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1996
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Not Quite Human
1987
Director
Steven Hilliard Stern
Runtime
97 minutes
Average Rating
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Dr. Jonas Carson, a scientist, invents Chip, an android teenager. Dr. Carson sends Chip to school with his daughter Becky to see whether an android could interact with others. But his former employer decides to try and make a profit by stealing the mechanical boy.
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Overall Score
2.8/10
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Category Breakdown
LGBTQ+ Representation
The film operates within a heteronormative framework typical of 1980s family cinema. There are no visible LGBTQ+ characters or explorations of non-cisnormative identities present in the narrative.
Gender Representation
Character dynamics reinforce traditional gender roles rather than subverting them. While Becky facilitates the android's social integration, the plot focuses on male-driven scientific invention and technological curiosity.
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
The film depicts a relatively homogeneous suburban environment. The cast lacks significant racial or ethnic diversity, presenting a conventional, largely Anglo-centric depiction of American middle-class life.
Religious & Cultural Diversity
The story adheres to traditional Western values regarding scientific progress and family stability. It lacks any anti-Western sentiment or deconstruction of Western institutions.
Disability Representation
The android protagonist serves as a science-fiction trope for 'otherness' rather than a nuanced exploration of disability. The film fails to provide meaningful agency to characters with actual disabilities.
Strengths
- Uses a science-fiction metaphor to explore the concept of social integration and 'otherness'.
Areas for Improvement
- Lacks racial and ethnic diversity, presenting a largely homogeneous suburban environment.
- Reinforces traditional gender roles rather than providing female characters with significant agency.
- Fails to provide meaningful representation or agency for characters with actual disabilities.
- Operates within a strictly heteronormative framework with no queer representation.
AI Analysis
Not Quite Human is a conventional 1980s science-fiction comedy that prioritizes genre tropes over social commentary. The narrative uses an android to explore the concept of social integration, but it frames this through a lens of conformity. The goal is for the protagonist to mimic human norms rather than challenge societal structures. The production lacks intentionality regarding the disruption of social hierarchies. Instead, it reinforces the status quo of its era through a homogeneous cast and traditional character archetypes. Ultimately, the film functions as a standard morality tale about scientific innovation and property, lacking intersectional depth or diverse representation.
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