Total Recall Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

What Is Real?

Amy Renner

Last modified: Dec. 2, 2012

Total Recall

Release Date: Friday, August 3, 2012 Theaters

Director: Len Wiseman

Starring: Colin Farrell • Jessica Biel • Bryan Cranston • Kate Beckinsale • Ethan Hawke

PG-13 Action 2 hrs, 1 m

3.92 / 5.0

82% WILL SEE 18% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: Welcome to Rekall Inc., the company that can turn your dreams into real memories. For a factory worker named Douglas Quaid (Colin Farrell), even though he's got a beautiful wife (Kate Beckinsale) who he loves, the mind-trip sounds like the perfect vacation from his frustrating life - real memories of life as a super-spy might be just what he needs. But when the procedure goes horribly wrong, Quaid becomes a hunted man. Finding himself on the run from the police – controlled by Chancellor Cohaagen (Bryan Cranston), the leader of the free world – Quaid teams up with a rebel fighter (Jessica Biel) to find the head of the underground resistance (Bill Nighy) and stop Cohaagen. The line between fantasy and reality gets blurred and the fate of his world hangs in the balance as Quaid discovers his true identity, his true love, and his true fate.

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Who stars in Total Recall – Cast List

Colin Farrell
... Douglas Quaid

The Gentlemen, A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
Jessica Biel
... Melina

New Year's Eve, Valentine's Day
Bryan Cranston
... Villain

The Sheep Detectives, Argo
Kate Beckinsale
... Lori

The Gentlemen, Wildcat
Ethan Hawke
... Cameo

Black Phone 2, Blue Moon
John Cho
... McClane

They Listen, Afraid
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Will Yun Lee
... Marek

The Wolverine, Torque

Who is making Total Recall – Crew List

A look at Total Recall behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Len Wiseman last helmed From the World of John Wick: Ballerina and Live Free or Die Hard. The film's writer Kurt Wimmer last penned The Beekeeper and Children of the Corn .

Director: Len Wiseman
Screenwriters: Kurt Wimmer
Mark Bomback
James Vanderbilt
Producers: Toby Jaffee
Neal H. Moritz

Studios: Sony Pictures
Production Company: Columbia Pictures
Original Film

Production – What we know about the Total Recall

Key Facts

Inspired by the Philip K. Dick story "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale."

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Jul 2012

Completed

Changed Total Recall movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Jan 2012

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

May 2011

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. Shooting begins May 30, 2011 in Toronto

Oct 2010

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Aiming for a March 2011 start

Feb 2009

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in 'development hell.'

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, some sexual content, brief nudity, and language
Runtime: 2 hrs, 1 m
Tagline: What Is Real?
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

Total Recall Trailers and Clips

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Video Clip: I Went to Recall

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Video Clip: Two Weeks

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Video Clip: Activated

Theatrical Trailer

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Video Clip: Props

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International Trailer

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Total Recall Release Date: When was the film released?

Total Recall was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, August 3 , 2012. There were eight other movies released on the same date, including Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, 360 and Assassin's Bullet.