I have read somewere that in the film Blade Runner the
hunter/detective Deckart? is a replicant himself.  Can anyone tell me
how this was shown in the film? Was it left out of the version I saw?

Greetings kemlo!

The fact that Deckard was a replicant was not definitively shown in
any versions.  However, there were a few clues in the Director's Cut
that he was a replicant:

"In the Director's Cut version, the biggest clue for analysts was the
appearance of a unicorn on screen while Deckard is lost in thought. 
The image of the mythical creature appears again towards the end of
the film when he picks up an origami model discarded by another
character, Gaff. As the replicants had no memories of their own, they
had to be implanted, and fans interpreted the appearance of the model
as a sign that Gaff knew what Deckard was thinking because it was an
image shared by other non-humans."
above text from "Blade Runner riddle solved":
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/825641.stm

The same article also mentions that directly Ridley Scott was asked in
a BBC interview about the additional footage:

"In Channel 4's documentary On The Edge Of Blade Runner, Scott
discusses the scenes and asked what they mean, he confirms with a
grin: 'He's a replicant'."

Even though Scott has stated Deckard is a replicant, Blade Runner fans
still debate this matter.  For example, the follow sites have sections
entitled "THE FOR CASE" and "THE AGAINST CASE."
"Is Deckard a Replicant?":
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~stvens/BRF12.htm
"Is Deckard a Replicant?":
http://scribble.com/uwi/br/brfaq/deckard.html

You will also find this matter discussed on many Usenet newsgroup
threads:
"Google Groups":
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=Blade+Runner++++deckard+replicant&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wg
 
To locate this information, I used the following search strategy:
"Blade Runner" deckard replicant
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=%22Blade+Runner%22+deckard+replicant

I hope this information is helpful.  If you would like for me to
clarify any part of my answer or further research your question,
please let me know before issuing a rating.  Thanks!


leep-ga