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"More human than human" is our motto.
— Blade Runner • 1982
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
It is a sales slogan that doubles as a warning: Tyrell sells perfection and a leash in the same breath. The phrase became shorthand for every android, clone and AI that outdoes its makers, and it gave White Zombie a hit song title in 1995. Fans quote it as the sinister version of a mission statement.
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In context
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In Ridley Scott's Blade Runner (1982), blade runner Rick Deckard visits the Tyrell Corporation to see whether the Voight-Kampff test works on a Nexus-6 replicant. Eldon Tyrell has him test his assistant Rachael. Afterwards Deckard privately tells Tyrell that she is a replicant who thinks she is human. Tyrell replies that commerce is the company's goal and that more human than human is its motto, and explains that Rachael was given false memories as an emotional cushion so she can be better controlled.
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- Wikipedia: Blade RunnerPlot sectionReference checked
- Wikiquote: Blade RunnerDeckard and Tyrell dialogueReference checked
- Wikipedia: More Human than HumanMusic and lyrics sectionReference checked
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