The Terminal Man (1974)
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58% of critics liked it
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53% of users liked it
(321 ratings)
Based on a novel by Michael Crichton, Terminal Man is a sci-fi thriller about a scientist who decides to be the lab rat in an experimental surgery to control his violent tendencies. During the surgical procedure, a miniature computer is implanted in his head. Unfortunately, the mechanism… More Based on a novel by Michael Crichton, Terminal Man is a sci-fi thriller about a scientist who decides to be the lab rat in an experimental surgery to control his violent tendencies. During the surgical procedure, a miniature computer is implanted in his head. Unfortunately, the mechanism malfunctions, and he becomes a vicious killer. ~ Kristie Hassen, Rovi
- Directed By
- Mike Hodges
- Written By
- Michael Crichton, Mike Hodges
- Genres
- Drama, Horror, Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy
PG,
- In Theaters
- Jun 19, 1974 Wide
- Studio
- Warner Home Video
Critic Reviews
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, Time Out
A thoughtful and unusually pessimistic sci-fi pic.
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Nora Sayre, New York Times
While this movie seems unsalvageable, it might have had some punch if we'd been told more about the Segal character's past, before his operation.
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Jeremy Heilman, MovieMartyr.com
By the time The Terminal Man reaches its tragic ending, it has succeeded in the dubious achievement of making us view its subject as dispassionately as any clinician.
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, TV Guide's Movie Guide
An aimless and unexciting science-fiction story.
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, Empire Magazine
Hodges takes a cool, detached approach, designing most scenes in monochrome with disturbing flesh-colours, and manages to make Segal's semi-android a strangely sympathetic monster.
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Cast
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George Segal
as Harry Benson
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Jim Antonio
as Richards
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Victor Argo
as Orderly
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Gene Borkan
as Police Guard
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Norman Burton
as Detective
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Burke Byrnes
as Police Guard
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Jill Clayburgh
as Angela
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Jack Colvin
as Coroner
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Lee de Broux
as Reporter
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Richard Dysart
as Dr. John Ellis
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Michael Gwynn
as Dr. Robert Morris
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Joan Hackett
as Dr. Janet Ross
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William Hansen
as Jim Antonio
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Robert Ito
as Anesthetist
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Steve Kanaly
as Edmonds
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Donald Moffat
as Dr. Arthur McPherson
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Jordan Rhodes
as Questioner
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Fred Sadoff
as Police Doctor
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James B. Sikking
as Ralph Friedman
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Jason Wingreen
as Instructor
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Ian Wolfe
as Priest
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Matt Clark
as Gerhard
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Dee Carroll
as Night Nurse
- Michael C. Gwynne
