The Terminal Man is a 1974 American horror science fiction film directed by Mike Hodges, based on the 1972 novel of the same name by Michael Crichton.

Starring George Segal and Joan Hackett, the film centers on the danger of mind control and the power of computers.

Stage Three requires surgeons to implant electrodes in his brain, which will detect the onset of a seizure and then use an electrical impulse to stop it.

He becomes unpredictably violent, but his intact intelligence allows him to evade the police for a considerable time, at one point confronting Ross in her home.

Ross arrives and pleads with Benson to allow her to help him but is held back as a police helicopter shoots him as he attempts to raise his gun.

"[4] The Terminal Man, was not released in the UK, was successful in Japan and, according to Hodges, the film was dumped in the United States, receiving very limited screenings.

"[4] Nora Sayre gave the film a negative review in The New York Times, describing it as dull and slow: "George Segal's resilience, humor, and versatility have redeemed quite a few bad scripts.

But this role gives him little chance to act, beyond making like a Zombie and rolling his eyeballs back..."[5] Stanley Kubrick was a Hodges admirer – “Any actor who sees Get Carter will want to work with him.”[6] When Mike Kaplan, a Warner Bros international marketing executive, attempted to override Warner Bros' decision not to release the film in Britain, he sought Kubrick’s help.