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Demon Seed
Demon Seed

5.9

Demon Seed

R·1977·94m

Summary

A scientist creates Proteus, an organic supercomputer with artificial intelligence which becomes obsessed with human beings, and in particular the creator's wife.

Crew

Director

Donald Cammell

Novel

Dean R. Koontz

Screenplay

Robert Jaffe

Screenplay

Roger O. Hirson

Reviews

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July 21, 2016

8

I had only known of the eccentric, ill-fated director by going through Kenneth Anger's provocative short films collections and seeing Cammell act, early in his career, in Anger's 'Lucifer Rising'. Here, Julie Christie was both gorgeous and eerily convincing in a bizarre hybrid of 'Rosemary's Baby' with sci-fi elements reminiscent of 'Colossus: The Forbin Project'.

The unique atmosphere and directorial integrity alone are worth the price of admission here. Well worth both purchasing and re-watching for the cinematically adventurous connoisseurs out there.

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Keywords

man vs machine
rape
artificial intelligence (a.i.)
computer
technology
held captive
computer scientist
confinement
automated house
ai rebellion
forced impregnation
impregnation of woman by entity