Product Details

• Actors: Kathryn Harrold, Bruce Greenwood, Talia Balsam, Brion James, Joely Fisher
• Directors: Gary Fleder
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Universal Studios Ho
• VHS Release Date: April 18, 1995
• Run Time: 94 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6303404952
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #149,237 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE COMPANION - CLASSY, SCAREY, FUNNY AND SHOULD BE ON DVD!, January 30, 2010

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K. Duffy "kathleen duffy" (London England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Companion, The [VHS] (VHS Tape)

It's taken me years to track this down - I remember seeing this made-for-tv movie years ago on daytime tv. It was absolutely brilliant - a woman writer suffering from writer's block hires a robot (Bruce Greenwood) to do the hard work and heads out to the mountains to write her next novel. Frustrated with his limited conversation ("What is it with you and syntax?") - she decides to upgrade him with 'interesting' results. Geoffrey the robot is very attractive and the more she ratchets up his abilities, the more is revealed about the conflicts between men and women, the expectations we demand of each other that even a robot can never fully deliver.

The film is tongue-in-cheek, but harrowing and sad too. Be careful what you ask for of a 'person' because you might just get it, in spades!

Bruce Greenwood is outstanding in this movie. Why are made-for-tv movies so under-rated? This one is terrific and SHOULD GO TO DVD NOW!!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Oldie but a Goodie, September 29, 2008

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K. Benoit "Soap Opera Junkie" (NEW HAVEN, CT United States) - See all my reviews
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I loved this futuristic movie. I would love to have a robot like Jeffrey to do all the manly duties without the hassle. This is definitely a chick flick.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun old USA movie, March 3, 2009

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Anna Cummings "Annabelle" (Alaska) - See all my reviews
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I just wish they would release this on dvd. Great fun, I loved the old made for tv USA movies they made back in the 80's and 90's. Bruce Greenwood is a total hottie in this one and did a fantastic job of making you feel badly for his character while being scary.