In a robot world, a young idealistic inventor travels to the big city to join his inspiration's company, only to find himself opposing its sinister new management.In a robot world, a young idealistic inventor travels to the big city to join his inspiration's company, only to find himself opposing its sinister new management.In a robot world, a young idealistic inventor travels to the big city to join his inspiration's company, only to find himself opposing its sinister new management.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 22 nominations
Halle Berry
- Cappy
- (voice)
Mel Brooks
- Bigweld
- (voice)
Robin Williams
- Fender
- (voice)
Paula Abdul
- Watch
- (voice)
Lucille Bliss
- Pigeon Lady
- (voice)
Terry Bradshaw
- Broken Arm Bot
- (voice)
Jim Broadbent
- Madame Gasket
- (voice)
Amanda Bynes
- Piper
- (voice)
Drew Carey
- Crank
- (voice)
Jennifer Coolidge
- Aunt Fanny
- (voice)
Dylan Denton
- Youngest Rodney
- (voice)
Will Denton
- Young Rodney
- (voice)
Marshall Efron
- Lamppost
- (voice)
- …
Damien Fahey
- Stage Announcer
- (voice)
Lowell Ganz
- Mr. Gasket
- (voice)
Dan Hedaya
- Mr. Gunk
- (voice)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaA special rendering tool was created specifically to randomly place the pips on every domino in Bigweld's workshop.
- GoofsWhen Rodney and Fender are pulling the lever, the rooms are located one above the other (i.e., arranged vertically). But during the "armpit farts" sequence, the light in Piper's room is to the left of the building, while Crank's is to the right.
- Quotes
Fender: You consider me a friend?
Rodney Copperbottom: Sure. What else would I consider you?
Fender: I don't know. An embarrassment? A way to rebel against your parents? A desperate cry for help? The list is endless.
- Crazy creditsProduction babies are listed as "Blue Sky Babies Assembled During Production."
- Alternate versionsThe German dub features the song played in the end credits "From Zero To Hero" by Sarah Connor who also voiced Cappy in that dub.
- ConnectionsFeatured in HBO First Look: Robots (2005)
- SoundtracksPomp & Circumstance
Written by Edward Elgar
Featured review
Was there a story here?
I left this film feeling high. Not because I literally ingested anything before arriving at the theatre, but because the movie provided that familiar feeling of one's brain being reduced to a muddled receptor for bright colors and funny noises.
So about the story: boy robot leaves his home for the big-city, must defeat evil robot trying to control the robot world. During this epic quest he encounters a series of Disney-ish archetypes, including: wacky robot sidekick (voiced by Robin Williams, natch), bland robot love interest (Halle Berry, spending all of maybe three hours in the recording studio), and a spunky tomboy robot (voiced by some unmemorable tween star).
The storyline, such as it is, could probably fill a single half-hour slot on Nickelodeon. There are a few funny bits of dialogue (provided by off-Broadway scribe David Lindsay Abaire), but mostly the script is just the filler before the next elaborate visual sequence dreamed up by the animators.
And don't get me wrong: those visual sequences are pretty cool. I can't quite decide which is more impressive: the hyperkinetic ride through the immaculately detailed robot city or a complicated sequence involving thousands of dominoes. The art department clearly put a mind-boggling amount of effort into creating a fully realized world.
But that, unfortunately, is all there is. An awesomely rendered environment with nothing in the foreground. Many of the characters, particularly the protagonist, feel like little more than rough outlines. The relationships between characters feel like tacked-on afterthoughts. This is compounded by the most lackluster and non-distinctive voice work I've ever heard from major movie stars (Ewan McGregor and Halle Berry sound so bored, I would have preferred they hire interns from the accounting department).
I recommend this film slightly, simply because of the stunning visuals. But otherwise, with the success of truly subversive CGI films like The Incredibles and Shrek, Robots just doesn't cut it.
So about the story: boy robot leaves his home for the big-city, must defeat evil robot trying to control the robot world. During this epic quest he encounters a series of Disney-ish archetypes, including: wacky robot sidekick (voiced by Robin Williams, natch), bland robot love interest (Halle Berry, spending all of maybe three hours in the recording studio), and a spunky tomboy robot (voiced by some unmemorable tween star).
The storyline, such as it is, could probably fill a single half-hour slot on Nickelodeon. There are a few funny bits of dialogue (provided by off-Broadway scribe David Lindsay Abaire), but mostly the script is just the filler before the next elaborate visual sequence dreamed up by the animators.
And don't get me wrong: those visual sequences are pretty cool. I can't quite decide which is more impressive: the hyperkinetic ride through the immaculately detailed robot city or a complicated sequence involving thousands of dominoes. The art department clearly put a mind-boggling amount of effort into creating a fully realized world.
But that, unfortunately, is all there is. An awesomely rendered environment with nothing in the foreground. Many of the characters, particularly the protagonist, feel like little more than rough outlines. The relationships between characters feel like tacked-on afterthoughts. This is compounded by the most lackluster and non-distinctive voice work I've ever heard from major movie stars (Ewan McGregor and Halle Berry sound so bored, I would have preferred they hire interns from the accounting department).
I recommend this film slightly, simply because of the stunning visuals. But otherwise, with the success of truly subversive CGI films like The Incredibles and Shrek, Robots just doesn't cut it.
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- cedric_owl
- Mar 14, 2005
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Robots: The IMAX Experience
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $75,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $128,200,012
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $36,045,301
- Mar 13, 2005
- Gross worldwide
- $262,511,490
- Runtime1 hour 31 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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