Demon Seed (1977)
Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins
Synopsis: A woman, depressed over the recent death of her child and estranged from her scientist husband, finds herself stuck in her home with an incredibly sophisticated computer. Unfortunately this machine, called the Proteus IV and developed by her husband, has become virtually a sentient being... A woman, depressed over the recent death of her child and estranged from her scientist husband, finds herself stuck in her home with an incredibly sophisticated computer. Unfortunately this machine, called the Proteus IV and developed by her husband, has become virtually a sentient being with human desires -- including the desire to reproduce. And it has decided that the scientist's wife would make the perfect mother for its offspring... [More]
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Starring: Julie Christie, Fritz Weaver, Gerrit Graham, Berry Kroeger, Lisa Lu
Producer: Herb Jaffe
Screenwriter: Robert Jaffe, Roger O. Hirson
Story: Dean R. Koontz
Composer: Jerry Fielding
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A combination of Kubrick's 2001 and Polanski's Rosemary's Baby, with a dash of Buster Keaton's Electric House thrown in
There's no way you can claim Demon Seed is a classic, or even any good, really, but it's undeniably worth an hour and a half of your time
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posted by Scott Weinberg June 28, 2005
The Hollywood Reporter brings news of yet another remake that's on the way. Producer Mark Gordon ("Saving...

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