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Android (B)

STARS...
Klaus Kinski, Don Opper, Brie Howard, Norbert Weisser, Crofton Hardester, and Kendra Kirschner.

PLOT SUMMARY...
In the future, on a space station, a humanoid robot wishes to be a human.

QUICK SCAN...
ANDROID could be compared to "Pinocchio". Don Opper is very touching as Max 404, the human being wanna be. Klaus Kinski, ("Creature"), is entertainingly creepy, as a scientist who's a little too interested in playing with his robots. Opper, as Max the android, is much more "human" than Kinski, which may be the film's point.

DIRECTOR: Aaron Kipstadt
YEAR & RATING: 1984 (PG)

BEST BETS:

Critters

D.A.R.Y.L.

SYNOPSIS...
In the future, an android, (humanoid robot), Max 404, who likes humans, and the human scientist, Dr. Daniel, (who's hung up on robots), lives and works in a space station. When Dr. Daniels receives word from Earth to discontinue his robot research, and disconnect Max, the android listens in on the conversation, learning his fate.

When three escaped, spaced convicts dock at the station, the routine of station life is broken up. Max, who desires very much to be human, develops a crush on the female convict. In the meantime, Dr. Daniels completes work on an illegal android, a beautiful blonde, Robo-woman, who he plans to have sex with.

Later, when Dr. Daniels tries to have sex with the female robot, she kills him. And when good guy space people come aboard the station, the convicts are killed. Max is mistakened for a human,and is taken back to Earth, where he will live side by side with the humans, a robot dream come true.

Review:

ANDROID is a nice little Sci-Fi film whose heart is in the right place.

Director Aaron Lipstadt, working from a Screenplay by James Reigle and Don Opper, tells the tale of an android, Max 404, (Writer/Actor Don Opper ,of "Critters"), who wants very much to be human.

Max 404 works on a space station which is run by Dr. Daniel, (Klaus Kinski ,of "Creature"). From the opening scenes, in which we see Max "boning up" on male/female mating practices, Director Lipstadt establishes right off that Max is a very curious cat when it comes to people.

Interestingly enough, Kinski's Dr. Daniel is very hung up on robots, with his latest android in progress, a beautiful blonde "sexy" female. Daniel's hang up on the female android, seems to make him less human, while Max's groupie-like hang-up on people makes him more human. When Robo-Max receives a mayday distress call, he remarks with interest, "That's a woman's voice." This unusual yin/yang contrast between the two leads characters is an entertaining plus for the viewer.

While the Story is clever, the biggest thing ANDROID has going for it is the performance of Co-Writer, Don Opper, as Max. As Directed by Lipstadt, Don's Max is so likeable, and so recognizably human, that he becomes the most huggable robot since R2D2 of "Star Wars" fame.

Director of Photography, Tim Suhrstedt, makes good use of the "2001" style futuristic sets. Unlike most Sci-Fi films of this sort, the space station interiors are lit and shot in a way that makes the environments seem comfortable and livable.

ANDROID should be highly watchable for most Sci-Fi fans.

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Android (B)
	STARS... Klaus Kinski, Don Opper, Brie Howard, Norbert Weisser, Crofton Hardester, and Kendra Kirschner. PLOT SUMMARY... In the future, on a space station, a humanoid robot wishes to be a human. QUICK SCAN... ANDROID could be compared to "Pinocchio". Don Opper is very touching as Max 404, the human being wanna be. Klaus Kinski, ("Creature"), is entertainingly creepy, as a scientist who's a little too interested in playing with his robots. Opper, as Max the android, is much more "human" than Kinski, which may be the film's point.
DIRECTOR: Aaron Kipstadt YEAR & RATING: 1984 (PG) BEST BETS: Critters D.A.R.Y.L.	SYNOPSIS... In the future, an android, (humanoid robot), Max 404, who likes humans, and the human scientist, Dr. Daniel, (who's hung up on robots), lives and works in a space station. When Dr. Daniels receives word from Earth to discontinue his robot research, and disconnect Max, the android listens in on the conversation, learning his fate. When three escaped, spaced convicts dock at the station, the routine of station life is broken up. Max, who desires very much to be human, develops a crush on the female convict. In the meantime, Dr. Daniels completes work on an illegal android, a beautiful blonde, Robo-woman, who he plans to have sex with. Later, when Dr. Daniels tries to have sex with the female robot, she kills him. And when good guy space people come aboard the station, the convicts are killed. Max is mistakened for a human,and is taken back to Earth, where he will live side by side with the humans, a robot dream come true.
Review: ANDROID is a nice little Sci-Fi film whose heart is in the right place. Director Aaron Lipstadt, working from a Screenplay by James Reigle and Don Opper, tells the tale of an android, Max 404, (Writer/Actor Don Opper ,of "Critters"), who wants very much to be human. Max 404 works on a space station which is run by Dr. Daniel, (Klaus Kinski ,of "Creature"). From the opening scenes, in which we see Max "boning up" on male/female mating practices, Director Lipstadt establishes right off that Max is a very curious cat when it comes to people. Interestingly enough, Kinski's Dr. Daniel is very hung up on robots, with his latest android in progress, a beautiful blonde "sexy" female. Daniel's hang up on the female android, seems to make him less human, while Max's groupie-like hang-up on people makes him more human. When Robo-Max receives a mayday distress call, he remarks with interest, "That's a woman's voice." This unusual yin/yang contrast between the two leads characters is an entertaining plus for the viewer. While the Story is clever, the biggest thing ANDROID has going for it is the performance of Co-Writer, Don Opper, as Max. As Directed by Lipstadt, Don's Max is so likeable, and so recognizably human, that he becomes the most huggable robot since R2D2 of "Star Wars" fame. Director of Photography, Tim Suhrstedt, makes good use of the "2001" style futuristic sets. Unlike most Sci-Fi films of this sort, the space station interiors are lit and shot in a way that makes the environments seem comfortable and livable. ANDROID should be highly watchable for most Sci-Fi fans.