Vashirdfel Simply A Masterpiece

ChanBot i must have seen a different film!!

Dynamixor The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

Humbersi The first must-see film of the year.

DrPhilmreview I think most of the budget of this New World sci-fi film probably went toward Klaus Kinski. It's amazing how many low-budget specials this guy has made. Nevertheless, "Android" does have some charms to it. Don Keith Oper does double duty as screenwriter and Max, the android of the title and helps make this somewhat interesting. Neither of the ladies in this film really had much of a career after it and watching them one can see why. They don't really bring much to the party. The director does a decent job considering the budget limitations and went on to a successful career doing TV shows and occasional TV movies. But can you guess which of these performers actually appeared in "Saving Private Ryan"? Yes, tough guy Mendes, Crodton Hardester.

Coventry The least you can say about Aaron Lipstadt's "Android" is that it is a bit of a maverick and rarity in the universe of early 80's cinema. In an era when people automatically associated the Science-Fiction genre with either hideous invincible creatures ("Alien") or adventurous fantasy (the "Star Wars"-trilogy), this movie actually attempts to make a character-study/drama using exclusively Sci-Fi characters. "Android" feels like a successful mixture between the themes of "Saturn 3" and even the embittered atmosphere the almighty classic "Blade Runner". That is highly ambitious and praiseworthy, especially since the credits list Roger Corman's name as an executive producer and during that time he was mostly infamous for his excessively violent and exploitative rip-offs. The always amazing Klaus Kinski gives a perplexing performance as a mysterious scientist, illegally constructing androids in a space-station far far away. Dr. Daniel is continuously preoccupied with his work whilst his android assistant Max 404 plays videogames and secretly craves to learn more about being a human. The arrival of three fugitive criminals drastically alters their existence. One of them is namely a woman, and both Dr. Daniel and Max are enchanted by her appearance albeit for totally different reasons. The good doctor finally sees an opportunity to research the possibility of a female android and Max discovers emotions he didn't even know existed. It gets worse when Max learns he's disposable and rebels against superior. "Android" benefits most from its witty and inventively written script. The film is most impressive when relying on substance and acting performances, as the special effects and decors appear miserably cheap and tacky. The "surprise" ending is efficient and unpredictably without being overly far-fetched. Kinski is, as said, genius is his familiar role of eccentric and slightly offbeat scientist, but Don Opper (who also co-wrote the film) is at least equally astounding as Max 404. Not only does he look uncanny and artificial, but his grimaces and movements are truly spot-on! Extra admirable is that neither Don Opper nor director Aaron Lipstadt had any cinematic experience before they worked on "Android" together. This may be an anonymous and underrated movie, but to me it's one of the most remarkable films of the 80's. Highly recommended.

bpearlmutter This movie was made on a negligable budget on the set of a bigger budget movie, in the short time between the end of filming and set tear-down. It relies not on special effects but on good writing and acting, with the script quickly worked to match the constraints of the set. Like other kinds of art, part of the strength of this sort of movie can come from how it overcomes the constraints of the form. Here the story is subtle with a few clever twists and turns, and touches on serious intellectual issues like what it means to be human, the nature of free will and choice, good and evil in the face of the posthuman malleable notion of self, and (the actors relished this) how we should face a tradeoff between being likable and being competent. It touches some of the same themes as "Blade Runner", like how morality shifts when our creations cross the boundary between being tools and being people. Highly recommended.

feketerobi It was in the early 80's and there wasn't so much technology out there, I loved this movie the way it was, I loved the sound tracks and I was looking for the Android soundtrack on record or CD, never find it, so if you have it, I like to buy it from you, (if reasonable). I like the characters, the story and I watched a few time before I bought the video tape.