---
title: 'Total Recall (1990)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Paul Verhoeven'
released: '1990-06-01'
runtime_minutes: 113
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Action'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'Mexico'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/total-recall-1990'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100802/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Total Recall (1990)

1990 · R · 113 min · Action, Adventure, Science Fiction · Mexico, United States


## Synopsis

Total Recall is a 1990 American science fiction action film directed by Paul Verhoeven, with a screenplay by Ronald Shusett, Dan O'Bannon, and Gary Goldman. The film stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin, Sharon Stone, Ronny Cox, and Michael Ironside. Based on the 1966 short story "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale" by Philip K. Dick, Total Recall tells the story of Douglas Quaid (Schwarzenegger), a construction worker who receives an implanted memory of a fantastical adventure on Mars. He subsequently finds his adventure occurring in reality as agents of a shadow organization try to prevent him from recovering memories of his past as a Martian secret agent aiming to stop the tyrannical regime of the planet's dictator Vilos Cohaagen (Cox).

## Credits

- **Director:** [Paul Verhoeven](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-verhoeven)
- **Screenplay:** [Philip K. Dick](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-k-dick), [Dan O'Bannon](https://cinepixo.com/people/dan-o-bannon), [Gary Goldman](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-goldman), [Gary Goldman](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-goldman-2), [Ronald Shusett](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronald-shusett), [Jon Povill](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-povill)
- **Producer:** [Ronald Shusett](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronald-shusett), [Andrew G. Vajna](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-g-vajna), [Mario Kassar](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-kassar)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jerry Goldsmith](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-goldsmith)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jost Vacano](https://cinepixo.com/people/jost-vacano)

## Cast

- [Robert Picardo](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-picardo) as voice of Johnny Cab
- [Marshall Bell](https://cinepixo.com/people/marshall-bell)
- [Marc Alaimo](https://cinepixo.com/people/marc-alaimo)
- [Dean Norris](https://cinepixo.com/people/dean-norris)
- [Lycia Naff](https://cinepixo.com/people/lycia-naff) as Mary
- [Debbie Lee Carrington](https://cinepixo.com/people/debbie-lee-carrington)
- [Mickey Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/mickey-jones)
- [Sharon Stone](https://cinepixo.com/people/sharon-stone)
- [Arnold Schwarzenegger](https://cinepixo.com/people/arnold-schwarzenegger) as Douglas Quail
- [Rosemary Dunsmore](https://cinepixo.com/people/rosemary-dunsmore) as Dr. Renata Lull
- [Roy Brocksmith](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-brocksmith)
- [Robert Costanzo](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-costanzo)
- [Ray Baker](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-baker)
- [Kamala Lopez](https://cinepixo.com/people/kamala-lopez)
- [Anne Lockhart](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-lockhart)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/total-recall-1990
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