Not Quite Human story

movie: Not Quite Human (1987) · 1987-06-19

A scientist invents an android that resembles a teenager.

17 total · 2 choice · 11 major · 4 minor

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android choice Dr. Carson invented an android that resembled a teenager. He named it Chip, at his daughter's request, and treated it as his own son.
becoming a more emotionally sophisticated person choice The story followed Chip as he went from being a very literal minded android to a "not quite human" android with a working grasp of basic human interaction.
AI point of view major We saw the world of human interaction from the perspective of the very literal minded android Chip.
brother and sister major Becky considered the android Chip as an older brother and they attended the same high school together.
father and daughter major Dr. Carson and his teenage daughter Becky.
father and son major r. Carson invented an android that resembled a teenager whom he treated as a son.
greed for riches major A defense contractor and his henchman kidnapped the android Chip as part of a nefarious plot to make billions of dollars from the military by reprogramming it into a formidable fighting machine.
maker and machine major Dr. Carson invented an android that resembled a teenager whom he treated as a son.
pride in one's own creation major The android Chip was Dr. Carson's pride and joy.
single fatherhood major We saw Dr. Carson raising a teenage daughter and a very literally minded android as a single father.