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Automatic poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 57.6 / 100
1995·Action / Sci-Fi / Thriller·1h 30m

AUTOMATIC

“Wired for action. Programmed to defend. Determined to survive”

Robgen industries newest security system is "The J Series Automatic", an android model designed and programmed to protect humans from violent attacks. But one night, an Automatic named J269 discovers a Robgen executive trying to rape a female employee named Nora Rochester. While trying to stop the crime, he inadvertently kills the executive. At this point, J269 then calls Goddard Marx (his creator and a Robgen chairman) to inform him of the incident. Marx tells the android to stay there with Rochester until help arrives, but Marx is intent on sweeping the fiasco under the rug by sending mercenaries to eliminate both J269 and Rochester. Now the two are fugitives on the run from a para-military hit squad.

Above the Line
John Murlowski·DirectorSusan Lambert·ScreenplayAvi Nesher·StoryPeter Fernberger·Director of PhotographyDavid Wurst·Original Music ComposerMichael Schweitzer·Editor
Cast
Olivier Gruner·J269Daphne Ashbrook·Nora RochesterJohn Glover·Goddard MarxJeff Kober·Major WestDennis Lipscomb·Raymond HammerStanley Kamel·Seth BarkerPenny Johnson Jerald·Julia RodriguezAnnabelle Gurwitch·Gloria TakamatsuTroy Evans·Buck JamesMarjean Holden·Epsilon Leader
Full Crew
(17 credits)
Directing· 1
John Murlowski·Director
Writing· 2
Susan Lambert·ScreenplayAvi Nesher·Story
Camera· 1
Peter Fernberger·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Michael Schweitzer·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
David Wurst·Original Music ComposerEric Wurst·Original Music Composer
Production· 4
Kenneth M. Badish·ProducerAvi Nesher·ProducerDenise Chamian·CastingNoam Dromi·Production Assistant
Other Departments· 6
Keith Campbell·StuntsDoug Coleman·StuntsLaura Albert·StuntsDonna Evans·StuntsCris Thomas-Palomino·StuntsHugh Aodh O'Brien·Stunts
By the Numbers
57.6
OF 100
Master Score
5.3
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Automatic's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#0A0A0A
#FFFFFF
#336699
Mood
Action, Suspenseful, Futuristic
Composition
Layered
Era
1990s
Visual Style
Photographic

“A movie poster for 'Automatic' features a man in a white shirt with bloodstains holding a silver pistol, looking towards the right. Behind him, a woman with lon”

sci-fiaction
Key Elements
Silver PistolBloodstainsRobot
Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Cool
Setting
Urban
Design Score
6/10
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