Hardcover
Published in 1972
by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
Paperback
Re-Issued in November 2002
by Harper Collins
Harry Benson suffers from violent seizures. When he becomes part of an experimental program that sends electrodes to his brain to calm him, he is in recovery. Until he discovers how to get those soothing pulses more frequently, and then escapes the hopsital--on a murderous rampage with a deadly agenda....
Note From Michael
In the 1970s I saw a patient in a hospital who was being treated with electrodes implanted in the brain, hooked up to a monitoring computer. I thought this treatment was horrific, and I was amazed that the research seemed to be going forward with no public discussion or even knowledge. I decided to write a novel to make such procedures better known. This particular kind of surgery is no longer done much, so the journalistic aspects of the story are gone.
The Terminal Man Produced by: Warner Brothers Directed by: Mike Hodges Written by: Mike Hodges Based on a novel by: Michael Crichton Starring:
George Segal
as Harry Benson
Joan Hackett
as Dr. Janet Ross
Richard A. Dysart
as Dr. John Ellis
Donald Moffat
as Dr. Arthur McPherson
Originally Released: 1974 Runtime: 130 minutes
When a computer scientist undergoes brain surgery and escapes from the hospital, his psychiatrist tries to find him and bring him safely back.
