Rodney Copperbottom is a young robot inventor who dreams of making the world a better place, until the evil Ratchet takes over Bigweld Industries. Now, Rodney's dreams – and those of his friends – are in danger of becoming obsolete.
Visual Effects
CGI world-building so dense it's practically steampunk Blade Runner Jr.
Acting
Robin Williams' Fender is a masterclass in unhinged voice work.
Production
Every frame crammed with visual gags—freeze-worthy detail density.
Director
Chris Wedge
Ewan McGregor
Rodney Copperbottom (voice)
Halle Berry
Cappy (voice)
Greg Kinnear
Ratchet (voice)
Mel Brooks
Bigweld (voice)
Drew Carey
Crank (voice)
Amanda Bynes
Piper (voice)
Robin Williams
Fender (voice)
Jim Broadbent
Madame Gasket (voice)
Stanley Tucci
Herb Copperbottom (voice)
Dianne Wiest
Mrs. Copperbottom (voice)
Harland Williams
Lug (voice)
Jennifer Coolidge
Aunt Fanny (voice)
Paul Giamatti
Tim the Gate Guard (voice)
Natasha Lyonne
Loretta Geargrinder (voice)
Chris Wedge
Wonderbot / Phone Booth (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'cross-town express' sequence took animators over a year to complete, and it shows—it's 90 seconds of pure visual madness.
This was Blue Sky's follow-up to Ice Age, and their last film before becoming Fox's 'other' animation studio—released just months before Pixar's Cars would dominate the robot/vehicle conversation.
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