Artificial Intelligence: It's not just for science fiction and horror films anymore. This section explores films in which computers fall in love with humans, humans fall in love with computers, and the central question is always "What is this crazy thing called 'love'?"
"Looking for Love: or, If I Only Had a Heart"looks at Making Mr. Right (1987). Ulysses is an anatomically correct andoid who would rather be human. Jeff Peters, Ulysses's creator, is a human who would rather be an android. Frankie is an image consultant caught in the middle.
"Does Love Compute?": Electric Dreams is a "fairytale for computers" and a computer-age retelling of Cyrano D'Bergerac. Human and Machine compete for the affections of a beautiful lady.
"Hot Wiring": In Cherry 2000 (1988), Sam learns that human love beats android love any day of the week.
"Sex and the Single Computer" explores gendered representations of scientists and their anatomically correct superintelligent creations in several films.