Movie
Bicentennial Man
Overview
Richard Martin buys a gift, a new NDR-114 robot. The product is named Andrew by the youngest of the family's children. "Bicentennial Man" follows 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.
Details
- Release date
- 1999-12-17
- Runtime
- 131 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Science Fiction
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Columbia Pictures, Touchstone Pictures, 1492 Pictures, Laurence Mark Productions, Radiant Productions
- Country
- Germany, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Robin Williams as Andrew
- Embeth Davidtz as Little Miss / Portia
- Sam Neill as Sir
- Oliver Platt as Rupert Burns
- Kiersten Warren as Galatea Robotic / Human
- Wendy Crewson as Ma'am
- Hallie Eisenberg as Little Miss 7 yrs. old
- Lindze Letherman as Miss 9 yrs. old
- Angela Landis as Miss
- John Michael Higgins as Bill Feingold
- Bradley Whitford as Lloyd
- Igor Hiller as Lloyd 10 yrs. old
Crew
- Chris Columbus - Director
- Nicholas Kazan - Screenplay
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