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Not Quite Human (1987)

Not Quite Human poster
Directed by
Steven Hilliard Stern
Genre
teen film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 37m
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 37 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A teenage robot named Chip tries to fit in at a new high school. His inventor father helps him navigate human life while dealing with a rival scientist.

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What happens

Not Quite Human is a 1987 American science fiction comedy television film 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). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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