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Bicentennial Man
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Bicentennial Man is a 1999 science fiction drama film directed by Chris Columbus and produced by Michael Barnathan, Chris Columbus, Mark Radcliffe, and Laurence Mark. The screenplay was written by Nicholas Kazan, Isaac Asimov, and Robert Silverberg, based on works by Asimov and Silverberg. The cast includes Robin Williams, Sam Neill, Wendy Crewson, and Hallie Eisenberg. The film was produced by 1492 Pictures, Touchstone Pictures, and Columbia Pictures, with distribution by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures and Netflix.
Set in the 22nd and 23rd centuries, the narrative takes place in Washington, D.C., and San Francisco. The main subjects include androids, slavery, and conformity. The film features a runtime of 131 or 132 minutes and was rated PG. It received an Academy Award nomination for Best Makeup and Hairstyling and a Golden Raspberry Award nomination for Worst Actor. The movie has a vote average of 7.269 on TMDb and a rating of 6.9 on IMDb.
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7.3Richard 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
- 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
Themes
- android
- based on novel or book
- freedom
- hologram
- futuristic
- robot
- based on short story
- journey
- 22nd century
- 2040s
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Ratings
IMDb
6.9/10
131,241 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
38%
Metacritic
42/100
- Year
- 1999
- Runtime
- 132 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 8 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Chris Columbus
- Screenplay by
- Nicholas Kazan
- Based on
- The Bicentennial Man , by Isaac Asimov The Positronic Man , by Isaac Asimov, Robert Silverberg
- Produced by
- Wolfgang Petersen Gail Katz Laurence Mark Neal Miller Chris Columbus Mark Radcliffe Michael Barnathan
- Starring
- Robin Williams Sam Neill Embeth Davidtz Wendy Crewson Oliver Platt
- Cinematography
- Phil Méheux
- Edited by
- Neil Travis
- Music by
- James Horner
- Production companies
- 1492 Pictures Laurence Mark Productions Radiant Productions
- Distributed by
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution (North America) Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International (International)
- Release date
- December 17, 1999 ( 1999-12-17 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 132 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $90-100 million
- Box office
- $87.4 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- children's film
- Country of origin
- Canada
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The Positronic Man
- Main subject
- conformity
- Director
- Chris Columbus
- Screenwriter
- Isaac Asimov
- Cast member
- George D. Wallace
- Composer
- James Horner
- Producer
- Wolfgang Petersen
- Production company
- Columbia Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Phil Méheux
- Narrative location
- San Francisco
- Filming location
- San Francisco
- Duration
- 131
- FilmAffinity ID
- 220063
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.bicentennialman.com
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- publication date
- 2000-03-09
- film editor
- Neil Travis
- title
- Bicentennial Man
- set in period
- 23rd century
- nominated for
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor
- after a work by
- Robert Silverberg
- distributed by
- Netflix
- box office
- 87400000
- capital cost
- 100000000
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 38%
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Encyclopedic overview
Bicentennial Man is a 1999 American science fiction film, directed by Chris Columbus, and starring Robin Williams, Sam Neill, Embeth Davidtz, Wendy Crewson and Oliver Platt. Based on the 1992 novel The Positronic Man by Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg, the title derives from the main character existing to the age of two hundred years.
Bicentennial Man was released in the United States on December 17, 1999, by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution under the Touchstone Pictures banner, with Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International releasing in other territories under the Columbia Pictures banner. It received mixed reviews from critics, and was a box office failure, grossing $87.4 million against a $90–100 million budget.
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