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Overview

User Rating:
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Director:
Chris Columbus
Writers (WGA):
Isaac Asimov (short story "The Bicentennial Man")
Isaac Asimov (novel) ...
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Release Date:
17 December 1999 (USA) more
Tagline:
One robot's 200 year journey to become an ordinary man.
Plot:
An android endeavors to become human as he gradually acquires emotions. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 6 nominations more
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A beautifully Innocent Film more (316 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Robin Williams ... Andrew Martin

Embeth Davidtz ... Little Miss Amanda Martin / Portia Charney

Sam Neill ... 'Sir' Richard Martin

Oliver Platt ... Rupert Burns

Kiersten Warren ... Galatea

Wendy Crewson ... 'Ma'am' Martin

Hallie Kate Eisenberg ... Little Miss Amanda Martin - Age 7
Lindze Letherman ... 'Miss' Grace Martin - Age 9

Angela Landis ... 'Miss' Grace Martin

John Michael Higgins ... Bill Feingold - Martin's Lawyer

Bradley Whitford ... Lloyd Charney
Igor Hiller ... Lloyd Charney - Age 10
Joe Bellan ... Robot Delivery Man #1

Brett Wagner ... Robot Delivery Man #2

Stephen Root ... Dennis Mansky - Head of NorthAm Robotics
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Andrew Martin (USA) (working title)
Der 200 Jahre Mann (Germany)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for language and some sexual content.
Runtime:
132 min
Country:
USA | Germany
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Filming Locations:
Alameda, California, USA more
Company:
1492 Pictures more

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Trivia:
Andrew is a NDR-114. This may be a tribute to Stanley Kubrick, who used the number 114 in multiple films (such as A Clockwork Orange (1971) and Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)). more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Andrew is walking through the park with Portia, his shirt is wide open. When they stop to talk, it is almost closed. When they walk again, it is open again. more
Quotes:
[after Sir explains about sex]
Andrew Martin: It all sounds so very... messy.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#40.2)" (2008) more
Soundtrack:
I Found a Million Dollar Baby (In a Five and Ten Cent Store) more

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39 out of 46 people found the following comment useful.
A beautifully Innocent Film, 16 January 2005
9/10
Author: mjw2305 from England

Firstly, i have not read Asimov's book and therefore cannot remark on any errors in translation from book to film.

I have read many of the comments posted here on the IMDb, but fail to see why so many people feel the need to mention that the world is perceived as perfect in the the future, maybe it is, maybe it isn't, the fact is, it's not important. This movie quite simply follows the life of a man trapped in a robots body and his quest to be accepted in the world, and be allowed to love and cherish the people close to him.

I have to say that i didn't expect much from this movie, i thought it would be a kids film, full of typical Robin Williams style laughs, i was way off in my assumption. This is probably Robin Williams's best performance and it is a very emotional journey through change and development of the human condition.

Overall the film is quite amusing, very touching and is full of realistic characters all very well cast to not overshadow 'Andrew' as he quests over 200 years for acceptance.

A great movie 9/10

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