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14 December 1984 (USA) moreTagline:
IT IS THE FUTURE. Machines are being programmed to turn against us. Someone must stop the madman who started it all. morePlot:
In the near future, a police officer specializes in malfunctioning robots. When a robot turns out to have been programmed to kill, he begins to uncover a homicidal plot to create killer robots... and his son becomes a target. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
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Not great-But a perfect Saturday afternoon escape. more (43 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Tom Selleck | ... | Sgt. Jack R. Ramsay | |
| Cynthia Rhodes | ... | Officer Karen Thompson | |
| Gene Simmons | ... | Dr. Charles Luther | |
| Kirstie Alley | ... | Jackie Rogers | |
| Stan Shaw | ... | Sgt. Marvin James | |
| G.W. Bailey | ... | Chief of Police | |
| Joey Cramer | ... | Bobby Ramsay | |
| Chris Mulkey | ... | David Johnson | |
| Anne-Marie Martin | ... | Hooker at Bar | |
| Michael Paul Chan | ... | Vectrocon Security Guard | |
| Elizabeth Norment | ... | Miss Shields, Reporter | |
| Carol Teasdale | ... | Sally (as Carol Teesdale) | |
| Jackson Davies | ... | Jerry, Inspector | |
| Paul Batten | ... | Harry | |
| Babs Chula | ... | Construction Foreperson (as Babs Chulla) |
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99 min | Germany:100 minCountry:
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Australia:M | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 (re-rating) | Norway:16 (original rating) | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | West Germany:16Fun Stuff
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Gene Simmons, in his book "Sex Money Kiss", said that director Michael Crichton's casting of him was based primarily on this: Crichton asked Simmons to stare at him for about a minute without making any facial expressions. Apparently, Crichton decided on this that Simmons looked menacing enough and cast him for the role of Charlie Luther. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: During the car chase scene, a few shots show strings attached to the little robots. moreFAQ
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Okay this movie is far from perfect. However, on a rainy day, or lazy weekend afternoon the movie is highly enjoyable.
Like a lot of movies it starts out great but gets a little silly towards the end.
What makes this movie is Tom Selleck. He is a very under-appreciated actor, who always seems to breathe life into the dullest of movies. Here he takes what could of been a much sillier movie and brings a lot of believability to his role and to the story. Even if it is about robots going nuts.
Michael Crichton directed this one, strange that he didn't write it as a book first, cause it is a great story. A little ahead of it's time which might explain it's poor performance with the critics and at the box office.
Definitely worth checking out. Great Jerry Goldsmith score.