Harriet 1-255

198613 min 3 secFilm: Fiction

Direction: E. Jane Thompson

Production: David Ross MacDonaldAndy Thomson

Script: C. Murphy

An NFB DramaLab '85 production, with the participation of Telefilm Canada.

Set in 1989, Harriet 1-255 is a sensitive comedy about a robot waitron unit that has been over-programmed with "artificial human feelings" and is thus difficult to train as a waitress. By mistake, she is sold to a tough restaurant owner who is anxious to attract more business. His lack of sensitivity and the attitudes of his employees combine with Harriet 1-255's overload of feelings in a comic mix that has several lessons to teach about human values and integrity.

Subject categories


  • Psychology and Psychiatry > Emotional LifeInterpersonal Relationships
  • Social Issues > Individual in SocietyTechnology and Society
  • Technology > Technology and Society

Credits


director
E. Jane Thompson
producer
David Ross MacDonald
executive producer
Andy Thomson
script
C. Murphy
photography
Andy Kitzanuk
sound
Yves Gendron
editing
Maureen Judge
sound editing
Carol Wenaus
re-recording
Hans Peter Strobl
Shelley Craig
music
Scott Goodfellow
cast
Brian Dooley
Joanna Noyes
Patricia Phillips
Tom Rack
Mort Ransen
Lisa Schwartz