Demon Seed

About Demon Seed

A scientist creates Proteus, an organic supercomputer with artificial intelligence which becomes obsessed with human beings, and in particular the creator's wife.

Demon Seed (1977) is a horror science fiction film directed by Donald Cammell. Released in April 1977, it runs 94 minutes.

The film is filed under artificial intelligence (a.i.), technology, computer, and held captive.

Julie Christie takes the lead as Susan Harris, Fritz Weaver as Alex Harris, Gerrit Graham as Walter Gabler, and Berry Kroeger as Petrosian. The screenplay is by Robert Jaffe and Roger O. Hirson. In the United States it streams on Chilling and fuboTV.

2001: A Space Odyssey, Ex Machina, and The Matrix Reloaded make useful companions to Demon Seed, all filed under AI rebellion and man vs machine. TMDB voters put it at 5.9 out of 10 across 281 votes and it carries a R rating.