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17 December 1999 (USA) moreTagline:
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 synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 6 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(24 articles)
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Some Prose Is Poetry moreCast
(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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Rated PG for language and some sexual content.Parents Guide:
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132 minLanguage:
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1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
Brazil:Livre | South Korea:All | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Chile:14 | France:U | Germany:o.Al. | Hong Kong:IIA | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:PG | Peru:14 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:PG | USA:PG (certificate #37072) | Philippines:G | Finland:S | Iceland:LFun Stuff
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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)). moreGoofs:
Continuity: Level of beer in glass when Rupert is telling Andrew about being able to taste. moreQuotes:
Sir Martin: You're a unique robot, Andrew. I feel a responsibility to help you become - whatever you're able to be. moreSoundtrack:
If I Only Had a Heart moreFAQ
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For Ray Bradbury the masterwork of perfect poignance is Drink Entire: Against the Madness of Crowds. For Isaac Asimov it is Bicentennial Man. Only Asimov could remake Pinocchio as compelling science fiction. So many have tried to create a sweet and funny story of the machine that would be man, but this is it's perfect telling.
Only Robin Williams could play the unlikely hero of this story with perfect comedic timing and perfect emotional pitch. Embeth Davidtz as his leading lady matches his skills at every turn, and Sam Neill turns in one his best performances as the man who first recognized the irreplaceable uniqueness of his mistuned android.
Bicentennial Man is first rate science fiction without physical conflict, without wars, without new ways to incinerate each other. In the end, it makes you glad to be a messy human. Watching this truly beautiful film is a wonderful way to spend an evening, and a guarantor of better dreams than you've had in many years.