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Demon Seed

  • 19771977
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 34m
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6.3/10
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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 creators wife.A scientist creates Proteus--an organic super computer with artificial intelligence which becomes obsessed with human beings, and in particular the creators wife.A scientist creates Proteus--an organic super computer with artificial intelligence which becomes obsessed with human beings, and in particular the creators wife.
IMDb RATING
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9.3K
YOUR RATING
    • Donald Cammell
    • Dean R. Koontz(novel "Demon Seed")
    • Robert Jaffe(screenplay)
    • Roger O. Hirson(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Julie Christie
    • Fritz Weaver
    • Gerrit Graham
    • Donald Cammell
    • Dean R. Koontz(novel "Demon Seed")
    • Robert Jaffe(screenplay)
    • Roger O. Hirson(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Julie Christie
    • Fritz Weaver
    • Gerrit Graham
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 88User reviews
    • 92Critic reviews
    • 55Metascore
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    Julie Christie in Demon Seed (1977)
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    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
      • Donald Cammell
      • Dean R. Koontz(novel "Demon Seed")
      • Robert Jaffe(screenplay)
      • Roger O. Hirson(screenplay)
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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)

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    One of the coolest
    This movie does seem to be older than 1977 when you see it, yet it is very nice. Nice enough to have searched for it on Imdb. The film depicts a rarely seen machine intelligence, one that has a conscience, a purpose and a cool calculating mind. One would expect that from a machine, but usually machines in movies are stupid, mean, vengeful, everything a computer should have no reason to be. The ending is also great, showing the stupidity inherent in extreme human emotion. A must see and a classic. Demon Seed could seem to many troubling as it forces you to think and ask questions many of us prefer to refuse to ask. The nature of humanity, moral and thought are all put into question by this movie. See it and answer those questions for yourself.
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    • siderite
    • Feb 27, 2004

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    • Release date
      • April 15, 1977 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
      • Herb Jaffe
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    • 1 hour 34 minutes
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