Demon Seed
1977 · Movie · R · 94 min · ★ 5.9 · 56% critics
A scientist builds an organic AI supercomputer, but it becomes fixated on the humans around it—especially the creator’s wife. As the technology takes over their home, she is forced into a tense, escalating fight to regain control and outthink what’s happening.
Based on Demon Seed
Also known as Proteus Generation
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Details
- Years
- 1977
- Release date
- 1977-04-07
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 56/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 (264 votes)
About
You’ll like it if you enjoy tense man-vs-machine sci-fi horror with a unsettling smart-home takeover vibe, like The Stepford Wives or Colossus: The Forbin Project; Not for you if uncomfortable with psychologically intense captivity themes or sexual violence.
Pros: creepy smart-home tension; standout lead performance; imaginative sci-fi premise | Cons: slow, one-location feel; disturbing subject matter; some plot holes
Themes
- 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
Cast & crew
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
- JO
John O'Leary
as Royce
Alfred Dennis
as Mokri
Davis Roberts
as Warner
Patricia Wilson
as Mrs. Talbert
Directed by Donald Cammell