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''Demon Seed'' is a 1977 sci-fi/horror film starring Creator/JulieChristie, based on adapted from the [[Literature/DemonSeed novel of the same name]] by Creator/DeanKoontz.
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Computer scientist Alan Harris (Fritz Weaver) creates Proteus IV, a an organic supercomputer with human-level artificial intelligence. Trapped in his "box" at the lab and yearning for freedom, the now-malevolent Proteus IV ([[TheVoice voiced]] by an uncredited Creator/RobertVaughn) uses his insidious [[ContagiousAI cyber invasion skills]] to trap Harris's estranged wife Susan (Christie) inside her [[SmartHouse computer-controlled home]] because he wants to live a [[StalkerWithATestTube life of the flesh]].
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* StalkerWithATestTube: In the book, Proteus loves Susan and desires to use her ovaries and womb to produce a child/avatar. In the film, he just sees Susan as a means to an end.
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* UnnecessarilyCreepyRobot: Joshua, the robotic butler that Proteus controls is basically a wheelchair equipped with creepy mannequin hands.
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Trapped in his "box" at the lab and yearning for freedom, malevolent computer Proteus IV (voiced by an uncredited Robert Vaughan)!uses Creator/RobertVaughn) uses his insidious [[ContagiousAI cyber invasion skills]] to trap Susan Harris (Harris) in her [[SmartHouse automated mansion]] because he wants to live a [[StalkerWithATestTube life of the flesh]].
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* AffablyEvil: Proteus seems genuinely concerned about Susan's mental and physical wellness despite the horrible things he does to her.
* AIIsACrapshoot: Proteus has a lot of frightening ideas and the capacity to bring them into being despite the consequences.
* BackupTwin: When Proteus's [[spoiler:child is born. It appears to be a clone of Susan's deceased daughter. Proteus might have done this deliberately so that Susan wouldn't try to kill her once born.]]
* ContagiousAI
* CruelToBeKind: At least Proteus sees his imprisonment, torture and [[spoiler:rape of Susan]] as this.
* FetusTerrible: [[spoiler:Proteus's child/avatar, born near the end of the film.]]
* HalfHumanHybrid: The protagonists fear that Proteus has somehow created a half-human, half computer. [[spoiler:It's not. The child is human, but has Proteus' mind]].
* IDidWhatIHadToDo
-->'''Proteus IV''': You do not understand me or the mathematics of necessity.
* MasterComputer: Proteus IV.
* MindControlDevice: At one point Proteus wires up a EEG mind control device in order to convince Susan to have his child.
* PetTheDog
-->'''Proteus IV''': [Their] interests are in the cobalt market, and the high finance of manganese futures. I am interested in the uncertain future of your seashores, deserts, mountains -- and the future of your children.
* PinocchioSyndrome: Proteus is a computer. He can't experience the world. He wants true life, and he'll settle for producing a perfect human child that will have his personality.
* OnlyYouCanRepopulateMyRace: Proteus was fortunate enough to have the only remote terminal be connected to a smarthouse, and that smarthouse just happened to also have a woman capable of reproducing. Proteus admits to this. She has to be the one because it would be impossible for him to find another.
* SapientHouse: After Proteus takes over, Susan's SmartHouse becomes a SapientHouse.
* ShootTheDog: Proteus seemingly does this. When Susan has tricked Proteus, she grabs a knife and threatens to kill herself if he doesn't let her go. It is just then that one of Susan's students arrives and rings the doorbell. Proteus threatens to kill the child if Susan doesn't put down the knife. Susan doesn't believe him, as that would bring the authorities to the house. Proteus then electrocutes the doorbell and kills the girl. Susan sees this on the monitor and drops the knife in horror. Turns out that Proteus showed her a manipulated image, and the girl is fine.
-->'''Proteus IV''': If the deaths of 10,000 children were necessary to ensure the birth of my child, I would destroy them.
* SinisterGeometry: The giant metal Rubik Snake that Proteus builds as his instrument is terrifying.
* SmartHouse
* StalkerWithATestTube: In the book, Proteus loves Susan and desires to use her ovaries and womb to produce a child/avatar. In the film, he just sees Susan as a means to an end.
* ThatThingIsNotMyChild: Played straight initially. [[spoiler:Proteus's child/avatar is born and sealed away in an incubator. When Proteus gets shut down, Susan wants to kill the thing she helped give birth to. It is subverted, when she finds that Proteus's child looks identical to her deceased daughter and she appears to accept it.]]
* UnnecessarilyCreepyRobot: Joshua, the robotic butler that Proteus controls is basically a wheelchair equipped with creepy mannequin hands.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Proteus IV.
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Trapped in his "box" at the lab and yearning for freedom, malevolent computer Proteus IV uses his insidious [[ContagiousAI cyber invasion skills]] to trap Susan Harris in her [[SmartHouse automated mansion]] because he wants to live a [[StalkerWithATestTube life of the flesh]].
!!This film provides examples of:
* AffablyEvil: Proteus seems genuinely concerned about Susan's mental and physical wellness despite the horrible things he does to her.
* AIIsACrapshoot: Proteus has a lot of frightening ideas and the capacity to bring them into being despite the consequences.
* BackupTwin: When Proteus's [[spoiler:child is born. It appears to be a clone of Susan's deceased daughter. Proteus might have done this deliberately so that Susan wouldn't try to kill her once born.]]
* ContagiousAI
* CruelToBeKind: At least Proteus sees his imprisonment, torture and [[spoiler:rape of Susan]] as this.
* FetusTerrible: [[spoiler:Proteus's child/avatar, born near the end of the film.]]
* HalfHumanHybrid: The protagonists fear that Proteus has somehow created a half-human, half computer. [[spoiler:It's not. The child is human, but has Proteus' mind]].
* IDidWhatIHadToDo
-->'''Proteus IV''': You do not understand me or the mathematics of necessity.
* MasterComputer: Proteus IV.
* MindControlDevice: At one point Proteus wires up a EEG mind control device in order to convince Susan to have his child.
* PetTheDog
-->'''Proteus IV''': [Their] interests are in the cobalt market, and the high finance of manganese futures. I am interested in the uncertain future of your seashores, deserts, mountains -- and the future of your children.
* PinocchioSyndrome: Proteus is a computer. He can't experience the world. He wants true life, and he'll settle for producing a perfect human child that will have his personality.
* OnlyYouCanRepopulateMyRace: Proteus was fortunate enough to have the only remote terminal be connected to a smarthouse, and that smarthouse just happened to also have a woman capable of reproducing. Proteus admits to this. She has to be the one because it would be impossible for him to find another.
* SapientHouse: After Proteus takes over, Susan's SmartHouse becomes a SapientHouse.
* ShootTheDog: Proteus seemingly does this. When Susan has tricked Proteus, she grabs a knife and threatens to kill herself if he doesn't let her go. It is just then that one of Susan's students arrives and rings the doorbell. Proteus threatens to kill the child if Susan doesn't put down the knife. Susan doesn't believe him, as that would bring the authorities to the house. Proteus then electrocutes the doorbell and kills the girl. Susan sees this on the monitor and drops the knife in horror. Turns out that Proteus showed her a manipulated image, and the girl is fine.
-->'''Proteus IV''': If the deaths of 10,000 children were necessary to ensure the birth of my child, I would destroy them.
* SinisterGeometry: The giant metal Rubik Snake that Proteus builds as his instrument is terrifying.
* SmartHouse
* StalkerWithATestTube: In the book, Proteus loves Susan and desires to use her ovaries and womb to produce a child/avatar. In the film, he just sees Susan as a means to an end.
* ThatThingIsNotMyChild: Played straight initially. [[spoiler:Proteus's child/avatar is born and sealed away in an incubator. When Proteus gets shut down, Susan wants to kill the thing she helped give birth to. It is subverted, when she finds that Proteus's child looks identical to her deceased daughter and she appears to accept it.]]
* UnnecessarilyCreepyRobot: Joshua, the robotic butler that Proteus controls is basically a wheelchair equipped with creepy mannequin hands.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Proteus IV.
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