Creator
by Ivan Passer
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Actor: David Ogden Stiers, Mariel Hemingway, Peter O'Toole, Vincent Spano, Virginia MadsenDirector: Ivan Passer
Brand: Lions Gate
Cinematographer: Robbie Greenberg
Editor: Richard Chew
Producer: Charles Mulvehill
Producer: Stephen J. Friedman
Writer: Jeremy Leven
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0
Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 107 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1999-04-27
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Lions Gate
Movie Reviews of Creator
Movie Review: If you loved this movie.
Summary: 5 Stars
I saw this movie for the first time on cable when I was about 12. The next time it was on I recorded it on the family VCR and watched it too many times to count until I left home for college. I try to avoid making statements that seem overly melodramatic but I really think seeing this movie so often and from such a young age effected the person I am today, and for the better. I'm 34 now and still find myself quoting it often and, since so few people have seen it, am given credit for being funny and profound when I do. The "Love Formula" proposed by Harry rings as true today as it did when the movie was made, likewise the movie has aged well and is still relevant so many years later. I read the book Creator that the movie was based on and agree with another reviewer that it was a too complex and convoluted novel. It was written by Jeremy Leven who also wrote the screenplay to the movie which is actually the much better telling of the story. In this rare case, the movie was actually much better than the book. However, his other novel, "Satan, and his eventual cure by the unfortunate Dr. Kassler J.S.P.S" was amazing and stands to this day as the most hilarious AND most depressing book I've ever read. Definitely worth checking out. I completely agree with my fellow reviewers that it is a crime that it seems to be impossible to order or download the musical score. If anyone reading this has figured out how, please tell the rest of us.
Summary of Creator
CREATOR - DVD MovieExuding the charm and grace for which he seems to hold the patent, Peter O'Toole plays Doctor Harry Wolper, a renowned research biologist whose pet project is to clone his sorely missed wife, dead now for 30 years. Assisting him in fine fashion are Meli (Mariel Hemingway), a self-proclaimed 19-year-old nymphomaniac bent on capturing the affections of Dr. Wolper, and a research assistant (Vincent Spano), whose love interest is fellow student Virgina Madsen. This sweet and enjoyable romantic comedy is brought to a head when the Madsen character drops suddenly into a coma. Then Wolper's nemesis, played almost lovably by David Ogden Stiers, thwarts his cloning attempts by reclaiming the stolen equipment he's using to do so. While Dr. Wolper preaches the beauty of The Big Picture as a way of apprehending life, this one is decidedly a small picture, but in the sense of being attuned to small details, probably owing to the foreign sensibilities of Czech director Ivan Passer (Cutter's Way). The many disparate plot threads are eventually brought into harmony, though the sheer number of them may seem a jumble to many viewers. Better to let the big picture take care of itself, and content oneself with the many smaller pleasures this delightful film affords. --Jim Gay
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