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Director: | Michael Crichton |
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Writer: | Michael Crichton |
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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. | |
Release Date: | Dec 14, 1984 |
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Director: | Michael Crichton |
Writer: | Michael Crichton |
Genres: | Science Fiction, Drama, Crime, Thriller |
Keywords | technology, future, chase, revenge, murder, conspiracy, robot, explosion |
Production Companies | TriStar Pictures |
Box Office |
Revenue: $6,770,587
Budget: $8,000,000 |
Updates |
Updated: Jul 30, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
Name | Character |
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Tom Selleck | Jack R. Ramsay |
Cynthia Rhodes | Officer Karen Thompson |
Gene Simmons | Dr. Charles Luther |
Kirstie Alley | Jackie Rogers |
Stan Shaw | Marvin |
G.W. Bailey | Chief |
Joey Cramer | Bobby Ramsay |
Chris Mulkey | David Johnson |
Anne-Marie Martin | Hooker at Bar |
Michael Paul Chan | Wilson |
Elizabeth Norment | Miss Shields |
Cec Verrell | Hooker |
Babs Chula | Construction Foreperson |
Carol Teesdale | Sally |
Natino Bellantoni | Headwaiter |
Judy Johns | Data Tech |
Andrew Rhodes | Cameraman |
Louise Johann | Waitress |
Jackson Davies | Inspector |
Paul Batten | Harry |
Name | Job |
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Michael Crichton | Director, Screenplay |
J.J. Makaro | Stunts |
Jerry Goldsmith | Original Music Composer |
Mike Fenton | Casting |
Dick Ziker | Stunts |
Tony Morelli | Stunts |
Betsy Cox | Costume Design, Costume Designer |
Glenn Farr | Editor |
Karen Stewart | Production Coordinator |
Kenneth Hall | Music Editor |
Douglas Higgins | Production Design |
Gordon Mark | Unit Manager |
Lorin Bennett Salob | Production Manager |
Leonard A. Engel | Music Editor |
Jane Feinberg | Casting |
Michael S. Bolton | Art Direction |
Jim Erickson | Set Decoration |
Judy Taylor | Casting |
Tom Lupo | Stunts |
Kathy Brock | Stunts |
Jacob Rupp | Stunts |
John A. Alonzo | Director of Photography |
Name | Title |
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Michael I. Rachmil | Producer |
Kurt Villadsen | Executive Producer |
Lisa Faversham | Associate Producer |
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This is sort of a more realistic Terminator. I mean, we aren't going to see cyborgs marching over the earth, that would be entirely inefficient. But we already see a lot of robots like this, and they will be our downfall... ... for economic depression alone, even if the singularity never happens. ... Anyway, it is DATED, in fact it redefines dated and when I saw it in the early 90s as a kid (thank you Suncoast Video) it was dated... but it was fun. It tells a great story, Jack Ramsay is believable and not an over the top action hero (Thank you Tom Selleck) and it moves along at a nice and steady pace being just science fiction enough to be sci-fi and just grounded enough to be believable. And, revisiting it decades later, it still works despite how dated it is. So you are left entertained despite Alley once more playing 80s Girl and not an actual character. I mean, lets face it, any movie where Gene Simmons does a decent acting job, that is not only a good movie, but has a great director that knows how to get what he needs from actors.