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Synopsis: Plastic surgeon Larry Roberts performs a series of minor alterations on a group of models who are seeking perfection. The operations are a resounding success. But when someone starts killing his beautiful patients, Dr. Roberts becomes suspicious and starts investigating. What he uncovers are the mysterious - and perhaps murderous - activities of a high-tech computer company called Digital Matrix.
Director(s): Michael Crichton
Production: Warner Home Video
  1 win.
 
IMDB:
6.1
Rotten Tomatoes:
29%
PG
Year:
1981
93 min
253 Views


Larry's going to save me.

Any minute now.

Television can control public opinion

more effectively...

...than armies of secret police

because television is entirely voluntary.

The American government forces

our children to attend school.

But nobody forces them to watch TV.

Americans of all ages submit

to television.

Television is the American ideal.

Persuasion without coercion.

Nobody makes us watch.

Who could have predicted that

a free people would voluntarily spend...

...one fifth of their lives

sitting in front of a box with pictures?

Fifteen years sitting in prison

is punishment.

But15 years sitting in front

of a television set is entertainment.

And the average American now spends

more than one and a half years of his life...

...watching television commercials.

Fifty minutes every day of his life

watching commercials.

Now, that's power.

Yet the commercials have been

as crude as snake-oil pitches till now.

Now, Reston Industries

has scientific commercials.

Commercials combining

computer-generated actors...

...in real settings,

in a highly effective way.

The way of the future.

So without further ado,

Reston Industries is proud to present...

...its latest visual development.

- Reston Industries is...

- Larry.

Hey, what's with the uniform?

Hi, I'm Candy.

Wherever you find the cutting edge

of high technology and corporate growth...

... that's where you'll find

Reston Industries.

Reston Industries

makes the future happen.

In 37 countries

spanning the globe...

... Norway to Nicaragua,

Spain to Singapore...

... Reston Industries stands for growth...

... for innovation in science and technology

and a better life for all.

Where's that son of a b*tch?

Reston Industries

is a name you can count on.

Reston Industries

makes the future happen.

Reston Industries doesn't just plan

the future, it's shaping it.

Ladies and gentlemen,

Senator Robert Harrison...

... candidate for president

of the United States.

Hello, I'm Senator Harrison...

... sharing with you

some of my private thoughts...

... on the eve of the national election.

Perhaps you feel as I do...

... that our great nation faces

trying times...

... overwhelmed by inflation,

swamped with bureaucracy...

... manipulated by faceless corporations

with their expensive media campaigns.

It truly seems a dark hour for liberty.

But there is something

we can do about it.

We can return to the individual freedom

and values of our pioneer forefathers...

... who forged our country

and made it great.

A vote for me is a vote

for the old American tradition.

They don't know

what's being done to them.

They're fascinated. Look at them.

Against pollution

of our environment and our lives.

There is still time.

I admit it,

I have troubles with bugs and roaches.

- Even in my perfect and spotless kitchen.

- That's me.

What with

everybody coming and going...

... the rush and bustle of a large family,

what is a mother to do?

Well, I found my answer right here,

with new formula Blast.

Fast, painlessly, and odorlessly.

Even roaches...

Damn, how did he get here?

No muss and fuss,

and no unwelcome houseguests.

Get new...

Gotta stop him...

What's the matter, honey?

Oh, these pressures, I can't sleep.

I'm all upset.

Don't worry, darling,

I have just the thing for a sleepless night.

New gentle action Snooze.

But I've tried medicines before

and nothing helps.

Snooze is more than just medicine.

- Oh, I don't know.

- Well, I do. Snooze is a...

New Snooze is more than medicine.

It's trust.

Trust Snooze to give you the restful sleep

you've always wanted.

Other medicines take your money,

you'll save with new Snooze...

... for a restful, refreshing sleep.

New Snooze is more than medicine.

It's trust.

New Snooze.

Feel better the next day, snooze tonight.

Isn't it gorgeous?

Nothing could be more beautiful

after a day in the sun...

... than the economical

new Dodge Omni Deluxe.

This car is so hot,

it will leave you breathless.

But let's look at those interiors.

Gives European access with deep,

Dodge pile carpeting...

... for sporting space you'll love.

Nothing could be better

than the new Omni interior...

... including digital dash clock...

- is standard equipment.

But don't take my word for it.

- See for yourself at your local dealership.

- Hey, that's Reston.

- And remember, seeing is believing.

- What's he trying to prove?

I love Dodge. You will too.

New Dodge Omni.

Makes sense for American families.

Why don't you drive one today?

Remember, seeing is believing.

Oh, Mom, do we have to have

the same old thing again?

Yeah, I'm tired of the same

old breakfast.

They're right, dear.

How about something different?

Jennifer?

New Oaties are the oat cereal...

... that families adore when they're tired

of the same old thing.

New Oaties...

Spurt makes any mouth fresh and alive.

New Spurt makes any mouth come alive.

Get Spurt and feel that fresh, alive taste.

New Spurt toothpaste, feel fresh again.

New Spurt toothpaste,

a product of Reston Industries.

You all right?

Oh, sure.

Hey, that's a nasty cut.

You ought to get that fixed.

You're a doctor.

No, I can't do it.

I don't date my patients.

- I am one of your patients.

- Not anymore.

Why not?

Because I wanna take you out

on a date.

Oh, Larry.

I don't know if I could take

another one of your evenings.

That's where you'll find

Reston Industries.

Thirty-seven countries

spanning the globe...

... from Norway to Nicaragua,

from Spain to Singapore.

Reston Industries stands for growth,

for innovation in science...

... a better life for all of us.

Reston Industries

is a name you can count on.

Because Reston Industries

makes the future happen.

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Michael Crichton

John Michael Crichton (/ˈkraɪtən/; October 23, 1942 – November 4, 2008) was an American best-selling author, screenwriter, film director, producer, and former physician best known for his work in the science fiction, medical fiction and thriller genres. His books have sold over 200 million copies worldwide, and many have been adapted into films. In 1994, Crichton became the only creative artist ever to have works simultaneously charting at No. 1 in US television (ER), film (Jurassic Park), and book sales (Disclosure). more…

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