Creator

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Creator

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Released Sep 20, 1985

1h 47m

Romance

Comedy

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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

How did a movie this mindlessly saccharine ever get made?

Jan 4, 2018

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Creator is ambitious and tries to do a lot of things and does most of them well, but it's a close miss.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Rick Chatenever

Santa Cruz Sentinel

Creator is a refreshingly intelligent movie.

Nov 5, 2019

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Jake Euker

F5 (Wichita, KS)

Rated: 2/5

Feb 18, 2007

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 3/5

Aug 3, 2005

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality & Practice

Peter O'Toole's madcap performance is a wonder to behold.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 22, 2004

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Gnr E

Creater of this movie must be an intelligent! Thank you for making movie like this

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/22/24

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Munkhchimeg T

The graphic design is sooo good

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/22/24

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Steve

What's wrong with a soap far fetched story, that has a happy ending, nothing, nothing at all.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/26/24

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AJ R

Nothing really new here story wise. Pretty cliche. Visually it's good. Pacing is quite slow for an action movie but never gets boring. Worth a watch.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/01/24

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Belle C

Don't waste your time watching that movie Creator #1 - no real plot- #2- special effects are redundant #3 ridiculous message that AI is good & kind #4 US is the enemy- (Hollywood loves that) one. 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/31/23

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Steve K

I fell in love with this the first time I saw it back in the 80's--having just rewatched it for the first time in decades, I still love it. Strange blend of sweet romance, philosophical musings, smart comedy, and drama both professional and medical. Every main character gets a chance to shine in their own unique niche, and there are many quotable lines. Tell me you don't want to see a movie where you get to watch Peter O'Toole say this: "One day we will peer into our microscopes and find ourselves staring into God's eyes--and the first one who blinks will lose his testicles!"

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/29/23

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Ivan Passer

Director

Peter O'Toole

Dr. Harry Wolper

Mariel Hemingway

Meli

Vincent Spano

Boris Lafkin

Virginia Madsen

Barbara Spencer

David Ogden Stiers

Dr. Sid Kullenbeck

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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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