![]() ![]() However, Ulysses appears at Frankie's front door during the launch Jeff actually presented that final speech himself, having realized his creation has become more empathic than him. Ulysses then gives his farewell speech, in which he bemoans humanity's difficulty in forming relationships, both platonic and romantic. She then uses her connections with a former client and boyfriend Steve Marcus, a candidate for Congress to attend Ulysses’ launch day in an attempt to say goodbye to Ulysses, but is reprimanded by Jeff and Dr. Frankie is fired from her job and forbidden contact with Ulysses or anyone on the project. Ulysses short-circuits and crashes into the swimming pool, turning the occasion into a public relations disaster. Trish's jealous TV-star husband crashes the wedding as well and gets into a fight with Ulysses. Frankie persuades Jeff to come, but Ulysses again absconds from the lab and gate-crashes the wedding. Frankie's mother Estelle Stone, ( Polly Bergen) learns from Frankie's ex-boyfriend's mother that Frankie has a doctor boyfriend (Jeff) and expects Frankie to bring him to the wedding of Frankie's sister Ivy Stone. ![]() After escaping he encounters human society at a shopping mall, buys a tuxedo, goes on a date with a woman named Sandy McCleary ( Laurie Metcalf) who thinks he is Jeff, reducing her to an emotional wreck, and then loses his head (literally) over Frankie's best friend Trish ( Glenne Headly) who has taken refuge in Frankie's apartment after walking out on her husband who is a star on the popular daytime soap opera New Jersey.įrankie also develops feelings for the android and befriends Jeff on a lesser level. At one point the android impersonates Jeff in order to leave the laboratory, and stows away in Frankie's Chevrolet Corvair. However, in his interaction with her, the android develops emotions and develops better social skills than the scientist himself. As a part of her job, she must get to know the android better, in order to "humanize" him for the benefit of the project's sponsors in Congress. Ramdas ( Harsh Nayyar) and Jeff, who both give Frankie an overview of the Ulysses project. ![]() He develops the Ulysses android (which looks exactly like him) for the purpose of space exploration, since an android would not be affected by the isolation.įrankie Stone ( Ann Magnuson) is hired to do public relations for the project. He dreams of deep space exploration, which would be difficult because of the lack of human contact for long periods of time. Jeff Peters ( John Malkovich) is an emotionally repressed scientist who cannot stand others because of their intellectual inferiority. This film is primarily about the misadventures between an android and a woman. Right is a 1987 American science fiction romantic comedy film directed by Susan Seidelman starring John Malkovich as Jeff Peters/Ulysses and Ann Magnuson as Frankie Stone. Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.Making Mr.100 Women Britannica celebrates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, highlighting suffragists and history-making politicians.COVID-19 Portal While this global health crisis continues to evolve, it can be useful to look to past pandemics to better understand how to respond today.Student Portal Britannica is the ultimate student resource for key school subjects like history, government, literature, and more.This Time in History In these videos, find out what happened this month (or any month!) in history.#WTFact Videos In #WTFact Britannica shares some of the most bizarre facts we can find.Demystified Videos In Demystified, Britannica has all the answers to your burning questions.Britannica Classics Check out these retro videos from Encyclopedia Britannica’s archives.Britannica Explains In these videos, Britannica explains a variety of topics and answers frequently asked questions. ![]()
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