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Demon Seed
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Demon Seed is a 1977 American horror, science fiction, and drama film directed by Donald Cammell and produced by Herb Jaffe. The screenplay was written by Roger O. Hirson, adapting the work of Dean Koontz. The film features Julie Christie, Fritz Weaver, Gerrit Graham, and Robert Vaughn in the cast, with Bill Butler serving as director of photography and Jerry Fielding composing the score.
The narrative is set in California and centers on the subject of computing, exploring themes of artificial intelligence and man versus machine. Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the film has a runtime of 94 minutes and was released in the United States in April 1977. It is available in English and can be accessed via video on demand through providers such as fuboTV and Chilling.
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Film · TMDB
5.9A scientist creates Proteus, an organic supercomputer with artificial intelligence which becomes obsessed with human beings, and in particular the creator's wife.
Cast
- Julie Christie as Susan Harris
- Fritz Weaver as Alex Harris
- Gerrit Graham as Walter Gabler
- Berry Kroeger as Petrosian
- Lisa Lu as Soong Yen
- Larry J. Blake as Cameron
Themes
- man vs machine
- rape
- artificial intelligence (a.i.)
- computer
- technology
- held captive
- computer scientist
- confinement
- automated house
- ai rebellion
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- computing
- Director
- Donald Cammell
- Cast member
- Felix Silla
- Composer
- Jerry Fielding
- Producer
- Herb Jaffe
- Cinematographer
- Bill Butler
- Narrative location
- California
- Duration
- 92
- FilmAffinity ID
- 986804
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1979-05-17
- title
- Demon Seed
- after a work by
- Dean Koontz
- distributed by
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- review score
- 57%
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