Creator (1985)

Director:

Ivan Passer

Writers:

Jeremy Leven (novel)
Jeremy Leven (screenplay)

Release Date:

20 September 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

It's potentially dangerous, probably illegal and definitely crazy.

Plot:

An eccentric scientist teaches a student in his own manner while he looks for a way to clone his deceased wife.

Plot Keywords:

Scientist | Male Nudity | Shower Scene | Female Nudity | Coma

Cast

Peter O'Toole	...	Dr. Harry Wolper
Mariel Hemingway	...	Meli
Vincent Spano	...	Boris Lafkin
Virginia Madsen	...	Barbara Spencer
David Ogden Stiers	...	Dr. Sid Kullenbeck
John Dehner	...	Paul
Karen Kopins	...	Lucy Wolper
Kenneth Tigar	...	Pavlo
Elsa Raven	...	Mrs. Mallory
Lee Kessler	...	Mrs. Pruitt
Rance Howard	...	Mr. Spencer
Ellen Geer	...	Mrs. Spencer
Ian Wolfe	...	Prof. Brauer
Mike Jolly	...	Boom-Boom
Burton Collins	...	Lyman

Also Known As:

The Big Picture (USA) (alternative title)

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:12 | West Germany:12 | Finland:K-15 (new rating: 2001) | Spain:T | Australia:M | Finland:K-14 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Alexian Bros. Hospital, San Jose, California, USA

Company:

Kings Road Entertainment

Trivia:

Several "flashback" scenes were filmed at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, but they were cut from the final print.

Goofs:

Factual errors: At one point Harry and Boris steal Syd's sequencer to "get her [Lucy's] amino acids in the right sequence". This is most likely a case of literary license on behalf of the script writers. Protein sequencers are used to determine the amino acid sequences of constituent peptides and invariably destroy the samples being analyzed.

Quotes:

Dr Sid Kullenbeck: But what good is my yacht? And my Porsche? And my European ski villa - not to mention my reputation as a world class scientist - without having a woman?
Meli: Oh, that's so true, Sid. Without a good woman there's nothing.
Dr Sid Kullenbeck: [leaning in] Nothing.
Meli: But as soon as us lesbians start telling people that and all, they start calling us dykes and cracking jokes about oral sex.
[pause]
Dr Sid Kullenbeck: I gotta call my service. Excuse me.
Meli: Hey Sid. I really hope you find a good woman for your Porsh.
Dr Sid Kullenbeck: [correcting] Porsche.

Soundtrack:

String Trio Rock

Wonderful movie which captures and emanates love

This is a movie which manages to capture the feeling of love. It is a movie that shows decent and loving people being extremely human with each other. There is a kindness that permeates throughout the movie which makes it a pleasure to watch.

The movie creates a warm feeling inside like very few other movies can. Cousine, Cousine (French version) is another movie that also reaffirms the joy of being human, even though the characters and story may not be totally believable.

The main characters in the Creator are people you want to be friends with. The movie uses humor and some great and thoughtful lines to remind the viewer that life really is about love.

Even the music by Giovanni adds to the feeling of warmth that is constant in this movie.

As other people have said I can tell you from experience that this is the type of movie you show a potential mate and see how they react.

One of my very favorite movies.