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'Blade Runner' fans were in for a treat during the Academy Awards on Sunday night when Harrison Ford decided to delight the Oscar crown with the scornful studio notes about his beloved 1982 sci-fi film.

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00:00Up to Zora's death, the movie is deadly dull.

00:06Blade Runner fans were in for a treat during the Academy Awards on Sunday night when Harrison

00:10Ford decided to delight the Oscar crowd with the scornful studio notes about his beloved

00:151982 sci-fi film.

00:17While presenting the award for best film editing at the ceremony, the iconic actor took the

00:22liberty of reading from a crumpled up piece of paper the rather scathing studio notes

00:26about Blade Runner.

00:28Opening, too choppy.

00:31Why is this voiceover track so terrible?

00:35He sounds drugged.

00:38Were they all on drugs?

00:39Though the actor did not say right away which film he was talking about, fans of the Ridley

00:43Scott picture knew immediately.

00:45Why do we need the third cut to the eggs?

00:49The synagogue music is awful on the street.

00:53Of the many gripes was Ford's mention of the voiceover track.

00:57Fans of the film know Ford hated the voiceover track, which the studio insisted be added

01:01to better help viewers understand what was going on.

01:04It was removed from later cuts of the film.

01:06Of the many notes Ford shared on stage, he ended the bit with quite the zinger.

01:10While not a box office hit at the time, Blade Runner has gone on to become a Ford fan favorite,

01:25and even spawned a 2017 sequel.

01:27For more on all the best moments from the 93rd Academy Awards, head to THR.com.

01:32For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Neha Joy.

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