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Bicentennial Man

1999PG2h 11m7.3 / 10

One robot's 200 year journey to become an ordinary man.

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.

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Synopsis

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.

Cast, crew and production details

About Bicentennial Man

Cast

Robin WilliamsAndrew
Embeth DavidtzLittle Miss / Portia
Sam NeillSir
Oliver PlattRupert Burns
Kiersten WarrenGalatea Robotic / Human
Wendy CrewsonMa'am
Hallie EisenbergLittle Miss 7 yrs. old
Lindze LethermanMiss 9 yrs. old

Credits

Directed by
Chris Columbus
Written by
Nicholas Kazan, Isaac Asimov, Robert Silverberg

Production details

Status
Released
Original language
English
Budget
$100M
Box office
$87.4M

Production

  • Columbia PicturesUnited States
  • Touchstone PicturesUnited States
  • 1492 PicturesUnited States
  • Laurence Mark ProductionsUnited States
  • Radiant ProductionsUnited States

Themes

2040s2060s22nd century23rd centuryandroidbased on novel or bookbased on short storyfreedomfuturistichologramjourneyrobot