Although the film has aged some it is still amazing to see how on target and prophetic were some of the ideas that it ambitiously addressed when first released. A scientist creates proteusan organic super computer with. Dec 02, 2010 classy actress julie christie is imprisoned and raped by a malevolent supercomputer in the 1977 horror movie demon seed. Julie christie as susan harris fritz weaver as alex harris gerrit graham as walter gabler robert vaughn as proteus quick cut.
With julie christie, fritz weaver, gerrit graham, berry kroeger. Demon seed is a 1977 american science fictionhorror film directed by donald cammell. At the core, demon seed is a ripoff of rosemarys baby and colossus. A scientist creates a super computer that seeks info on human beings. Demon seed which puts a uniquely futuristic scifi spin on the horror subgenre of haunted house movies was so ahead of its time when it was released to theaters in 1977, that watching it today it seems more like a prescient warning of what can happen when humans give over too much power to artificial intelligence a. In the 60s and 70s, julie christie was sort of muse with magnificent cinematography including dr. Some of the names are kept, and the outline is similar, but thats about it. Given the above list of elements which comprise a great film, demon seed has pretty much none of the above. Overview of demon seed, 1977, directed by donald cammell, with julie christie, fritz weaver, gerritt graham, at turner classic movies. Aug 25, 2014 one of my favorite scifi movies, way ahead of its time.
In fact, 1977 proved to be one of those rare years when things were hopping on any. Julie christie, fritz weaver, robert vaughn, gerrit graham, lisa lu, berry kroeger, larry j. Their house reflects alexs computer dominated work, their abode which is fully automated through a computer system theyve named alfred. At the dawning of the age of artificial intelligence, one of them wants to learn. A scientist creates proteusan organic super computer with artificial intelligence which becomes obsessed with human beings, and in particular the creators wife.
As is the case with many works of classic literature and many pieces of crap, the movie demon seed resembles the novel only slightly. Alex harris and susan harris are a computer scientist and child psychologist respectively. The earlier version has a dual narrative, with some chapters written from the. A brilliant scientists marriage is strained by his devotion to his latest project, the creation of an intelligent supercomputer. Dean koontzs demon seed was published in 1973, and then made as a film in 1977. Demonseed productions is a merchandising company dedicated to supplying a ways and means to keep our clients on the path to success with achievable merch that. A scientist creates proteus, an organic super computer with artificial intelligence which becomes obsessed with human beings, and in particular the creators wife. Demon seed a scientist creates proteus, an organic super computer with artificial intelligence which becomes obsessed with human beings, and in particular the creators wife watch demon seed 1977 full movie free. Demon seed was released in theatres on april 8, 1977. Their house reflects alexs computer dominated torrent magnet yts. This movies exactly as zany as the plot sounds, but the lushly. Jul 23, 2017 demon seed 1977 leave a reply at the start of the twentyfirst century there were a spate of movies dealing with the idea of accelerated human evolution, triggered through drugs that suddenly increase cerebral capacity limitless, lucy, the uploading of human consciousness to the cloud transcendence, or genetic engineering and. Demon seed, which marked donald cammells return to the. Demon seed 1977 1 include characters cameron phillips 1 sarah connor 1 ellen ripley 1 annalee call 1 sansa stark 1 jaqen hghar 1 arya stark 1 jaime lannister 1 cersei lannister 1 oberyn martell 1 include relationships cersei lannisteroberyn martell 1 sarah connorcameron phillips 1.
Quite liked the movie and thought the book might flesh out the character of. Demon seed manufactured on demand, mono sound on tcm shop. Demon seed is a science fiction horror novel by american author dean koontz, first published in 1973, and completely rewritten and republished in 1997. Staring julie christie, berry kroeger, fritz weaver and gerrit graham. As the ai slowly takes over the house, it fulfills its darkest desires. Watch demon seed 1977 full movie free online streaming. Could disney be about to go full iron man on 4k ultra hd. Demon seed a scientist creates an super computer with artificial intelligence that becomes obsessed with human beings, proteus, and also in particular the founders wife. Originally aired as a german television miniseries and much later. Demon seed, dvd, manufactured on demand, mono sound, horror, scificontemporary, 883316397060. The film was based on the novel of the same name by dean koontz, and concerns the imprisonment and forced impregnation of a woman by an artificially intelligent computer. The image measures 541 768 pixels and is 172 kilobytes large. Mar 11, 2020 open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Jivago, fahrenheit 451, dont look now and has another wonderful performance.
Demon seed bluray release date march 14, 2017 warner archive. Although it is technically better than the postatomic paranoia films of the 1950s, it is nonetheless, at its heart, a straightforward 1950sstyle cheeseapalooza about the dangers of science. Julie christie is awesome as the hapless wife of a computer scientist who is taken hostage by a selfaware. A space odyssey, a film which went on to influence scifi phenomenons like the terminator series and the. Our seeds are sold as genetic preservation souvenirs to help protect the cannabis gene pool for future use and research. Set in 1977, alex harris fritz weaver is preparing to leave his wife, susan julie christie. Pdf download dean koontz thriller novella collection. Forty years after its release, demon seed is a dated, but still fascinating scifi horror film. Unrated an artificial intelligent scientists experiments go horribly wrong. Watch demon seed 1977 full movie online free in hd.
If you order 1 single seed or 100 seeds you pay only one low postage cost. Lost in the news, more depp, superman returns to top of box office, changes to hulk 2, and more. See more ideas about film, movies and movie posters. Demon seed 1977 tt0075931 a scientist creates proteus, an organic super computer with artificial intelligence which becomes obsessed with human beings, and in particular the creators wife. A novel of horror and complexity that grips the imagination ebook. All good movies demand a cheap knockoff, but demon seed rips off so many films so blatantly its hard to actually identify them all. It was released on dvd by warner home video on october 4, 2005. Demon seed 1977 i, proteus, possess the wisdom and ignorance of all men but i cant feel the sun on my face. Demon seed 1977 artificial intelligence film youtube. Demon seed 1977 child psychologist susan harris julie christie lives with her husband, alan fritz weaver, in a home operated by a computer program. Julie christie is awesome as the hapless wife of a computer scientist who is taken hostage by a selfaware computer which has taken control of the house and wants to procreate. Read by jeff harding in the privacy of her own home, and against her will, susan harris will experience an inconceivable act of terror.
Horror drama film geregisseerd door donald cammell. The use of artificial intelligence as an antagonist in cinema has been at the forefront of the public consciousness since h. Jessica harper arrives in germany to study at a mysterious academy and. The planet is ours where are we going with the global population soaring towards 9 billion people by 2050 current levels of meat and dairy consumption are not sustainable on our limited earth. File this in the rumor mill category, but disney may finally be about to take the leap into 4k ultra hd according to the german bd site, disney and marvel have licensed iron man, iron man 2, and iron man 3 to concorde home entertainment for release in germany on the 4k ultra hd format on 46, both individually and as a steelbook trilogy. Though koontz wrote both versions and they share the same basic plot, the two novels are very different.
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