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Demon Seed

Demon Seed

Horror · Science Fiction · 1977

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

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Demon Seed

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

1977 Horror · Science Fiction 1h 34m

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5.9 / 10

Community rating

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

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What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Donald Cammell

Written by

Roger O. Hirson · Robert Jaffe

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

J

John O'Leary

Royce

Court is in session

Put Demon Seed on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.