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Not Quite Human (film) Written by Seth McEvoy
(book series)
Alan OrmsbyDirected by Steven Hilliard Stern Starring Jay Underwood,
Alan Thicke,
Robyn LivelyCountry of origin US Language(s) English Production Producer(s) Noel Resnick,
Steven Hilliard Stern
(executive)Cinematography Ken Lamkin Running time 97 min. Distributor Walt Disney Television
ABC (premiere)Chronology Followed by Not Quite Human II Not Quite Human is a 1987 television movie directed by Steven Hilliard Stern and starring Jay Underwood, Alan Thicke, and Robyn Lively. The story is based on the Not Quite Human book series by Seth McEvoy. It is the first of three films in a series; its sequels are Not Quite Human II (1989) and Still Not Quite Human (1992). The filming locations were in Scottsdale and Phoenix, Arizona.
Plot
Dr. Jonas Carson (Alan Thicke) creates an android that looks just like a human 17-year-old boy, and he "adopts" him as his son and as an older brother to Becky (Robyn Lively), who names him Chip. After the Carsons move to a new town, Chip (Jay Underwood) is enrolled in high school alongside Becky. Dr. Carson also begins teaching science at the school, so he can keep a close watch over his son's progress.
Dr. Carson's former employer, Gordon Vogel (Joseph Bologna), seeks to apprehend Carson's functional android, believing that he is entitled to this advanced technology since it was developed while Carson was under a contract that he didn't fulfill. Vogel has plans to turn Chip into a war-machine military project.
Cast
- Jay Underwood ... Chip Carson
- Alan Thicke ... Dr. Jonas Carson
- Robyn Lively ... Becky Carson
- Joseph Bologna ... Gordon Vogel
- Robert Harper ... J.J. Derks
- Kristy Swanson ... Erin Jeffries
- Lili Haydn ... Jenny Beckerman
- Brandon Douglas ... Scott Barnes
- Carey Scott ... Paul Fairgate
- Brian Cole ... Jake Blocker
- Sasha Mitchell ... Bryan Skelly
- Judy Starr ... Dr. Sondra Stahl
- Greg Monaghan ... Coach Duckworth
External links
Films Not Quite Human (1987) · Not Quite Human II (1989) · Still Not Quite Human (1992)Filming locations Disney Channel Premiere Films 1980s Tiger Town (1983) · Just Like Mr. Sunny (1983) · Gone Are the Days (1984) · Snow White (1984) · Love Leads the Way (1984) · Lots of Luck (1985) · The Undergrads (1985) · The Caldercott Story (1985) · The Blue Yonder (1985) · Help Wanted: Kids (1986) · Mr. Boogedy (1986) · Disney's Treasure Island (1986) · The Parent Trap II (1986) · Spot Marks the X (1986) · Down the Long Hills (1986) · Fluppy Dogs (1986) · Strange Companions (1987) · Anne of Avonlea: The Continuing Story of Anne of Green Gables (1987) · Not Quite Human (1987) · The Christmas Visitor (1987) · Rock N Roll Mom (1988) · Save the Dog (1988) · The Night Train to Kathmandu (1988) · Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss (1988) · A Friendship in Vienna (1988) · Good Old Boy (1988) · Goodbye, Miss 4th of July (1988) · The Parent Trap III (1989) · Not Quite Human II (1989) · The Parent Trap IV: Hawaiian Honeymoon (1989)1990s Lantern Hill (1990) · Chips, the War Dog (1990) · Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme (1990) · Back Home (1990) · The Little Kidnappers (1990) · Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (1990) · Bejewelled (1991) · Perfect Harmony (1991) · Mark Twain and Me (1991) · Still Not Quite Human (1992) · The Ernest Green Story (1993) · Spies (1993) · Heidi (1993) · On Promised Land (1994) · The Whipping Boy (1994) · The Old Curiosity Shop (1995) · Escape to Witch Mountain (1995) · The Four Diamonds (1995) · The Little Riders (1996) · Nightjohn (1996) · Susie Q (1996) · Wish Upon a Star (1996) · The Paper Brigade (1997) · My Date with the President's Daughter (1998)2010s Categories:- American television films
- English-language films
- Disney Channel original films
- 1987 television films
- Science fiction television films
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