I, Robot (2004) Movie Overview

I, Robot is a 2004 science fiction-action film directed by Alex Proyas. The screenplay was written by Jeff Vintar, Akiva Goldsman and Hillary Seitz and diverges completely from Isaac Asimov’s short-story collection of the same name. Will Smith stars in the lead role of the film as Detective Del ‘Gary’ Spooner, who hates robots and dislikes their integration into daily human life. The supporting cast includes Bridget Moynahan, Bruce Greenwood, James Cromwell, Chi McBride, Alan Tudyk, and Shia LaBeouf. It was nominated the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. I, Robot was released in North America on July 16, 2004 and on July 22, 2004 in Australia. The film was later released in the United Kingdom on August 6, 2004 and in other countries between July 2004 to October 2004. Produced with a budget of US$120 million, the film grossed US$144,801,023 domestically, and US$202,433,893 in foreign markets. In total, the film grossed US$347,234,916 worldwide. The film showed exactly how convenient driverless cars may become, by putting in several scenes involving one. The story takes place in 2035 Chicago, in a world in which robots are commonly seen and used as servants. Del Spooner (Smith)… Source

• I, Robot Movie Details
• Director: Alex Proyas
• Official Sites: 20th Century Fox [br], 20th Century Fox [gr]
• Tagline: What will you do with yours?
• Country: USA , Germany
• Run Time: 115 min
• Genre: Action , Mystery , Sci-Fi , Thriller

• Cast Overview
• Will Smith as Del Spooner
• Bridget Moynahan as Susan Calvin
• Alan Tudyk as Sonny
• James Cromwell as Dr. Alfred Lanning
• Bruce Greenwood as Lawrence Robertson
• Adrian Ricard as Granny (as Adrian L. Ricard)

I, Robot Movie Review from New York Times

Once again, machines are threatening to take over the world, and once again, they have developed feelings, which poses the usual conundrums of sci-fi philosophy. “Suggested by” Isaac Asimov’s classic book of short stories, this sleek, hectic thriller engages some interesting ideas on its way to an overblown and incoherent ending. Will Smith, in wea… Source

I, Robot Movie Details from Imdb

It’s 2035 A.D., where robots are everyday objects and are programmed to live alongside humans. Detective Del Spooner is called out to investigate the apparent suicide of the scientist behind these robots, Dr. Alfred Lanning. Spooner suspects that the death might not be a suicide, but the result of one of the robots. All robots are programmed by thr… Source

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