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With the help of student assistant Boris (Vincent Spano) and stolen university equipment, Dr. Harry Wolper (Peter O'Toole) plans to clone his dead wife. But then he meets Meli (Mariel Hemingway), an egg donor for his experiment, and they fall in love. Faced with choosing between his deceased wife and Meli, Dr. Wolper sees his situation in a new light when Boris' own new love, Barbara (Virginia Madsen), falls into a coma. Meanwhile, another professor tries shutting down the cloning project.
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Paul Attanasio Washington Post 01/04/2018
How did a movie this mindlessly saccharine ever get made? Go to Full Review
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 01/01/2000
2.5/4
Creator is ambitious and tries to do a lot of things and does most of them well, but it's a close miss. Go to Full Review
Rick Chatenever Santa Cruz Sentinel 11/05/2019
Creator is a refreshingly intelligent movie. Go to Full Review
Jake Euker F5 (Wichita, KS) 02/18/2007
2/5
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 08/03/2005
3/5
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice 08/22/2004
3/5
Peter O'Toole's madcap performance is a wonder to behold. Go to Full Review
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David W Aug 9 It's quite an interesting and intelligent movie and is worth the entry just to see O'Toole cutting loose. See more Joe S Jul 9 Creator is on the short list of my very favorite movies. The nay-saying critics are either crazy or just don't get "the big picture" (inside joke). This movie is sweet, profound, funny, thought-provoking, uplifting, and still never fails to make my cry with both pathos and joy (after watching it many times). Peter O'Toole is fantastic, as is Vincent Spano. The range and impact of emotion that Mr. O'Toole can convey with a single look, gesture, or sweep of his arms has always impressed me. And the rest of the cast members turn in great performances as well. The soundtrack's main theme is beautiful and sets the perfect mood. I have always highly recommended this movie to anyone except the most vapid and superficial of persons. If you've experienced love, tragedy, loss, and empathy, there's a very good chance you'll love Creator too. See more Stephen C @bob25009 Jul 4 Funny in 1 hour and 47 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $4,600,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Tom B Apr 30 One of my favorite movies. It's silly and zany, but overall a feel good movie. And I think too many people are confusing it with the NEWER movie of the same name. If the review doesn't mention O'Toole, or the love story, then it's probably for the WRONG MOVIE. See more Gnr E 07/22/2024 Creater of this movie must be an intelligent! Thank you for making movie like this See more Munkhchimeg T 07/22/2024 The graphic design is sooo good See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis With the help of student assistant Boris (Vincent Spano) and stolen university equipment, Dr. Harry Wolper (Peter O'Toole) plans to clone his dead wife. But then he meets Meli (Mariel Hemingway), an egg donor for his experiment, and they fall in love. Faced with choosing between his deceased wife and Meli, Dr. Wolper sees his situation in a new light when Boris' own new love, Barbara (Virginia Madsen), falls into a coma. Meanwhile, another professor tries shutting down the cloning project.
Director
Ivan Passer
Producer
Stephen Friedman
Production Co
Universal/Universal Int
Rating
R
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 20, 1985, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 1, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA)
$4.6M
Runtime
1h 47m
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