Bicentennial Man

Summary

Bicentennial Man is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,658 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Bicentennial Man's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• Bicentennial Man was directed by Chris Columbus^[4].
• Nicholas Kazan wrote the screenplay for Bicentennial Man^[5].
• Isaac Asimov wrote the screenplay for Bicentennial Man^[6].
• Robert Silverberg wrote the screenplay for Bicentennial Man^[7].
• Bicentennial Man's composer is recorded as James Horner^[8].
• Bicentennial Man's genre is science fiction film^[9].
• Bicentennial Man's genre is drama film^[10].
• Bicentennial Man's genre is film based on literature^[11].
• Bicentennial Man's genre is children's film^[12].
• Bicentennial Man's based on is recorded as The Bicentennial Man^[13].
• Bicentennial Man's based on is recorded as The Positronic Man^[14].
• A cast member of Bicentennial Man was Robin Williams^[15].
• A cast member of Bicentennial Man was Sam Neill^[16].
• A cast member of Bicentennial Man was Wendy Crewson^[17].
• A cast member of Bicentennial Man was Hallie Eisenberg^[18].
• A cast member of Bicentennial Man was Embeth Davidtz^[19].
• A cast member of Bicentennial Man was Lindze Letherman^[20].
• A cast member of Bicentennial Man was Oliver Platt^[21].
• A cast member of Bicentennial Man was Kiersten Warren^[22].
• A cast member of Bicentennial Man was Stephen Root^[23].
• A cast member of Bicentennial Man was Lynne Thigpen^[24].
• A cast member of Bicentennial Man was Bradley Whitford^[25].
• A cast member of Bicentennial Man was John Michael Higgins^[26].
• A cast member of Bicentennial Man was Scott Waugh^[27].

Product Details

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• Release type: Album^[28]

• Secondary type(s): Soundtrack^[29]

• First release date: 1999-12-21^[30]

• Community tags: film score, sci fi, score, soundtrack^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 7a01902d-5558-39f5-bf55-7fa86d66f166^[32]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Bicentennial Man was performed by James Horner^[33]. Producers include Michael Barnathan^[34], Gail Katz^[35], Chris Columbus^[36], Mark Radcliffe^[37], Laurence Mark^[38], and Wolfgang Petersen^[39]. It was directed by Chris Columbus^[4]. Screenwriters include Nicholas Kazan^[5], Isaac Asimov^[6], and Robert Silverberg^[7]. Cast members include Robin Williams^[15], Sam Neill^[16], Wendy Crewson^[17], Hallie Eisenberg^[18], Embeth Davidtz^[19], and Lindze Letherman^[20].

Publication

Publication dates include December 17, 1999^[40] and March 9, 2000^[41]. The original language of Bicentennial Man was English^[42]. Genres include science fiction film^[9], drama film^[10], film based on literature^[11], and children's film^[12]. It was distributed by video on demand^[43].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include android^[44], slavery^[45], and conformity^[46].

Reception

Reviews include 4.8/10^[47], 42/100^[48], and 38%^[49].

Adaptations and Inspiration

After a work by Isaac Asimov^[50] and Robert Silverberg^[51].

Why It Matters

Bicentennial Man ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,658 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[52] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[53]