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.
Acting
Robin Williams' voice work and physicality
Practical Effects
Practical robot suit aging across decades
Writing
Isaac Asimov adaptation with heart
Director
Chris Columbus
Robin Williams
Andrew
Embeth Davidtz
Little Miss / Portia
Sam Neill
Sir
Oliver Platt
Rupert Burns
Kiersten Warren
Galatea Robotic / Human
Wendy Crewson
Ma'am
Hallie Eisenberg
Little Miss 7 yrs. old
Lindze Letherman
Miss 9 yrs. old
Angela Landis
Miss
John Michael Higgins
Bill Feingold
Bradley Whitford
Lloyd
Joe Bellan
Robot Delivery Man
Stephen Root
Dennis Mansky
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Robin Williams spent hours daily in makeup; the aging process required four different actors plus prosthetics to show Andrew's 200-year lifespan.
The film merges two Asimov stories but critics panned its sentimentality — yet it has developed a cult following among millennials who caught it on cable.
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