Creator_
"It's potentially dangerous, probably illegal and definitely crazy."
With the help of student assistant Boris and stolen university equipment, Dr. Harry Wolper plans to clone his dead wife. But then he meets Meli, an egg donor for his experiment, and they fall in love. Faced with choosing between his deceased wife and Meli, Dr. Wolper sees his situation in a new light when Boris' own new love, Barbara, falls into a coma. Meanwhile, another professor tries shutting down the cloning project.
Starring
Peter O'Toole, Mariel Hemingway, Vincent Spano
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Year context
Creator was released 41 years ago in 1985.
Overview
With the help of student assistant Boris and stolen university equipment, Dr. Harry Wolper plans to clone his dead wife. But then he meets Meli, an egg donor...
Creator is a Comedy, Romance, Science Fiction film with a runtime of 1h 47m.
CAST (20)
Peter O'Toole
Dr. Harry Wolper
Mariel Hemingway
Meli
Vincent Spano
Boris Lafkin
Virginia Madsen
Barbara Spencer
David Ogden Stiers
Dr. Sid Kullenbeck
John Dehner
Paul
Karen Kopins
Lucy Wolper
Kenneth Tigar
Pavlo
Elsa Raven
Mrs. Mallory
LK
Lee Kessler
Mrs. Pruitt
Rance Howard
Mr. Spencer
Ellen Geer
Mrs. Spencer
Ian Wolfe
Prof. Brauer
MJ
Mike Jolly
Boom-Boom
BC
Burton Collins
Lyman
JH
Judith Hansen
Karen
Doug Cox
Arthur
Anthony Peck
Norman
CB
Crawford Binion
Fred
Byrne Piven
Krauss
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What is Creator about?
With the help of student assistant Boris and stolen university equipment, Dr. Harry Wolper plans to clone his dead wife. But then he meets Meli, an egg donor for his experiment, and they fall in love. Faced with choosing between his deceased wife and Meli, Dr. Wolper sees his situation in a new light when Boris' own new love, Barbara, falls into a coma. Meanwhile, another professor tries shutting down the cloning project.
How long is Creator?
Creator has a runtime of 107 minutes (1h 47m).
Who stars in Creator?
The cast of Creator includes Peter O'Toole, Mariel Hemingway, Vincent Spano, Virginia Madsen, David Ogden Stiers.
What is the rating of Creator?
Creator has a rating of 6.0 out of 10 based on 54 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (3)
Comedy
Romance
Science Fiction