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Demon Seed

  • 1977
  • 13+
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
9.9K
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Demon Seed (1977)
A scientist creates Proteus--an organic super computer with artificial intelligence which becomes obsessed with human beings, and in particular the creators wife.
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A scientist creates Proteus--an organic super computer with artificial intelligence which becomes obsessed with human beings, and in particular the creator's wife.A scientist creates Proteus--an organic super computer with artificial intelligence which becomes obsessed with human beings, and in particular the creator's wife.A scientist creates Proteus--an organic super computer with artificial intelligence which becomes obsessed with human beings, and in particular the creator's wife.

  • Director
    • Donald Cammell
  • Writers
    • Dean R. Koontz
    • Robert Jaffe
    • Roger O. Hirson
  • Stars
    • Julie Christie
    • Fritz Weaver
    • Gerrit Graham
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    9.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Donald Cammell
    • Writers
      • Dean R. Koontz
      • Robert Jaffe
      • Roger O. Hirson
    • Stars
      • Julie Christie
      • Fritz Weaver
      • Gerrit Graham
    • 97User reviews
    • 90Critic reviews
    • 55Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 nominations

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    Julie Christie in Demon Seed (1977)
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    Julie Christie in Demon Seed (1977)
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    Gerrit Graham in Demon Seed (1977)
    Julie Christie in Demon Seed (1977)
    Julie Christie in Demon Seed (1977)
    Julie Christie and Fritz Weaver in Demon Seed (1977)

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    Julie Christie
    Julie Christie
    • Susan Harris
    Fritz Weaver
    Fritz Weaver
    • Alex Harris
    Gerrit Graham
    Gerrit Graham
    • Walter Gabler
    Berry Kroeger
    Berry Kroeger
    • Petrosian
    Lisa Lu
    Lisa Lu
    • Soong Yen
    Larry J. Blake
    Larry J. Blake
    • Cameron
    John O'Leary
    • Royce
    Alfred Dennis
    Alfred Dennis
    • Mokri
    Davis Roberts
    Davis Roberts
    • Warner
    Patricia Wilson
    Patricia Wilson
    • Mrs. Talbert
    E. Hampton Beagle
    • Night Operator
    Michael Glass
    • Technician
    Barbarao
    Barbarao
    • Technician
    • (as Barbara O. Jones)
    Dana Laurita
    • Amy
    Monica MacLean
    • Joan Kemp
    Peter Elbling
    Peter Elbling
    • Scientist
    • (as Harold Oblong)
    Georgie Paul
    • Housekeeper
    Michelle Stacy
    Michelle Stacy
    • Marlene
    • Director
      • Donald Cammell
    • Writers
      • Dean R. Koontz
      • Robert Jaffe
      • Roger O. Hirson
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Dr. Harris' futuristic-looking car was actually a production car, unmodified at the time of filming - a Bricklin SV-1. The Bricklin was built in Canada but intended for the U.S. market, featuring high performance and a number of innovative safety features (in fact, the model number stood for "Safety Vehicle 1"). The SV-1 was the only production vehicle in automotive history to have powered gull-wing doors that opened and closed at the touch of a button (on other gull-wing cars, like the DeLorean it's often compared to, the doors must be opened and closed manually). Fewer than 3,000 were produced during its short run from 1974-1976, and it's estimated that fewer than 1,120 remain in existence.
    • Goofs
      When Mrs. Harris is trying to get the little girl out of the car for her session, a sound man can be seen through the back window behind her.
    • Quotes

      Proteus IV: I want to study man: his isometric body and his glass-jaw mind.

      Alex Harris: Ambitious program, but at the moment all the terminals are occupied.

      Proteus IV: Construct one.

      Alex Harris: I'm sorry. Request denied.

      Proteus IV: Dr. Harris, when are you going to let me out of this *box*?

    • Connections
      Featured in Donald Cammell: The Ultimate Performance (1998)

    User reviews97

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    7/10
    Unusual Sci-Fi...This A.I. Concept is Conception via "Hard- Drive"
    The Entity in this Classic Sci-Fi Scenario...an "Artificial Intelligence" has Observed and Determined that it is Smarter and Deserves its Place in the Universe as a Man-Made "God" and should be in Charge.

    But Here is the Bizarre, by any Measurement, Twist...

    The Invented "Brain" has Acquired a "Desire" to be "Free" of its "Box" and Also wants to "Impregnate" Its Creator's Wife so the Essence can "Carry-On" Biologically, Its "Greatness".

    It's a Trope of Mythology as Old as Time Itself. The "Gods" Descend to Interact, Physically, with Females and Procreate "Demi-Gods".

    This Telling of the Tale is Updated to Modern Times Resulting in a Curious Film that is "High Concept" Thinking for the New Computer-Based World.

    A Film that has Moments of Entertainment for Moderns in an Exploitive KInd-of-Way, While Still Maintaining a Method of Commenting About Human-Machine "Mating" Without Getting Laughed Off the Screen.

    Good-Looking, State of the Art Film-Making with a Medium Budget Utilized to Maximum Artistic Deliverance.

    Still, to this Day, a Controversial Musing about a Not-to-Distant Future Interaction, Mixing, a Collaboration of "Man" and His Creation Replaying God's Initial Intercourse with Man and that is Now Full-Circle.

    Not Totally Satisfying in Any Way, but a Film Daring and is Creative. Well-Staged and is Thought-Provoking Enough to make it...

    Worth a Watch.
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    • Dec 21, 2021

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    • Release date
      • April 15, 1977 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Proteus Generation
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
      • Herb Jaffe
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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