The Terminal Man | |
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Directed by | Mike Hodges |
Screenplay by | Mike Hodges |
Based on | The Terminal Man 1972 novel by Michael Crichton |
Produced by | Mike Hodges |
Starring | George Segal Joan Hackett Richard A. Dysart Jill Clayburgh Donald Moffat Matt Clark Michael C. Gwynne |
Cinematography | Richard H. Kline |
Edited by | Robert L. Wolfe |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Terminal Man is a 1974 American horror science fiction film directed by Mike Hodges, based on the 1972 novel of the same name by Michael Crichton. Starring George Segal, the film centers on a man,who after suffering brain damage in a car crash, becomes violent during seizures. To solve the problem doctors implant a microcomputer designed to stop the seizures and thus the violent attacks. However the stimulus triggers the pleasure Center of the brain and cannot be turned off resulting in creating a homicidal killer.