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A.I. Artificial Intelligence
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| Haley Joel Osment | ... | ||
| Frances O'Connor | ... | ||
| Sam Robards | ... | ||
| Jake Thomas | ... | ||
| Jude Law | ... | ||
| William Hurt | ... | ||
| Ken Leung | ... | ||
| Clark Gregg | ... | ||
| Kevin Sussman | ... | ||
| Tom Gallop | ... | ||
| Eugene Osment | ... | ||
| April Grace | ... | ||
| Matt Winston | ... | ||
| Sabrina Grdevich | ... |
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In the not-so-far future the polar ice caps have melted and the resulting rise of the ocean waters has drowned all the coastal cities of the world. Withdrawn to the interior of the continents, the human race keeps advancing, reaching the point of creating realistic robots (called mechas) to serve them. One of the mecha-producing companies builds David, an artificial kid which is the first to have real feelings, especially a never-ending love for his "mother", Monica. Monica is the woman who adopted him as a substitute for her real son, who remains in cryo-stasis, stricken by an incurable disease. David is living happily with Monica and her husband, but when their real son returns home after a cure is discovered, his life changes dramatically. Written by Chris Makrozahopoulos <makzax@hotmail.com>
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This summer, discover the next step in evolution. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for some sexual content and violent images | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
29 June 2001 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A.I. See more »Box Office
Budget:
$90,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$3,369,401 (France) (26 October 2001)Gross:
$39,192,703 (Europe) (16 November 2001)Company Credits
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Professor Hobby: Ours will be a perfect child caught in a freezeframe. Always loving, never ill, never changing. With all the childless couples yearning in vain for a license our Mecha will not only open up a new market but fill a great human need.
Female Colleague: But you haven't answered my question. If a robot could genuinely love a ...
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Written by Harry Warren and Al Dubin
Performed by Dick Powell
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Joe's medallion has "Shangri La" written on it when he starts playing music in the hotel room. See more »Goofs
When Henry asks David why he was going to cut Monica's hair. See more »Quotes
Female Colleague: It occurs to me with all this animus existing against Mechas today it isn't just a question of creating a robot that can love. Isn't the real conundrum, can you get a human to love them back?Professor Hobby: Ours will be a perfect child caught in a freezeframe. Always loving, never ill, never changing. With all the childless couples yearning in vain for a license our Mecha will not only open up a new market but fill a great human need.
Female Colleague: But you haven't answered my question. If a robot could genuinely love a ...
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Crazy Credits
In theatrical previews, on one of the final credit frames, the Hebrew word "Chochmoh", meaning wisdom or knowledge, is written in small red letters. See more »Soundtracks
"I Only Have Eyes For You"Written by Harry Warren and Al Dubin
Performed by Dick Powell
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Steven Spielberg's latest movie A.I.: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, which he took up at the encouragement of the late, great Stanley Kubrick, has caused widely divergent comments. And I can't help wondering if the most scathingly negative reviews of this movie aren't just an open desire to see Spielberg crash, as he had with "1941" and HOOK.
For my money, Spielberg has done it again with this futuristic science fiction drama, regardless of what the negative reviews say. Its story of a robot boy (Haley Joel Osment) who desires to be a real boy in a far future in which humans (Orgas) and machines (Mechas) exist side-by-side but not always in harmony is very much modeled on the Pinocchio story, though it is actually based on a 1969 short story by Brian Aldiss. It raises some interesting and sometimes unsettling moral dilemmas that few films of late have done. Can a parent love a child, even if that child is not real? What might happen if that child desired to be real? How will Man and Machine be able to co-exist?
Like all intelligent science fiction, such as Kubrick's own 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY and Spielberg's own CLOSE ENCOUNTERS, A.I. forces us to ponder where we've been and where we might be going. It's an incredible combination of Kubrick's icy intellectual and clinical mind and Spielberg's emotional heart; and I think it works exceedingly well. But it forces the viewer to not leave their heart and brains at the door, which I think is why it is being so negatively received in this season of mindless summer movie fare. It may be too intelligent for its own good, and many don't have the 145 minutes of patience needed for the movie. I did, however; and I would call this an absolute masterpiece. Out of ten stars, give this one a 10.