''Virtual Obsession'' is a 1998 science fiction television film directed by Mick Garris and starring Peter Gallagher and Mimi Rogers. It is based on the 1993 novel ''Host'' by Peter James.

Premise

Scientist Joe Messenger has created a

supercomputer A supercomputer is a computer with a high level of performance as compared to a general-purpose computer. The performance of a supercomputer is commonly measured in floating-point operations per second ( FLOPS) instead of million instructions ...

controlling the city's utilities. Juliet Spring, a computer technician who becomes Joe's assistant, is incurably ill and plans to transfer her consciousness to Joe's supercomputer.

Cast

* Peter Gallagher as Dr. Joe Messenger * Mimi Rogers as Karen Messenger *

Jake Lloyd Jake Matthew Lloyd (born March 5, 1989), also known as Jake Broadbent, is an American former actor who portrayed young Anakin Skywalker in the 1999 film '' Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace'' and Jamie Langston in ''Jingle All the Way'' ...

as Jack * Andy Comeau as Tom Inman * Bridgette Wilson as Juliet Spring *Tom Nibley as Albert *Charles Grueber as Governor *David Jensen as Mayor *Cynthia Garris as Judge *Frank Gerrish as Coroner *Mary Bishop as Mary Alice *Nicole Guertin as Waitress

Production

''Virtual Obsession'' was filmed in Provo and Salt Lake City, Utah.

Broadcast

The film was first broadcast on ABC on Thursday, February 26, 1998, from 8-11 p.m. It has been rerun on cable TV under the title ''Host''.

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References

1998 television films 1998 science fiction films Films directed by Mick Garris 1998 films American science fiction television films Films based on British novels Films about consciousness transfer 1990s American films {{US-tv-film-stub