Bicentennial Man (1999)

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Studio: Walt Disney Pictures
Studio: Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group
Studio: Touchstone Pictures
Rating: PG
Release Date: Dec 17, 1999
Running Time: 131 mins. (V)
Country Of Origin: United States
synopsis
In the first decade of the new millennium, with advances in technology overtaking the sovereignty of human compassion, Richard Martin buys a gift, a new NDR-114 robot. The product, an android, is named Andrew by the youngest of the family's children. This adaptation of Isaac Asimov's short story takes a look at the life and times of this android--Bicentennial Man--who is initially purchased as a household robot programmed to perform menial tasks. The Martin family quickly learns that they don't have an ordinary robot as Andrew begins to experience emotions and creative thought. In a story that spans two centuries, Andrew learns the intricacies of humanity, life and love.
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Rupert Burns
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Bill Feingold
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In the six years since director Chris Columbus and redoubtable comedic box-office draw Robin Williams joined forces in 1993's enjoyable "Mrs. Doubtfire," the actor has been not only touted for successfully stretching his talent in a variety of dramatic roles, but also increasingly charged with turning in performances for subsequent comedies that rely too heavily on over-sentimentality.

"Bicentennial Man," his new collaboration with Columbus, is not going to overturn this particular wave of… Continued