Bicentennial Man
The life and times of Andrew, a robot purchased as a household appliance programmed to perform menial tasks. As Andrew begins to experience emotions and creative thought, the Martin family soon discovers they don't have an ordinary robot.
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 2h 12m
- Released
- 1999
- Country
- United States, Germany
Details
Release year: 1999
Storyline
The life and times of Andrew, a robot purchased as a household appliance programmed to perform menial tasks. As Andrew begins to experience emotions and creative thought, the Martin family soon discovers they don't have an ordinary robot.
Top credits
Robin Williams ā Andrew
Embeth Davidtz ā Little Miss, Portia
Sam Neill ā Sir
Oliver Platt ā Rupert Burns
Awards
0 wins & 1 nomination
See all awards āDid you know
ā¢ All of Andrew's jokes as he regales the family were unscripted. Robin Williams ad-libbed all of the jokes, and the other actors' reactions to them are completely real.
ā¢ Adam Bryant, who appears as the android head, has been Robin Williams' stand-in for more than a dozen films.
ā¢ Robin Williams shaved off his considerable body hair to play the robotic Andrew.
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $58,223,861
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $8,234,926 (1999-12-19)
User reviews
More Depth than Appears on the Surface
A fable, beyond the myth of HAL 2000 -- a film for mature consumption and appreciation
Fine performances and a shapely message are the things that make this misadvertised production work. *** our of ****
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
- Color
- Color
