Bicentennial Man
1999 film directed by Chris Columbus
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Summary
Bicentennial Man is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38,714 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Chris Columbus[3]
- Screenwriter: Nicholas Kazan[4]
- Composer: James Horner[5]
- Genre: science fiction film[6], drama film[7], children's film[8]
- Based on: The Bicentennial Man[9], The Positronic Man[10]
- Cast member: Robin Williams[11], Sam Neill[12], Wendy Crewson[13], Hallie Eisenberg[14], Embeth Davidtz[15], Lindze Letherman[16], Oliver Platt[17], Kiersten Warren[18], Stephen Root[19], Lynne Thigpen[20], Bradley Whitford[21], John Michael Higgins[22], Scott Waugh[23], George D. Wallace[24]
- Producer: Michael Barnathan[25], Gail Katz[26], Chris Columbus[27], Mark Radcliffe[28], Laurence Mark[29], Wolfgang Petersen[30]
- Production company: 1492 Pictures[31], Touchstone Pictures[32], Columbia Pictures[33]
- Director of photography: Phil Méheux[34]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[35]
- Distribution format: video on demand[36]
- Review score: 4.8/10[37], 42/100[38], 38%[39]
- Color: color[40]
- Country of origin: United States[41]
- Publication date: December 17, 1999[42], March 9, 2000[43]
- Distributed by: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures[44], Netflix[45]
- Narrative location: Washington, D.C.[46], San Francisco[47]
- Official website: http://www.bicentennialman.com[48]
- Filming location: San Francisco[49]
- Main subject: android[50], slavery[51], conformity[52]
- Film editor: Nicolas De Toth[53], Neil Travis[54]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling[55], Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor[56]
- Executive producer: Dan Kolsrud[57]
- Title: Bicentennial Man[58]
- Has characteristic: film based on literature[59]
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Adaptations and Inspiration
After a work by Isaac Asimov[60] and Robert Silverberg[61].
Why It Matters
Bicentennial Man has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]