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Android (film)
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Android is a 1982 science fiction film
directed by Aaron Lipstadt
and starring Klaus Kinski
. The film follows the story of a scientist and his assistant who are working on an illegal android program from their lab on a space station in orbit of the Earth.
The film was voted Best Science Fiction Film in 1983 by The Age
, but has received a somewhat mixed reaction from critics. It was completely filmed in 4 weeks and edited together in a further 3 weeks. The original version was 80 minutes long and none of the original content was removed before release.
) who work on a space lab in the year 2036 on an illegal android program. The Doctor is working on the creation of a female robot Cassandra One (Kendra Kirchner). When Max saves a space craft he meets his first human woman. It is eventually revealed that Daniel is himself an Android. After his eventual demise Max and Cassandra, posing as Daniel and his assistant, return to an Earth where androids have been banned since the Munich revolution.
In the closing credits, Max 404 plays "himself," and the technical credits maintain the conceit that the film character Max 404 is played by an actual android called Max 404.
as "a typical New World production that opens nice, but soon short-circuits with all the clichés of the genre." However this can be contrasted with the views of leading science fiction author David Wingrove
who describes the review by Cinefastique as witless "Rot! Android stays firmly nice from start to finish" He particularly praises the work done on such a low budget saying that "you can't buy or budget love. When money is sparse, invention is all." George Lucas said that he personally thought the film to be "smart" and "relevant".
Science fiction film
Science fiction film is a film genre that uses science fiction: speculative, science-based depictions of phenomena that are not necessarily accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial life forms, alien worlds, extrasensory perception, and time travel, often along with futuristic...
directed by Aaron Lipstadt
Aaron Lipstadt
Aaron Lipstadt is an American film director, television director and producer.In 1980, He began his career as assistant production manager on the film Battle Beyond the Stars. He continued to manage productions for the films Saturday the 14th , Galaxy of Terror , Forbidden World and The Slumber...
and starring Klaus Kinski
Klaus Kinski
Klaus Kinski, born Klaus Günter Karl Nakszynski , was a German actor. He appeared in more than 130 films, and is perhaps best-remembered as a leading role actor in Werner Herzog films: Aguirre, the Wrath of God , Nosferatu the Vampyre , Woyzeck , Fitzcarraldo and Cobra Verde .-Early...
. The film follows the story of a scientist and his assistant who are working on an illegal android program from their lab on a space station in orbit of the Earth.
The film was voted Best Science Fiction Film in 1983 by The Age
The Age
The Age is a daily broadsheet newspaper, which has been published in Melbourne, Australia since 1854. Owned and published by Fairfax Media, The Age primarily serves Victoria, but is also available for purchase in Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and border regions of South Australia and...
, but has received a somewhat mixed reaction from critics. It was completely filmed in 4 weeks and edited together in a further 3 weeks. The original version was 80 minutes long and none of the original content was removed before release.
Plot
The film follows the story of Doctor Daniel (Kinski) and his assistant Max 404 (Don Keith OpperDon Keith Opper
Don Keith Opper is an American actor, writer, and producer who has starred in film and on television. He is known for his role as Charlie McFadden in the 1986 science fiction film Critters and all 3 of the sequels. His most recent film is in the 1998 film Where's Marlowe?...
) who work on a space lab in the year 2036 on an illegal android program. The Doctor is working on the creation of a female robot Cassandra One (Kendra Kirchner). When Max saves a space craft he meets his first human woman. It is eventually revealed that Daniel is himself an Android. After his eventual demise Max and Cassandra, posing as Daniel and his assistant, return to an Earth where androids have been banned since the Munich revolution.
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Klaus Kinski Klaus Kinski Klaus Kinski, born Klaus Günter Karl Nakszynski , was a German actor. He appeared in more than 130 films, and is perhaps best-remembered as a leading role actor in Werner Herzog films: Aguirre, the Wrath of God , Nosferatu the Vampyre , Woyzeck , Fitzcarraldo and Cobra Verde .-Early... |
Dr. Daniel |
| Brie Howard Brie Howard Brie Howard is an American musician and actress. She has also appeared or been credited under the names Brie Brandt, Brie Darling, and Brie Howard Darling.... |
Maggie |
| Don Keith Opper Don Keith Opper Don Keith Opper is an American actor, writer, and producer who has starred in film and on television. He is known for his role as Charlie McFadden in the 1986 science fiction film Critters and all 3 of the sequels. His most recent film is in the 1998 film Where's Marlowe?... |
Max 404 |
| Kendra Kirchner | Cassandra |
| Norbert Weisser Norbert Weisser Norbert Weisser is a German-born American film and theatre actor, probably most known for his many roles in Albert Pyun-directed films .... |
Keller |
| Crofton Hardester | Mendes |
| Randy Connor | Terrapol: Landing Party |
| Gary Corarito | Terrapol: Neptune |
| Mary Ann Fisher | Terrapol: Neptune |
| Julia Gibson | Terrapol: Minos |
| Roger Kelton | Terrapol: Landing Party |
| Darrell Larson | Terrapol: Neptune |
| Ian Scheibel | Terrapol: Neptune |
| Wayne Springfield | Terrapol: Minos |
| Rachel Talalay Rachel Talalay -Filmography:* Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare * Ghost in the Machine * Tank Girl -Television credits:* Ally McBeal* Boston Public* Cold Case* Crossing Jordan* The Dead Zone* Dice* The Division... |
Terrapol: Landing Party |
| Johanne Todd | Terrapol: Landing Party |
In the closing credits, Max 404 plays "himself," and the technical credits maintain the conceit that the film character Max 404 is played by an actual android called Max 404.
Reception
The film received a mixed response being praised in Europe but receiving a less positive reaction in the United States. It was described by CinefantastiqueCinefantastique
Cinefantastique was a horror, fantasy, and science fiction film magazine originally started as a mimeographed fanzine in 1967, then relaunched as a glossy, offset quarterly in 1970 by publisher/editor Frederick S. Clarke...
as "a typical New World production that opens nice, but soon short-circuits with all the clichés of the genre." However this can be contrasted with the views of leading science fiction author David Wingrove
David Wingrove
David Wingrove is a British science fiction writer. He is well-known as the author of the Chung Kuo novels . He is also the co-author of the three Myst novels....
who describes the review by Cinefastique as witless "Rot! Android stays firmly nice from start to finish" He particularly praises the work done on such a low budget saying that "you can't buy or budget love. When money is sparse, invention is all." George Lucas said that he personally thought the film to be "smart" and "relevant".