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Bicentennial Man

Bicentennial Man

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

19997.32h 11m

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.

Directed by Chris Columbus
Written by Nicholas Kazan, Robert Silverberg, Isaac Asimov
Produced by Wolfgang Petersen, Michael Barnathan, Gail Katz
Box OfficeBudget: $100.0MRevenue: $87.4M

Top Cast

Robin Williams

Robin Williams

Andrew

Embeth Davidtz

Embeth Davidtz

Little Miss / Portia

Sam Neill

Sam Neill

Sir

Oliver Platt

Oliver Platt

Rupert Burns

Kiersten Warren

Kiersten Warren

Galatea Robotic / Human

Wendy Crewson

Wendy Crewson

Ma'am

Hallie Eisenberg

Hallie Eisenberg

Little Miss 7 yrs. old

Lindze Letherman

Lindze Letherman

Miss 9 yrs. old

Angela Landis

Angela Landis

Miss

John Michael Higgins

John Michael Higgins

Bill Feingold

Themes & Keywords

androidbased on novel or bookfreedomhologramfuturisticrobotbased on short storyjourney22nd century2040s23rd century2060s

About Bicentennial Man

Bicentennial Man is a science fiction, drama film released in 1999 exploring themes of android, based on novel or book, freedom, hologram, futuristic, robot. Directed by Chris Columbus, it stars Robin Williams, Embeth Davidtz, Sam Neill. 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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