The Terminal Man (film)

The Terminal Man
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMike Hodges
Screenplay byMike Hodges
Based onThe Terminal Man
1972 novel
by Michael Crichton
Produced byMike Hodges
StarringGeorge Segal
Joan Hackett
Richard A. Dysart
Jill Clayburgh
Donald Moffat
Matt Clark
Michael C. Gwynne
CinematographyRichard H. Kline
Edited byRobert L. Wolfe
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • June 19, 1974 (1974-06-19)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Terminal Man is a 1974 American horror science fiction film directed by Mike Hodges, based on the 1972 novel of the same name by Michael Crichton. Starring George Segal, the film centers on a man, who after suffering brain damage in a car crash, becomes violent during seizures. To solve the problem doctors implant a microcomputer designed to stop the seizures and thus the violent attacks. However the stimulus triggers the pleasure Center of the brain and cannot be turned off resulting in creating a homicidal killer.