THE QUESTOR TAPES

THE QUESTOR TAPES. Richard A. Cola, dir. USA: NBC-TV/Universal Television, 1974. '''Gene Roddenberry, exec. prod. Roddenbery and Gene L. Coon, script.''' Robert Foxworth, Mike Farrell, John Vernon, Lew Ayres, stars. 95 min.

Willis notes that the Questor android "is hardly operational before he begins pining for feeling. (This, the basic android cliche.)" Questor is also essentially innocent—cf. A. C. Clarke's version of HAL 9000 (2001 under Fiction). Note Questor's search "for his creator and his purpose."