You Wholesale" (1966) by Philip K. Dick. As a sidebar: Many of Dick's works involve characters that are unable to determine what is real and what is not.

[@ravissary79]

Possibly the greatest Total Recall reaction ever. "SEE YOU AT THE PARTY RICHTER!"

[@louismonnichii7619]

Yeah, that death was LIMB-iting. Needed a call to ARMS.

[@ThreadBomb]

There were so many arm-related puns the movie could have made. I am disappointed.

Absolutely, it is the best TR reaction. 😂

[@tree6787]

I honestly fell in love with Sharon Stone in this movie. I believe she did Basic Instinct right after this, and I love that movie too she was incredible.

[@adamantyr]

When I saw the early access email my immediate thought was "Oh my, Ashleigh is NOT going to enjoy the practical effects in this one." It was very visceral even for the 80's/90's!

[@JamesMcCormickIV]

You: You can't solve all of his problems with some good poonani. Sharon Stone: Hold my beer.

[@1805movie]

The practical effects were done by Rob Bottin who did _John Carpenter's The Thing_ , and _Robocop_ . So yeah, they're quite special.

[@Minion_of_Cthulhu]

Great reaction, Ash! This movie was based, extremely loosely, on a short story by Philip K. Dick. Most of his stories had themes about personal identity, what is reality, and related ideas like you see in Total Recall. Some other films based on Philip K. Dick's work with similar themes to Total Recall are: Minority Report, with Tom Cruise. A Scanner Darkly, with Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder, and Robert Downey Jr. The Adjustment Bureau, with Matt Damon. Paycheck, with Ben Affleck. Blade Runner, with Harrison Ford. Blade Runner and Minority Report are definitely worth watching. A Scanner Darkly is interesting, at least in part because of some of the effects in the film. The other two, Adjustment Bureau and Paycheck, are interesting but relatively minor films compared to the other three.

[@michaelminch5490]

I just watched this movie a couple of months ago for the first time in YEARS. I'd forgotten how much FUN it is!

[@georgehernandez9767]

“The FCC is different in the future!” One of the best lines I’ve heard by Ashleigh ever!

[@EiriUesugiKun]

8:50 - Paul Verhoeven directed some great movies. "Starship Troopers" is one of them.. This is another. And there are many more (like Robocop and Basic Instincts).. :)

[@3DJapan]

12:35 Those are gull wing doors, like a seagull. Suicide doors are like normal ones but the hinge is in the back.

[@bungle3912]

I love your reaction videos. I generally hate reactions vids, but yours are so entertaining and you seem like such a nice person. And i’m a negative British person, so you must be doing something right. Keep it up!

[@okinsunshine]

Hands down BEST Total Recall Reaction EVER MADE! You are amazing and so entertaining!

[@pregho]

Yes, the whole concept for this movie is so great. This is one of my childhood favorites.

[@badbiker666]

This movie is based on a story called "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale" by one of my childhood favorite authors, Philip K. Dick. It was first published in a magazine in 1966 (OK, I had to look that up), but I read it in an anthology in the early 70s as a young teenager. I was thrilled when they turned it into this movie. Honestly, I don't remember the story any more, so I can't tell you how the original and this movie adaptation differ from each other. But I like the movie a lot and I don't remember being disappointed that anything was too badly altered. As to whether the action in the movie was real or did it all happen in Doug Quaid's mind, I have the feeling that it was the latter. Certainly, the ending was tailor made for a second installment. There were talks of making a sequel for years to clear it up. I don't remember why it never happened, but back then, sequels weren't as popular at the box office as they are now. The lack of a guaranteed profit may be the reason it was never made. The one scene that tells me that it was all imaginary was Melina's face on the monitor at Rekall before they put Quaid under. That's too much of a coincidence to NOT be intentional.

[@StanleyJohnson-tf5el]

I’ve recently started watching your channel. I really enjoy it so far. I have to say this reaction is my favorite so far because around 14:50 a character says “Let’s get down to business…”, to which I sang “… to defeat the Huns.” (Which is SO a “me” thing to do) and then you did right after me!

[@TheMKCrab]

YESSS I've been waiting for you to watch this one! so many plot twists coming from every direction to mess with you

[@danfesta4465]

You should watch Casino (1995). It's the spiritual sequel to Goodfellas, and Sharon Stone give an absolutely wild performance in it!

[@Save_One]

"Open your mind!" That part is enough to trigger nightmares for unprepared. 😂Really enjoy this reaction!

[@ThreadBomb]

For me, "open your mind" will always remind me of the classic rave track by Usura, which uses a sample from the movie.

[@heffatheanimal2200]

Now remember Ashleigh, last thing before you go to bed tonight, close your eyes and OPEN YOUR MIND 🤣🤣

[@Wang_Monkey]

@@ThreadBomb Yes!!!! Tune! xD

[@kristianmingle]

Twooooo weeekkkkks. So glad you liked this one. It’s always been a favorite. Arnold in the 80s and 90s was always so fun to watch.

[@chloej3113]

You’ve seen Ronny Cox before, but I don’t think you recognized him. He played Cohaagen (head of the bad guys) and also played Dick Jones (head of the bad guys) in RoboCop. But he also played Lt. Bogomil in Beverly Hills Cop, and Drew, one of the group in Deliverance, the movie with the dueling banjo/guitar.

[@Tchika]

Whenever I asked my little brother something that had to do with time, he hit me with the "two weeks.... TwOOoo wEeeEKs!"

[@Oedipal_Underwear]

same

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

LOL double reference, from both this one and The Money Pit!

[@bratsmovies17]

My sister would squish her checks saying it lol

[@Tchika]

@@bratsmovies17 hahaha 😅💕

[@StCerberusEngel]

"You sound like a parakeet, there!"

[@One_Odd_Ood]

Your reactions to this movie - especially “two weeks” lady and the three boobs - are everything. Thank you so much.

[@shaggybaggums]

The weeks and the boobs are the five things you remember forever about this movie. At least once you get the vacuum eyeballs out of your head.

[@legendary6890]

Great reaction as always ! If you want to see more special effects from the 80's ... there is The Blob (1988)

[@Seantendo]

3:30 That type of honesty is equally refreshing and hilarious to hear about.

[@Rocket_Man232]

🔔 ASHLEIGH: At 6:51, in this scene (but not this edit), after having had the Sales Manager describe the-chosen-by-Quaid 'Secret Agent' Scenario (which EXACTLY describes what afterwards happens in the movie) Quaid is shown an onscreen image of the woman he has selected. If you look closely at the image, it is UNMISTAKABLY the SAME EXACT WOMAN that he teams up with in the latter part of the movie! HOWEVER, Quaid HAD ALREADY SEEN that woman, MULTIPLE TIMES, in his dreams BEFORE he ever went there! Now, rumor has it that the director wanted this movie to be perfectly ambiguous about whether Quaid was in real life after visiting Rekall or not and so was evenhanded in its giving clues as to the answer. HOWEVER, even so, I believe that I have come up with an answer: Quaid WAS ALREADY IN THE 'SECRET AGENT' SCENARIO FROM THE START! At the VERY BEGINNING of the movie he was shown to be having repeated dreams about being on Mars with a very specific woman. That SAME EXACT woman was later shown to him at Rekall. HOW was that POSSIBLE? IT WAS ONLY POSSIBLE IF HIS VISIT TO REKALL WAS A 'DREAMED' VISIT AFTER HAVING ALREADY PAID A REAL VISIT TO THEM (AKA A "DREAM WITHIN A DREAM") AND THAT WOMAN WAS REKALL'S STANDARD MODEL 41A: "DEMURE-ATHLETIC-BRUNETTE". THIS TOTALLY EXPLAINS WHY HER IMAGE WAS INSERTED INTO HIS "DREAMS" AND REKALL'S SELECTION SCREEN BOTH! WHEW! 😝

[@roberthughes2402]

I've seen this movie more than a hundred times. It's one that I can put on in the background while I'm doing something else and still know the dialogue. I believe this movie won an academic award for it's special effects. For more Sharon Stone, I have some suggestions: Basic Instinct - Thriller The Quick And The Dead - Western King Solomon's Mines - Action/Adventure Casino - Drama

[@julierobertson7288]

I remember seeing this in the cinema when it was first released. Mind blowing. Funny story though, we were sitting beside a very pregnant lady… when the shirt was opened for THAT moment, she started laughing so hard, we were sure she was going to pop there and then lol.

[@mjwaldrep]

I'm so glad you liked this one, I think it's very fun! AND I think it was a dream. How could he have dreamed exactly what the dark haired girl looked like? And they showed a picture of her at the agency when he first signed up. Dazed and Confused is a good one, I think you'll like that one too.

[@dragonstryk7280]

Well, for one, if she was a part of Hauser's memory, her appearance could be a part of Quaid's memory. As well, with coproratization of Mars, the idea that they used the picture of a woman who worked at a sex club on Mars isn't out of sorts.

[@keyman6689]

​@@dragonstryk7280 Yes, they obviously knew each other. I think it's all part of the setup. Hauser laid the groundwork ahead of time. The fact that she's in his dreams and not a vivid memory probably is a "smudge" leftover from the brain wipe.

[@ModeMan101]

25:07 Funnily enough, when I was a kid I got a pirate VHS copy of the movie about 6 months before it came out, none of the green screen shots had been filled out and it used music cues from Aliens as a temp score.

[@davidr1050]

Here's what will cook your noodle later... --- Was it all a dream... Or was it real? -- Quade got everything in the vacation package and his adventure started when he was put under in the chair.. He got the girl, killed the bad guy, saved the planet, AND --- Just like the technician said, "Blue sky on Mars" -- He even said, "That's a new one." --- Where does the movie end? A pan up and fade to white which would SEEM to indicate him waking up.. There's nothing definitive so we're left with our own interpretations..

[@Cbcw76]

I'll bet there are plenty o' fans who've seen this dozens of times and enjoy it each and every time. For towns that have film festivals, this is a big crowd draw, a favorite on the big-screen.

[@erosmangr74]

This channel just keeps getting better! Regular Ashley has wonderful descriptions and Editing Ashley's contributions to the reactions are fantastic!

[@Avenger85438]

The fact that this film never definitely answers if everything we see actually happened is one of it's most intriguing elements.

[@dunringill1747]

Ashleigh, this is part of the Paul Verhoeven sci fi trifecta of movies - "Robocop", "Total Recall" & "Starship Troopers". I love all 3. *It looks like you now need to see "Starship Troopers" (1997). You won't be disappointed.* Not one of Verhoeven's, but another fun old sci fi movie with actor Michael Ironside is "Scanners" (1981) (writer/director David Cronenberg).

[@silverlobo2135]

Happy Weekend, Ashleigh Sharon Stone (the actress playing the "wife") is best known for these films: Basic Instinct (1992), Casino (1995), The Quick and the Dead (1995), and Sliver (1993). She does have other good performances in a career lasting longer than 40+ years. She is also a MENSA member. Yes, you are remembering right about "Big Trouble in Little China". You did fail to notice Ronny Cox, Governor Cohaagen of Mars colony as Andrew Bogomil in "Beverly Hills Cop" (which you just watched recently), as Dick Jones (the evil exec) from "Robocop", or as the President in "Captain America". Michael Ironside (Richter in this film) was also Lt Comd "Jester" Heatherly in "Top Gun". He has over 90 movie credits and about 70 tv appearances and tv shows. He is Canadian actor.