Starring Robin Williams and Sam Neill, this is a futuristic tale set in the not so distant future when every home will have an NDR-114 robot - the latest technological advancement to serve man. This is the story of one NDR-114 robot, who came off the production line with a unique fault - he doesn’t want to be a robot, and his amazing 200-year journey to become human. Based on the short story and novel “The Positronic man” by Isaac Asimov.
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ACMI Identifier
313460
Language
English
Audience classification
PG
Subject categories
Childrens Films → Children's films - United States
Fantasy & Science Fiction → Science fiction films
Feature films → Feature films - United States
Literature → American literature - Film and video adaptations
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)