When they get a visit from a spaceship in emergency, Daniels isn't exactly happy, because androids have been outlawed on earth, and he doesn't want his research to be known. It doesn't help things when it turns out that the three are on the run from the law, armed and dangerous. However, one of the trio - Maggie (Brie Howard) - is a woman, and Daniels needs a woman to develop his androids further (I leave the "why" to your imagination). Meanwhile, our shy Max seems to have entered some sort of android adolescence, because he takes quite a fumbling romantic interest in Maggie. With that, we're set for some multi-sided conflict in the close confines of this far away space station.

1982 must have been a good year for SF films featuring outlawed androids - "Blade Runner" is also from 1982, and while Android is a good film with some entertaining turns, it isn't as grand as Bladerunner. Android is supposed to be loosely based on the same Philip K. Dick novel as Bladerunner (Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?), but the key word here is "loosely".

It was made on a very small budget, and the set was reportedly recycled from Corman's "Battle Beyond the Stars". The film's mad scientist & android or human-themes also has something of a Metropolis feeling to them.

Probably not for the casual action movie viewer, but shouldn't be missed by SF fans!

A subtle and appealing low budget scifi film
Review date: 2003-04-09 Rating: 10 out of 10

No star wars special effects - but the film looks good never the less - with a gentle sense of humour and a wonderful feelgood ending.

Klaus Kinski and Don Keith Opper (what else did he do? - so good) worked very well together and the people are the stars - not the technology.

Reminds me a bit of Carpenter's Dark Star - but a little more quiet and laid back.

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