One of the best sci-fi films

Rating: 9/10 (27 October 1999)

This perfect vehicle for the talents of Arnold Schwarzenegger and director Paul Verhoeven is still great to view on laserdisc a decade later. Even minor roles are perfectly cast, and Verhoeven shows he can coax the best out of every actor. On the bad guys side, Ronny Cox and Michael Ironsides are superb, and even the minor henchmen, such as Michael Champion, are great. Plus, you get Sharon Stone back when she was actually attractive. The characters in the Total Rekall office are all minor, but they are all memorable.
The script has some great one-liners, which get more hilarious with each repeat viewing. My current favorite is when Arnold's character yells down at the Ironside character, as the latter falls to his death: "See you at the party, Richter!"
OK, well, you had to have been there.
Anyway, TOTAL RECALL is a classic, and I would hazard to suggest that it is the best adult-oriented action sci-fi film of all time.
A word to parents: TOTAL RECALL has no (real) nudity, but it has just about everything else it takes to earn it a hard 'R' rating. You may want to preview it before renting it for the kids.