Creator (1985)

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

Director:

Ivan Passer

Writers:

Jeremy Leven (novel), Jeremy Leven (screenplay)

Stars:

Peter O'Toole, Mariel Hemingway, Vincent Spano

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

Dr. Harry Wolper is a character. First he steals Boris, a new student assistant by promising him a co-ed's phone number. Then he hijacks new high tech equipment for his own research, confusing the other university researchers who can't see "the big picture." Harry has a plan, he wants to clone his dead wife, but first he needs an egg and a host. He mounts his search by stapling notices to every telephone pole in town from his bike, which is how he meets Mili. As the year progresses, he sees Boris' romance follow the same pattern as his own, twenty-five years ago.

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Plot Keywords:

scientist | dead wife | american football | teaching | pronounced dead | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 September 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Big Picture

Filming Locations:

Alexian Bros. Hospital, San Jose, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kings Road Entertainment, Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of two 1985 movies starring Mariel Hemingway. The other was The Mean Season.

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Quotes

Boris: You have two labs?
Dr Harry Wolper: Each has its place. At the university, I try to please the Federal Government. Here, I negotiate with God.

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Soundtracks

"String Trio Rock"
Composed by Mark K. Cargill

User Reviews

An emotional and full of hopes movie...

When I read other user comments about this movie, I felt that I had to write down these few lines... "Creator" is one of my favorites movies of all times (together with "Skin Deep" by Blake Edwards, that's Completely different!). It's one of the most "full-of-hope" film I have ever seen. The main characters have "something" inside... I could not find in any other film. They meet joy and drama in the same way we may do during our "real" lives. And I felt so sorry when I read that someone was not able to reach the end of the movie, because he lost of the most moving hug I have ever seen between a man and a boy, who may really feel like father and son, in that particular moment. Just a simple, great movie full of emotions and true feelings that will not be easy to find again in contemporary film production.