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Abdul Ben-Hassan

Movie/Game/Character

Movie


A fez-hatted artificial/replicant snake manufacturer, identified by "XB71." He directs Deckard to the "Fourth Sector, Chinatown" to a nightclub named The Snake Pit, owned and run by Taffey Lewis.
The dialogue between Abdul and Deckard is different between the Workprint and Final Release. For more information visit the BladeZone feature
A Blade Runner Work Print companion.


The name of the actor who played Abdul-Ben Hassan was A. Ben Astar

Born: 15 June 1909, Palestine [now Israel]
Died: 20 October 1988, Tarzana, California, USA.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0039954/

Game


Referred to as Hasan, he owns shop in Animoid Row. This very defensive character is only found along Animoid Row's northeast corner.

Voice by Stephen Sorrentino.


 

Accelerated Decrepitude

Movie/Phrase

 JF Sebastian's condition as described by Pris in the movie.


See:  Methuselah Syndrome.


 

Ajax

Book/Corporate

A model of lead codpiece.

 

See:  Lead Codpiece


 

Android

Book

Wikipedia Defintion: "An artificially created being that resembles a human being. The word derives from Greek Andr- 'man, human' and the suffix -eides used to mean 'of the species, kind, alike' (from eidos 'species')."

Prevalent in DADoES. Slang use of the term used in the book is "andy(s)". In original screenplay for the movie "android" was the term used, before changing it to "Replicant".

External References: http://ww.androidworld.com/

 


 

Andy

Book

Slang use of the term "android" as used in the book DADoES.


See:  Android

 


 

Animoid

Book/Movie/Game

Animal replicants were developed first for use as pets
and beasts of burden after most real animals became extinct. Term not used in book, nor movie. In the book they were referred to as "electric animals", "artificial animals", and "false-animals".

However, the term was used in an early version of movie script (07/24/1980) describing JF Sebastian's (then J.R. Sebastian) apartment contents "...shelved along the walls and hung from the ceiling is a menagerie of animoids."

 Also, JF appears to be more of a free-lancer in this early script (with Tyrell as his landlord) and drives a vehicle with lettering on the side that reads "J.R. SEBASTIAN - ANIMOID EXPRESS."

 


 

Animoid Row

Game

A marketplace housing the "FISH LADY", DRAGONFLY BOOTH, and ABDUL BEN-HASAN'S SNAKE SHOP.
"Animoid Row, just one of the markets for artificial animals for hard cash."

Movie

Where expensive, artificial animals are sold and where Deckard goes with the "snake scale" he's found in Leon's apartment.

Book

In the book (and in the movie script)  it was referred to as "Animal Row". (Script 02/23/1981)

 

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