Scott LeBrun There was no shortage of good sci-fi in 1982: we had "Blade Runner", "The Thing", and "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan", to name the obvious ones. But we also had this offbeat little item of interest, done for Roger Corman and New World Studios on a typically limited budget. But director Aaron Lipstadt (just one of many Corman alumni) makes the most out of what he's got. Thanks to a talented crew (among them, James Cameron as a design consultant), the results are some pretty damn good sets and production value.Top billed Klaus Kinski dials down his eccentricity for a low keyed turn as a mad scientist named Dr. Daniel, working on an illegal android program on a space station. His loyal assistant is Max 404 (Don Keith Opper, who also co-wrote the script), a cutting edge android. Shortly after a trio of criminal fugitives are allowed some temporary shelter by Max, he learns that the program will be shut down and that he himself is due to be terminated.The heart and soul of this charming flick is Oppers' performance. Although he never became a star, he did at least get the recurring role of Charlie in all four "Critters" features. He makes Max an interesting, appealing character. The limited supporting cast is all solid: Brie Howard as the fetching Maggie, Norbert Weisser as the cunning Keller, Crofton Hardester as the brutal, intense Mendes, and Kendra Kirchner as the sexy Cassandra, Dr. Daniels' latest experiment.Visuals, special effects, and makeup are well done, and the effective electronic score by Don Preston is supplemented by tunes from James Brown and Django Reinhardt."Android" is the most sober and least cheesy of the science fiction features cranked out by New World during this time, and really deserves another look.Seven out of 10.

swedzin At extremely low budget, this film surprised me pretty enough.I mean, you got an scientific space station, inside we got an archetype of mad scientist (Kinski), well to call Kinski a mad scientist is somewhat a compliment... Because he was a real genius actor, a mad actor, heavy for corporation. OK, mad scientist and his own creation Max 404.The story gives you that... Well deja vu. An android with emotions. Honestly... An android with emotions works better than android who kills stupid teenagers. And there are no stupid teenagers here.Circumstances brought a three people gang on a station, with them is a lovely young woman Maggie (Brie Howard), and because of her Max started to develop emotions - Love! (Max has a room with a big information computer available to him, to learn. That was the most coolest thing in the film. You can easily say that Max is using a computer like we use internet today. Google for instance, to get information). Now, you just need to watch the film to see what will happen with Maggie and Max..Actors did a great job, especially Kinski and Don Keith Opper (Max), it is also good to see young Norbert Weisser in the film. The plot gives you a specific humor and to say that Max is actually one of the most lively, human like nature android ever to appear on screen on the beginning of the 80s. Well, like I said... Low budget... But the story and character are compensating the budget. Watch this film and enjoy it.

hokeybutt ANDROID (3 outta 5 stars) Not a great movie by any stretch of the imagination but it is reasonably entertaining and certainly a lot better than most of the sci-fi swill that was being thrown onto movie screens in the wake of George Lucas' success with the "Star Wars" franchise. Klaus Kinski plays some sort of "mad scientist" on a remote space station doing some illegal research with androids. His most successful experiment is Max, an almost-human android who works as Daniel's assistant... though he shows a disturbing (to Dr. Daniel anyway) tendency to rebel. Well, if crazy Klaus Kinski was your boss, you'd probably be rebelling, too. Daniel is trying to create a newer, better android... a female... but unfortunately he needs a real woman to help him perfect some of the finer details (something to do with the sexual organs, naturally). As luck would have it, a trio of space fugitives (one of them female) docks at their space station with the intention of killing its inhabitants and taking it over. The plot isn't anywhere near as predictable as most films of this type... the acting is very uneven. Kinski and Don Opper as Max come off the best. (In fact, Opper is so convincing as an android that Max is listed in the closing credits as being played by "Himself".)

6jimbob9 After seeing this film on cable a few years ago, I purchased a VHS copy and then a DVD copy off the Internet.I think this is Don Opper's best film. As the robot, Max, he's sensitive, naive...and thoroughly likable.He was Charlie McFadden in the four 'Critters' films.He wasn't bad in 'City Limits', either.Klaus Kinski is a favorite of mine, too, so I always check out his films. He's excellent in off-beat films like 'Fitzcarraldo', 'Nosferatu' or 'Aguirre: The Wrath of God'.Watch 'Android' for a thoroughly pleasant evening's entertainment.