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Total Recall(1990)
Released
1990 · FILM

Total Recall

A disillusioned Earth construction worker undergoes a memory implant that awakens his true identity as a covert operative on a tyrannical Martian colony, forcing him to battle the oppressive regime and uncover a conspiracy before his fabricated past erases his very existence.

“They stole his mind. Now, he wants it back.”

Directed by
Paul Verhoeven, Vic Armstrong
Written by
Philip K Dick, Ronald Shusett
Rated
BBFC · 18
Runtime
113 min
ActionAdventureSci-Fi

Synopsis

Douglas Quaid, a construction worker, becomes fascinated with the planet Mars and decides to visit Rekall, a company that offers virtual vacation experiences by implanting fabricated memories. However, during Quaid's procedure, something goes awry, causing his life to spiral into chaos and forcing him to confront the blurred line between reality and illusion.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 259+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Frank J UriosteShot by Jost VacanoScored by Jerry GoldsmithDesigned by William SandellSound by Carlos De LariosCostumes by Erica Edell PhillipsStunts by Vic ArmstrongVFX by Eric Brevig

Box Office

1990 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 4.0× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$261.3M

Budget$65.0M
Worldwide gross$261.3M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $119.4M — 46% of worldwide · International: $141.9M (54%)

Opening weekend: $25.5M — 21% of its US run.

Opening week (7-day): $36.1M — 30% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 2,060 theaters

Re-release box office

20122 theaters
$29K($42K today)

Domestic gross earned in theatrical re-release, by year · adjusted for inflation

Full synopsis

Also known as

  • Die totale Erinnerung – Total Recallde
  • Total Recall - Die totale Erinnerungde
  • Atto di forzait
  • (Bulgarian)Зов за завръщане
Release dates around the world3 countries · show
  • United StatesMay 31, 1990
  • CanadaJun 1, 1990
  • MexicoJul 6, 1990

Companies

ProductionCarolco Pictures, Estudios Churubusco Azteca S.A.

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