Takeover

Takeover

1988 · 80 min · ★ 9.0 · Comedy, Science Fiction

George Oppenheimer has two problems: an eccentric wife and an uncontrollable child. At work his team invented a computer with personality. George thinks the computer is faster, smarter and elegant. When his life falls apart, the computer offers suicide as the only alternative.

Directed by Robert Marchand · Written by Peter Moon

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