Editing Bicentennial Man (1999)




{{MovieInfobox|Based On=The Bicentennial Man
by Isaac Asimov
The Positronic Man
by Isaac Asimov
Robert Silverberg}}


'''''Bicentennial Man''''' is a 1999 American science fiction comedy-drama film starring Robin Williams, Sam Neill, Embeth Davidtz (in a dual role), Wendy Crewson and Oliver Platt. Based on the 1992 novel ''The Positronic Man'' by Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg (which is based on Asimov's original 1976 novelette "The Bicentennial Man"), the plot explores issues of humanity, slavery, prejudice, maturity, intellectual freedom, conformity, sex, love, mortality and immortality. The film, a co-production by Touchstone Pictures and Columbia Pictures, was directed by Chris Columbus. The title derives from the main character existing to the age of two hundred years


== plot ==
On April 3, 2005, the NDR series robot "Andrew" is introduced into the Martin family home to perform housekeeping and maintenance duties and introduces himself by showing a presentation of the Three Laws of Robotics. The eldest daughter Grace despises Andrew, but her younger sister Amanda is sympathetic to him, and Andrew discovers he feels emotions, and is drawn to spend more time with his "Little Miss". He accidentally breaks one of her glass figurines and is able to carve a new one out of wood, which surprises her father Richard. He takes Andrew to NorthAm Robotics to inquire if Andrew's creativity was part of his programming. NorthAm's CEO Dennis Mansky claims this is a problem and offers to scrap Andrew, but instead Richard takes Andrew back home and encourages him to continue his creativity and explore other humanities. Andrew becomes a clockmaker and earns a sizable fortune managed by Richard after they find that robots have no rights under current laws.



== Cast ==

* Robin Williams as Andrew Martin
* Sam Neill as Richard "Sir" Martin
* Embeth Davidtz as Amanda "Little Miss" Martin (adult) 
** Hallie Kate Eisenberg as Amanda "Little Miss" Martin (age 7)
* Wendy Crewson as Rachel "Ma'am" Martin
* Oliver Platt as Rupert Burns
* Stephen Root as Dennis Mansky
* Lynne Thigpen as Marjorie Bota
* Bradley Whitford as Lloyd Charney (adult), Amanda's brat son.
** Igor Hiller as Lloyd Charney (age 10)
* Kiersten Warren as Galatea
* John Michael Higgins as Bill Feingold
* George D. Wallace as the President/Speaker of the World Congress
* Angela Landis as Grace "Miss" Martin (adult)
** Lindze Letherman as Grace "Miss" Martin (age 9)
* Jay Johnston as Charles