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Several movie genres collide head-on in Android. Klaus Kinski plays a slightly cracked scientist, working in solitude on a remote space station. Kinski is hoping to develop a race of humanlike robots,... read more read more... the prototype of which is Max. 404 (Don Opper). He is interrupted by a coed gang of space-hopping escaped convicts. One of the cons, the lovely Brie Howard, falls in love with Max. 404, and he with her. The android's less attractive traits are exhibited when he jealously attempts to destroy female robot Kendra Kirchner. Though there's no budget to speak of, Android is one of the more likeable second-echelon sci-fiers of the 1980s. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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40% liked it

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83% liked it

6 critics

PG, 1 hr. 20 min.

Directed by: Aaron Lipstadt

Release Date: October 1, 1982

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DVD Release Date: October 12, 2004

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  • ajv2688
    January 11, 2011
    ajv2688
    I saw this on TV recently, it's okay, it's a sci-fi thriller about androids. I liked the ending most of all.
  • mbriandev
    August 6, 2010
    mbriandev
    What the heck can you possibly say about a movie that's as awful as this?

    First of all, this film makes absolutely no sense. It's horrible. The plot is completely incomprehensible and the acting is terrible. Even if you do understand the plot (from reading it somewhere on-lin... read moree), it's completely irrelevant to actually watching the film. The funny part is that it almost seems as though they're making it up as they go along. Half the dialogue in the film has absolutely nothing to do with the film and is COMPLETELY irrelevant!

    The fact that 83% of the critics liked this film just shows how full of crap they really are. My opinion is that anyone who likes this movie blindly likes anything that's science fiction. The people who liked "Android" are the people who're crying out, "Battlefield Earth wasn't so bad!" Yes. Yes it was. And so is "Android".

    But on the bright side, George Lucas actually liked this film, calling it "smart" and "relevant". Maybe that's where he got the inspiration to make the sweeping epic, "Howard the Duck"!?
  • MorpheusOne
    January 30, 2010
    MorpheusOne
    A not particularly enjoyable 80s cinema piece that garners most of the 2 1/2 stars literally bc of Brie Howard.
  • xandiXlizXmackix
    June 23, 2009
    xandiXlizXmackix
    Android mostly takes place in a space station, and there are only a few scenes featuring the blackness of empty space. There's not much action except for a very few scenes. In short, I don't find anything special about this obscure sci-fi film.
  • NichtHeute
    August 22, 2007
    NichtHeute
    Better than I expected; a fun little b-movie with shades of Brazil and Blade Runner. Featuring Klaus Kinski as a mad scientist who wants to use a female fugitive as a power source for his brand-new lady android; unfortunately for him, both women are immune to the Kinski charm.

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Critic Reviews

Ian Berriman
May 4, 2010
Ian Berriman, SFX Magazine

In a line-up of all of Roger Corman's New World productions, Android stands out for its sensitivity and gentle humour. Full Review

Fernando F. Croce
August 28, 2009
Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion

Erudite, low-tech sci-fi Full Review

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
August 19, 2004
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

A captivating drama in its own odd way. Full Review

Ken Hanke
April 21, 2003
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Too quirky to dislike. Too uninspired to like,

September 1, 2008
Variety

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Vincent Canby
September 4, 2004
Vincent Canby, New York Times

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Dave Kehr
January 10, 2004
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

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Cole Smithey
October 16, 2007
Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com

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Emanuel Levy
October 3, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Geoff Andrew
June 24, 2006
Geoff Andrew, Time Out

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