Chameleon (TV 1998)

A super-killer female cyborg with chameleon-like powers discovers maternal instincts when she protects a child from government operatives in this science fiction tale set in the year 2028.

Director:

Stuart Cooper

Writer:

Bennett Cohen

Stars:

Bobbie Phillips, Eric Lloyd, John Adam

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bobbie Phillips	...	Kam
Eric Lloyd	...	Ghen, Aede's Son
John Adam	...	Quinn, Former IBI Agent
Jerome Ehlers	...	'Maddy' Madison
Nicholas Bell	...	Mozser, Cam's Controller
Anthony Simcoe	...	Aede, Liberator Leader
Philip Casnoff	...	Cortez,IBI Chief
Mark Lee	...	Milo, Kam's 1st Field Operation
Inge Hornstra	...	Agent Hudson, Kam's Enemy
Antony Neate	...	Laz, Blackmarketeer
Frederick Miragliotta	...	Ryan
Frank Whitten	...	Newton, Ghen's Guardian
Laurie Foell	...	Nana (as Laurie Foel)
Cormac Costello	...	Fuller
Tara Jakszewicz	...	Nicky

Storyline

A super-killer female cyborg with chameleon-like powers discovers maternal instincts when she protects a child from government operatives in this science fiction tale set in the year 2028.

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Plot Keywords:

cyborg | hybrid | boy | on the run | 2020s | 

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Genres:

Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 October 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Camaleão

Filming Locations:

Queensland, Australia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wilshire Court Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Edited into Chameleon II: Death Match (1999)

User Reviews

Oddly spellbinding, keeps you intrigued right to the end.

Any SciFi fan who has read Robert Heinlein's classic "Friday" will feel at home with this very gripping story, which is yet very different.

A young woman, a laboratory genetic creation (a "sub" in this movie), moves outside the parameters of her merciless programming to protect a young boy from her own agency.

She has been programmed as the perfect Federal agent, naturally with some enhanced abilities, and a total incapacity to feel emotion. Bobbie Phillips excellently portrays the conflict as she goes against everything she has been taught, and begins experiencing the feelings of a human being. Probably the most poignant part of the movie is watching her awaken as a lover; she had been taught to use sex as a tool, nothing more.

The movie is well-paced, with a pleasant minimum of gore. There are some minor inconsistencies, (lasers barking like .44 handguns?), but the effects are very well done, and the acting, on the whole, far better than average.

I gave this movie a 9; take off a couple of points if you don't like SciFi. But this movie passes the most important test - I would definitely watch it again.