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61% Critic Match
Creator
“It's potentially dangerous, probably illegal and definitely crazy.”
6.1 / 10• 1985• 1h 47m•R• English
ComedyRomanceScience Fiction
Storyline
With the help of student assistant Boris and stolen university equipment, Dr. Harry Wolper plans to clone his dead wife. But then he meets Meli, 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, falls into a coma. Meanwhile, another professor tries shutting down the cloning project.
Cast & Crew
Peter O'Toole
Dr. Harry Wolper
Lead
Mariel Hemingway
Meli
Vincent Spano
Boris Lafkin
Virginia Madsen
Barbara Spencer
David Ogden Stiers
Dr. Sid Kullenbeck
John Dehner
Paul
Karen Kopins
Lucy Wolper
Kenneth Tigar
Pavlo
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ivan Passer's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Creator is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
