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.
- 5.9
- 1977
- Released
- 1h 34m
Julie Christie
Susan Harris
Fritz Weaver
Alex Harris
Gerrit Graham
Walter Gabler
Berry Kroeger
Petrosian
Lisa Lu
Soong Yen
Larry J. Blake
Cameron
John O'Leary
Royce
Alfred Dennis
Mokri
Davis Roberts
Warner
Patricia Wilson
Mrs. Talbert
Dana Laurita
Amy
Michelle Stacy
Marlene
Felix Silla
BabyTiffany Potter
BabyE. Hampton Beagle
Night OperatorMichael Glass
Technician
Barbara O. Jones
TechnicianMonica MacLean
Joan Kemp
Peter Elbling
ScientistGeorgie Paul
Housekeeper
Robert Vaughn
Proteus IV (voice) (uncredited)
Released
en
- #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
Reviews
_**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)
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 dire