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Sci Fi Focus > Encyclopedia > Dean Koontz > Demon Seed
Our Rating: 3 out of 5
In a nutshell:
Highly memorable creepy claustrophobic intelligent computer horror, based on one of Dean Koontz's early novels.
Plot Synopsis (may include spoilers):
An intelligent computer (Proteus) decides it wants a child. It uses electronic equipment at its creator's home to imprison his wife (Julie Christie) and eventually to rape and impregnate her.
Best Bits:
- Intriguing idea
- Genuinely suspenseful
- Tasteful and intelligent given the subject matter
- Robert Vaughn's voicing of Proteus (uncredited)
- The ending
Worst Bits:
- Some plot holes: How does a motorized wheelchair sneak up and overcome an able-bodied young woman?How come the kitchen floor is wired to superheat? How come Christie's husband, a supposed genius, takes forever to figure out what Proteus is up to?
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Demon Seed
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 | Featuring Julie Christie, Gerrit Graham & Lisa Lu Warner Brothers Released: 2005-10-04 DVD Product Description: Susan Harris is alone in the house when suddenly doors lock windows slam shut and the phone stops working. Susan is trapped by an intruder - but this is no ordinary thug. Instead the intruder is a computer named Proteus an artificial brain that has learned to reason. And to terrorize. In "one of her finest most vulnerable perfromances" (Danny Peary Guide for the Film Fanatic) Julie Christie plays Susan in this taut techno-thriller based on the Dean Koontz novel. Packed with suspense surprise and special effects Demon Seed follows Susan's desperate attempts to outmaneuver and outthink her captor. Then Susan learns what Proteus wants: its own child conceived in her womb and destined for domination.Running Time: 94 min.System Requirements:Running Time 94 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre:Â HORROR Rating:Â R UPC:Â 012569675957 List Price: $19.98* Lowest New Price: $19.79* Lowest Used Price: $14.93* *(As of 18:39 Pacific 6 Feb 2012 More Info) Buy It Now |
![Demon Seed [VHS]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/11H6XT61BNL._SL160_.jpg) | Featuring Julie Christie, Gerrit Graham & Lisa Lu Warner Home Video Released: 1994-08-31 VHS Tape List Price: $14.99* Lowest New Price: $14.95* Lowest Used Price: $4.45* Usually ships in 1-2 business days* *(As of 18:39 Pacific 6 Feb 2012 More Info) Buy It Now |
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