With the help of student assistant Boris and stolen university equipment, Dr. Harry Wolper plans to clone his dead wife. But then he meets Meli, an egg donor for his experiment, and they fall in love. Faced with choosing between his deceased wife and Meli, Dr. Wolper sees his situation in a new light when Boris' own new love, Barbara, falls into a coma. Meanwhile, another professor tries shutting down the cloning project.

Creator (1985)

It's potentially dangerous, probably illegal and definitely crazy.

★ 6.2/10 September 20, 1985 107 min

ComedyRomanceScience Fiction

Director: Ivan Passer  ·  Writer: Jeremy Leven

With the help of student assistant Boris and stolen university equipment, Dr. Harry Wolper plans to clone his dead wife. But then he meets Meli, an egg donor for his experiment, and they fall in love. Faced with choosing between his deceased wife and Meli, Dr. Wolper sees his situation in a new light when Boris' own new love, Barbara, falls into a coma. Meanwhile, another professor tries shutting down the cloning project.

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Director

Ivan Passer

Cast

Peter O'Toole Dr. Harry Wolper Mariel Hemingway Meli Vincent Spano Boris Lafkin Virginia Madsen Barbara Spencer David Ogden Stiers Dr. Sid Kullenbeck John Dehner Paul Karen Kopins Lucy Wolper Kenneth Tigar Pavlo Elsa Raven Mrs. Mallory Lee Kessler Mrs. Pruitt Rance Howard Mr. Spencer Ellen Geer Mrs. Spencer