I, robot

Resource Information

The work I, robot represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Dallas Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

I, robot

Statement of responsibility

Twentieth Century Fox presents ; in association with Mediastream IV ; directed by Alex Proyas ; screenplay by Jeff Vintar and Akiva Goldsman ; screen story by Jeff Vintar ; produced by Laurence Mark, John Davis, Topher Dow, Wyck Godfrey ; a Davis Entertainment Company/Laurence Mark/Overbrook Films production ; an Alex Proyas film

Creator

• I, robot (Motion picture : 2004)

Contributor

• Godfrey, Wyck
• Goldsman, Akiva
• Dow, Topher
• Greenwood, Bruce, 1956-
• Davis, John A
• LaBeouf, Shia, 1986-
• Cromwell, James
• Beltrami, Marco
• Mark, Laurence
• McBride, Chi
• Asimov, Isaac, 1920-1992
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
• Moynahan, Bridget, 1972-
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
• Proyas, Alex, 1963-
• Overbrook Films
• Smith, Will, 1968-
• Mediastream IV (Firm)
• Tudyk, Alan
• Laurence Mark Productions
• Davis Entertainment Company
• Vintar, Jeff, 1964-

Actor

• Tudyk, Alan
• Smith, Will, 1968-
• Greenwood, Bruce, 1956-
• Moynahan, Bridget, 1972-
• McBride, Chi
• LaBeouf, Shia, 1986-
• Cromwell, James

Screenwriter

• Vintar, Jeff, 1964-
• Goldsman, Akiva

Author

• Vintar, Jeff, 1964-

Composer

• Beltrami, Marco

Director

• Proyas, Alex, 1963-

Producer

• Mark, Laurence
• Davis, John A
• Dow, Topher
• Godfrey, Wyck

Subject

• Man-woman relationships -- Drama
• Murder
• Murder -- Drama
• Police
• Police -- Drama
• Policía -- Teatro
• Robots
• Robots -- Drama
• Films for the hearing impaired
• Homicide investigation
• Homicide investigation -- Drama
• Illinois -- Chicago
• Man-woman relationships
• Robots -- Teatro
• Science fiction films
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• American fiction -- Film adaptations
• Chicago (Ill.) -- Drama
• Conspiracies
• Conspiracies -- Drama
• Drama
• Feature films

Genre

• Films for the hearing impaired
• American fiction
• Drama
• Feature films
• Science fiction films
• Teatro
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Language

• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• spa
• eng

Summary

Chicago, 2035. Detective Del Spooner distrusts robots. But why? The Three Laws of Robotics form a perfect circle of logic and protection for humans--all robots are "3 laws safe" from the instant they roll off the assembly line. When U.S. Robotics founder Dr. Alfred Lanning apparently commits suicide, Spooner is assigned to investigate. It appears that Dr. Lanning, the father of robotics, was murdered by a prototype of the latest generation robot, an NS-5 named Sonny. Dr. Susan Calvin, a specialist in robot psychology is assigned to assist Spooner. She cannot believe that a robot could commit a crime, let alone a murder. That would mean the Sonny has violated the Three Laws. If robots can break the laws, there is nothing to stop them from taking over the world, since humans have grown completely dependent upon them. Perhaps ... they already have?

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Simon Duggan ; production designer, Patrick Tatopoulos ; film editors, Richard Learoyd, Armen Minasian, William Hoy ; music by Marco Beltrami ; visual effects supervisor, John Nelson ; costume designer, Elizabeth Keogh Palmer

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA rating: Rated PG-13 for intense stylized action, and some brief partial nudity; Canadian Home Video rating: PG for violence, coarse language

Language note

In English, dubbed French, or dubbed Spanish with optional subtitles in English or Spanish; closed-captioned

LC call number

PN1997.2

LC item number

.I27 2004

PerformerNote

Will Smith (Del Spooner), Bridget Moynahan (Susan Calvin), Bruce Greenwood (Lawrence Robertson), James Cromwell (Dr. Alfred Lanning), Chi McBride (Lt. John Bergin), Shia LaBeouf (Farber), Alan Tudyk (Sonny)

Runtime

115

Technique

live action