

Suddenly, Benny (Mel Johnson Jr.) a cab driving spy for Richter, shoots and kills Kuato. It uses telepathy to show Doug that the Pyramid Mines house a secret to creating a breathable atmosphere on Mars. Kuato, it turns out, is a mutant living in the stomach of George. Once inside he is met by George (Marshall Bell) who offers to take him to meet Kuato. He is chased back to Venusville, home of the Martian mutants, and is hidden in a secret room by a mutant named Tony (Dean Norris). Lori urges him to comply, but instead shoots the Doctor and Lori.

He says that everything that has happened to him is a part of his memory implantation, and offers Doug a red pill to return to reality or risk being lobotomized. Edgemar (Roy Brocksmith) who claims that he is still strapped into the chair at Rekall. With attacks still coming, probably due to Cohaagan raising the price of air, Mars institutes Martial Law and institutes a broader search for the rebel leader, Kuato. On Mars, Quaid goes looking for Melina (Rachel Ticotin), a woman he realizes is both from his dream and one of the key members of the resistance. Casting Arnold Schwarzenegger assured that.ĭoug gets a call from another agent who provides him a suitcase complete with a video message from himself instructing him how to evade capture and get offworld. When the technicians begin to implant the package, they hit a “memory cap” and believe that Doug has a schizoid embolism, as he starts ranting about them blowing his cover.ĭoug Quaid is not the mild-mannered person from the original short story. He upsells Doug an Ego Trip, which is a selective program offering extra excitement where he’s a secret agent on a dangerous mission. He guarantees that Doug’s brain won’t know the difference. The salesman, McClane (Ray Baker) explains the process and offers some different choices of “vacations,” including one to Mars. Ignoring Harry’s advice, Doug visits Rekall anyway. At his job site, he tells his co-worker Harry (Robert Costanzo) about his plan to visit Rekall, but Harry dissuades him by mentioning a friend that was lobotomized. On his way to work he sees a commercial for Rekall Industries showcasing their ability to implant false memories that seem real. After seeing a news story one morning about Martian extremists attempting to re-open the Pyramid Mines, Doug suggests moving to Mars.

He has dreams of being on Mars with another woman that end in death.

The Fiction of The Filmĭouglas Quaid (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is a simple construction worker on Earth who is married to Lori (Sharon Stone).
