Bicentennial Man (film)
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| Bicentennial Man | |
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 Promotional poster for Bicentennial Man |
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| Directed by | Chris Columbus |
| Produced by | Michael Barnathan Chris Columbus |
| Written by | Isaac Asimov Robert Silverberg Nicholas Kazan |
| Starring | Robin Williams Sam Neill Embeth Davidtz Oliver Platt |
| Music by | James Horner |
| Cinematography | Phil Meheux |
| Editing by | Nicolas De Toth Neil Travis |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures |
| Release date(s) | December 13, 1999 (USA) |
| Running time | 132 min |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $100,000,000 |
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Bicentennial Man is a 1999 film starring Robin Williams based on the well-known novella of the same name by Isaac Asimov.
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[edit] Plot summary
Bicentennial Man is based on the novella The Bicentennial Man by Isaac Asimov. The movie follows the existence of robot Andrew Martin (Robin Williams), an early and prototype android. Andrew, as he is referred to in the film, is purchased by the Martins in August 2005 to assist the family, and is immediately rejected by the elder children of the family, with whom he clashes. However, the clashes reveal to the family that Andrew has the capability for emotions, and he becomes particularly devoted to the youngest of the children, Amanda Martin (child: Hallie Kate Eisenberg). Andrew eventually leaves the service of Martins but retains his connection with Amanda, and, eventually, her granddaughter, Portia (Embeth Davidtz). Over the course of 200 years, he becomes more human, eventually receiving transplants to turn himself bionically human and thus capable of death. Shortly before his death, Andrew is declared the oldest living human.
[edit] Awards
[edit] Award Nominations
- Academy Awards — Best Makeup
- Blockbuster Entertainment Award — Favorite Actor — Comedy (Robin Williams)
- Blockbuster Entertainment Award — Favorite Actress — Comedy (Embeth Davidtz)
- Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Award — Best Character Makeup — Feature
- Blimp Award — Favorite Movie Actor (Robin Williams)
- Razzie Award — Worst Actor (Robin Williams)
- YoungStar Award — Best Young Actress/Performance in a Motion Picture Comedy (Hallie Kate Eisenberg)
[edit] Awards Received
- Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Award — Best Special Effects Makeup — Feature
[edit] Cast
- Robin Williams as Andrew Martin
- Embeth Davidtz as Little Miss Amanda Martin/Portia Charney
- Sam Neill as 'Sir' Richard Martin
- Oliver Platt as Rupert Burns
- Kiersten Warren as Galatea
- Wendy Crewson as 'Ma´am' Martin
- Hallie Kate Eisenberg as 7 Year Old 'Little Miss' Amanda Martin
- Lindze Letherman as 9 Year Old 'Miss' Grace Martin
- Angela Landis as 'Miss' Grace Martin
- John Michael Higgins as Bill Feingold, Martin's Lawyer
- Bradley Whitford as Lloyd Charney
- Igor Hiller as 10 Year Old Lloyd Charney
- Joe Bellan as Robot Delivery Man
- Brett Wagner as Robot Delivery Man
- Stephen Root as Dennis Mansky, Head of NorthAm Robotics
[edit] External links
- Bicentennial Man at the Internet Movie Database
- Bicentennial Man at Rotten Tomatoes
- Bicentennial Man at Metacritic
- Bicentennial Man at Box Office Mojo
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