Demon Seed (1977): Domestic Invasions

Seen here are Proteus IV's "modules," located at the "ICON Institute for Data Analysis." Proteus IV is a super-computer that rapes the wife of its creator, and is represented throughout the film with not-so-subtle phallic imagery. Below are images of Joshua, a rudimentary robot controlled by Proteus IV. Joshua consists of a wheelchair with a robotic arm that continually grabs and restrains Susan, probing and violating her body with its hand and various other instruments.

All images from Demon Seed © 1977 MGM

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