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Overview

User Rating:
5.9/10   1,544 votes
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Director:
Michael Crichton
Writer:
Michael Crichton (written by)
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Release Date:
30 October 1981 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller more
Tagline:
If Looks Could Kill...
Plot:
Plastic surgeon Larry Roberts performs a series of minor alterations on a group of models who are seeking perfection... more | full synopsis
Awards:
1 win more
NewsDesk:
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User Comments:
Fascinating, prophetic film featuring all of Susan Dey! more (43 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Albert Finney ... Dr. Larry Roberts

James Coburn ... John Reston
Susan Dey ... Cindy Fairmont

Leigh Taylor-Young ... Jennifer Long
Dorian Harewood ... Lieutenant Masters
Tim Rossovich ... Moustache Man
Darryl Hickman ... Dr. Jim Belfield
Kathryn Witt ... Tina Cassidy
Terri Welles ... Lisa Convey
Michael Hawkins ... Senator Robert Harrison (as Michael Gainsborough)
Ashley Cox ... Candy
Donna Kei Benz ... Ellen (as Donna Benz)
Catherine Parks ... Jan
Terry Kiser ... Commercial Director
Georgann Johnson ... Cindy's Mother
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Additional Details

Runtime:
93 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby

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Trivia:
Kim Carnes recorded her own version of the title song for her album "Voyeur" (1982). The title song in the movie was performed by Sue Saad. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: At precisely 4:50 (DVD timing), when the model opens her apartment door and her dog barks, you can clearly see the trainer's hand motioning for the dog to turn around (lower right hand corner of the screen). more
Quotes:
John Reston: Television can control public opinion more effectively than armies of secret police, because television is entirely voluntary. The American government forces our children to attend school, but nobody forces them to watch T.V. Americans of all ages *submit* to television... more
Movie Connections:
Features "The Lucy Show" (1962) more
Soundtrack:
LOOKER more

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14 out of 18 people found the following comment useful.
Fascinating, prophetic film featuring all of Susan Dey!, 24 October 2001
Author: Rob Goldsmith (rsmg@bigfoot.com) from Palm City, FL USA

Mr. Friedman's review says it all. I loved this film when I first saw it and have never forgotten it. The premise includes the notion that, one day, it will be possible for computers to create lifelike images of real people. 20 yrs. later, we're still working on it, but close. Haven't seen it in a long time but remember it was dramatic and well executed. And yes, I'd personally see this film again just for that scene of Susan Dey's gorgeous bod being turned on a pedestal, being laser scanned into a computer.

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