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Demon Seed

"Julie Christie carries the "Demon Seed." Fear for her."

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

Top Cast

  • 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

    John O'Leary

    Royce

  • Alfred Dennis

    Alfred Dennis

    Mokri

  • Davis Roberts

    Davis Roberts

    Warner

Overview

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

Rating

5.9 / 10
266 Reviews
2 Popular

2 Reviews

  • talisencrw
    talisencrw
    8 Jul 21, 2016

    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.

  • Wuchak
    Wuchak
    6 Nov 27, 2020

    _**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 supercomputer with a HAL-like voice, the psychedelic visual interludes and the sound effects are straight out of “2001.” Julie looks great in a challenging role and the cutting edge effects (for that era) hold up. Furthermore, the movie creates a disturbing vibe concerning menacing, out-of-control technology. But the story’s just too one-dimensional with the bulk of it taking place in the couple’s house that Proteus has taken over. The film runs 1 hour, 34 minutes, and was shot in Thousand Oaks & Los Angeles, California. GRADE: B-/C+

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