Virtual Obsession

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Virtual Obsession
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Genre Science fiction
Based onHost
by Peter James
Written byPeter James
Screenplay by
  • Preston Sturges Jr.
  • Mick Garris
Directed by Mick Garris
Starring
Music by Nicholas Pike
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Producers
Cinematography Shelly Johnson
EditorPatrick McMahon
Running time180 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network ABC
ReleaseFebruary 26, 1998 (1998-02-26) [1]

Virtual Obsession is a 1998 science fiction television film directed by Mick Garris and starring Peter Gallagher and Mimi Rogers. It is based on the 1993 novel Host by Peter James.

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Premise

Scientist Joe Messenger has created a supercomputer controlling the city's utilities. Juliet Spring, a computer technician who becomes Joe's assistant, is incurably ill and plans to transfer her consciousness to Joe's supercomputer. [1]

Cast

Production

Virtual Obsession was filmed in Provo and Salt Lake City, Utah. [2]

Broadcast

The film was first broadcast on ABC on Thursday, February 26, 1998, from 8-11 p.m. [2] It has been rerun on cable TV under the title Host. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Dargis, Manohla (2016). "Movie Reviews". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  2. 1 2 Scott, Tony (February 25, 1998). "Virtual Obsession". Variety. Retrieved September 21, 2018.


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