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This romantic, melancholy twist on the Frankenstein formula stars Peter O'Toole as Professor Harry Wolper, a lonely eccentric who has dedicated decades of research to cloning his long-dead wife Lucy f... read more read more...rom a culture of living tissue. To this end, he enlists the services of likeable Graduate assistant Boris (Vincent Spano), who is initially baffled by the professor's endless rants about God, Science and "The Big Picture." After Wolper posts bills seeking a human egg donor, his wish is granted by the vivacious young Meli (Mariel Hemingway), in whom the professor soon discovers a more willing convert to his grand design... and perhaps a love more immediate and real than the one he lost. Boris eventually manages to come around to "The Big Picture" himself when Wolper points him in the direction of another graduate, Barbara (Virginia Madsen). Despite opting for a platonic relationship to better determine if they are ideally matched, Boris and Barbara soon fall deeply in love, realizing that they are soul-mates as the professor had predicted. Tragedy strikes, however, when a brain hemorrhage renders Barbara comatose, and Wolper's nemesis Dr. Sid Kuhlenbeck (David Ogden Stiers) persuades the university to shut down Harry's private cloning laboratory. Meli forces Wolper to choose between her love and his misplaced longing for his dead wife... and his answer is suddenly made clear when he witnesses Boris's heartfelt determination to bring his own true love back to the land of the living. Written by Jeremy Leven (based on his own novel), this is a flawed but engaging comedy which proves that a well-written story can incorporate traditional science fiction elements as more than a mere plot device and actually enhance the humanity of the characters. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 48 min.

Directed by: Ivan Passer

Release Date: September 20, 1985

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DVD Release Date: April 27, 1999

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  • deereagle
    January 23, 2009
    deereagle
    I do not know why I loved this movie, maybe because of the undying love and what this man wanted to do to get the love of his wife back.







    Always loved this movie and the Professors undying love for the love of his life.
  • PeppermintShrek
    February 25, 2007
    PeppermintShrek
    The best Sci-Fi, Romantic Comedy that I've seen yet. Plus there are 2 sets of tits including Mariel Hemmingway's tits before she ruined them by enlarging them (I don't care if they are big or small as long as they are ALL yours).

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
August 22, 2004
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

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

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

O'Toole makes it passable, but he's better than this and so is the audience.

Scott Weinberg
July 25, 2002
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

Weird (yet watchable) mid-80's sci-fi rom-com whatchamacallit.

Vincent Canby
August 30, 2004
Vincent Canby, New York Times

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Roger Ebert
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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Jake Euker
February 18, 2007
Jake Euker, F5 (Wichita, KS)

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Emanuel Levy
August 3, 2005
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James O'Ehley
November 6, 2003
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Carol Cling
August 22, 2003
Carol Cling, Las Vegas Review-Journal

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Philip Martin
July 29, 2002
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