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07/04/1977 Horror, Science Fiction 1h 34m
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Julie Christie carries the "Demon Seed." Fear for her.

Overview

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

  1. Donald Cammell

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Julie Christie

    Susan Harris

  2. Fritz Weaver

    Alex Harris

  3. Gerrit Graham

    Walter Gabler

  4. Berry Kroeger

    Petrosian

  5. Lisa Lu

    Soong Yen

  6. Larry J. Blake

    Cameron

  7. John O'Leary

    Royce

  8. Alfred Dennis

    Mokri

  9. Davis Roberts

    Warner

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2020-11-27
_**If HAL from “2001: A Space Odyssey” were grounded in Los Angeles**_

Married to a computer scientist (Fritz Weaver), a child psychologist (Julie Christie) finds her home invaded by an autonomous supercomputer named Proteus IV, created by her husband at his futuristic lab in Thousand Oaks. What does it want?

"Demon Seed" (1977) is a techno-thriller that mixes “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968) with “Rosemary’s Baby” (1968), "Colossus: The Forbin Project" (1970) and “The Stepford Wives” (1975). Unlike “2001” the story is entirely Earth-bound, but the self-conscious supe...read the rest
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