# Total Recall (1990)

> A construction worker's dream vacation to Mars detonates into a violent identity crisis involving implanted memories, authoritarian power, and a buried revolutionary past.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/706

## Facts

- Runtime: 113 min
- Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
- Director: Paul Verhoeven
- Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin, Sharon Stone, Michael Ironside, Marshall Bell, Michael Champion, Mel Johnson Jr., Roy Brocksmith
- TMDB rating: 7.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100802/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: breakneck
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: propulsive, paranoid, campy, action movie night, science fiction marathon

## Synopsis

A mind-bending journey through the depths of memory and identity awaits.

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