Prototype (1983 film)

Prototype
Written by	Richard Levinson William Link
Directed by	David Greene
Starring	Christopher Plummer David Morse Frances Sternhagen
Theme music composer	Billy Goldenberg
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Stephanie Austin (associate producer) Richard Levinson (executive producer) William Link (executive producer) Robert Papazian (producer)
Cinematography	Harry J. May
Editor	Parkie L. Singh
Running time	96 min.
Production companies	Richard Levinson / William Link Productions Robert Papazian Productions
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	December 7, 1983

Prototype is a 1983 made-for-television film, starring Christopher Plummer.

Plot Summary

Dr. Carl Forrester, a curmudgeonly but basically kindly Nobel Prize-winning scientist, who builds an equally kindly (but much handsomer) humanoid named Michael. The government-subsidized Plummer has created Michael on behalf of his sponsors, but has second thoughts when he finds out that the government plans to build an army of robot warriors, using Michael as their model. Plummer sneaks into the pentagon and "kidnaps" Michael, triggering a film-length chase.

Cast

• Christopher Plummer as Dr. Carl Forrester
• David Morse as Michael
• Frances Sternhagen as Dorothy Forrester
• James Sutorius as Dr. Gene Pressman
• Stephen Elliott as Dr. Arthur Jarrett
• Doran Clark as Chris
• Alley Mills as Dr. Rebecca Bishop
• Arthur Hill as Gen. Keating
• Ed Call as Security guard
• Jonathan Estrin as Dr. Cooper
• Richard Kuss as Harris
• Pat McNamara as Landlord
• Vahan Moosekian as Dr. Kirk
• Molly Hansen as Elizabeth Hammond Ph.D. (uncredited)

External links

• Prototype at IMDb