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Prototype

1983 · 96 min

A thoughtful, low-key chase story about a machine learning to be human, more talk than spectacle.

Directed by
David Greene
Genres
Science fiction, Tv movie
Starring
Christopher Plummer, David Morse, Frances Sternhagen
Tagline
The future is not friendly
Overview
An intelligent android (Michael) constructed by a research team is taken outdoors and successfully passed off as human in a trial run. When the government hears of this, they order their own set of tests in Washington. When the project leader realizes the military want the android for a soldier, he can't accept it, and he and Michael go into hiding to avoid their clutches.

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Directed by
David Greene
Genres
Science fiction, Tv movie
Starring
Christopher Plummer, David Morse, Frances Sternhagen
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    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • technology
    • identity
    • freedom
    • power
    • betrayal
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
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    Action4
    Horror2
    Humour2
    Realism5
    Romance1
    Tension6
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    science fiction, tv movie
    Directed by
    David Greene
    Written by
    William Link, Richard Levinson
    Starring
    Christopher Plummer, David Morse, Frances Sternhagen, James Sutorius, Stephen Elliott, Arthur Hill, Doran Clark, Alley Mills
    Music
    Billy Goldenberg
    Cinematography
    Harry J. May
    Runtime
    96 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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