I, Robot [Blu-ray]

Director: Alex Proyas Alex Proyas

Overview

Director Alex Proyas (Dark City, The Crow) helmed this sci-fi thriller inspired by the stories in Isaac Asimov's nine-story anthology of the same name. In the future presented in the film, humans have become exceedingly dependent on robots in their everyday lives. Robots have become more and more advanced, but each one is preprogrammed to always obey humans and to, under no circumstances, ever harm a human. So, when a scientist turns up dead and a humanoid robot is the main suspect, the world is left to wonder if they are as safe around their electronic servants as previously thought. Will Smith stars as Del Spooner, the robot-hating Chicago cop assigned to the murder investigation. Bridget Moynahan, Bruce Greenwood, James Cromwell, and Chi McBride also star.

Product Details

Release Date:	03/11/2008
UPC:	0024543509875
Original Release:	2004
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	20Th Century Fox
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound]
Language:	English
Time:	1:54:00
Sales rank:	7,554

Special Features

Closed Caption; Only the I, Robot blu-ray disc allows you to access special features using the four colored button on your Blu-Ray remote: ; Red button - behind the camera; Day out of days production diaries; CGI and design featurettes; Sentient Machines - robotic behavior; The filmmakers' toolbox - vfx how-to clips; Deleted scenes and alternate ending; Green button - ; Commentary guide; 3 full-length commentaries: hear director Alex Proyas, screenwriter Akiva Goldsmith and more; Yellow button -; Annotated guide; Triva track; Blue button -; Search index; Explore all this disc has to offer; Disc also includes:; personal scene selection & enhanced D-box

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Will Smith	Detective Del Spooner
Alan Tudyk	Sonny
Shia LaBeouf	Farber
Bruce Greenwood	Lawrence Robertson
Chi McBride	Lt. John Bergin
Adrian L. Ricard	Granny,Granny
Jerry Wasserman	Baldez
Fiona Hogan	V.I.K.I.
James Cromwell	Dr. Alfred Lanning
Bridget Moynahan	Susan Calvin
David Haysom	NS4 & NS5 Robots
Scott Heindel	NS4 & NS5 Robots
Sharon Wilkins	Woman
Craig March	Detective
Kyanna Cox	Girl
Darren Moore	Homeless Man,Wife
Aaron Douglas	USR Attorney No.1
Shayla Dyson	Laughing Girl
Bobby L. Stewart	Girl's Dad,Girl's Dad
Nicola Crosbie	TV Anchor Person
Emily Tennant	Young Girl
Michael St. John Smith	USR Attorney No.2
Travis Webster	Guy with a Pie
Roger Haskett	Mob Man
Tiffany Knight	Mob Woman
Ryan Zwick	Member of Farber Posse
Essra Vischon	Member of Farber Posse
Kenyan Lewis	Member of Farber Posse
Aaron Joseph	Member of Farber Posse
Simon R. Baker	Member of Farber Posse
Marrett Green	News Reporter
Shia Lebeouf	Actor
Marco Beltrami	Composer
Alan Tuduk	Actor
Adrian Richardson	Actor
Jerry Wassermann	Actor
Peter Shinkoda	Actor
Terry Chen	Actor
Scott Heindl	Actor
Tiffany Lyndall-Knight	Mob Woman

Technical Credits

Akiva Goldsman

Jeff Vintar

Isaac Asimov

Alex Proyas	Director
Akiva Goldsman	Screenwriter
Jeff Vintar	Screenwriter
Topher Dow	Producer
Scott Ateah	Stunts
Juel Bestrop	Casting
Heike Brandstatter	Casting
Glenn Bosworth	Stunts
Jonathan Egstad	Special Effects
Wyck Godfrey	Producer
James Lassiter	Executive Producer,Producer
Joe Letteri	Special Effects
Laurence Mark	Producer
Coreen Mayrs	Casting
Jeanne McCarthy	Casting
Anthony Romano	Executive Producer,Producer
Michel Shane	Executive Producer,Producer
Will Smith	Executive Producer,Producer
Eric Saindon	Special Effects
Raymond McIntyre Jr.	Special Effects
Erik Nash	Special Effects
John Nelson	Special Effects
Brian Van't Hul	Special Effects
Mike Vezina	Special Effects
Michael Lee Baron	Producer
Mark Aisbett	Stunts
Isaac Asimov	Screenwriter
Steven R. McGlothen	Producer
Erik Aadahl	Sound Effects
Craig Berkey	Sound Effects
Charles Abou Aad	Special Effects
David Betancourt	Sound Effects
Derek Casari	Sound Effects
Stu Bernstein	Sound Effects
John Kilkenny	Producer
Wesley Cronk	Special Effects
Andrew Karr	Special Effects
Neacol Booth Amato	Special Effects
Chetan Deshmukh	Special Effects
Jay Shindell	Special Effects
Marcus Stokes	Special Effects
Carol VanHook	Special Effects
Christian Severin	Special Effects
Terry Veer	Special Effects
Stephen Wilson	Special Effects
Douglas W. Beard	Special Effects
Geoff Hadfield	Special Effects
Mike Mukatis	Stunts
Gary Pawlowski	Special Effects
John Davis	Producer

Editorial Reviews

Having firmly established his sci-fi credentials with Independence Day and Men in Black, Will Smith returns to the genre in this fast-paced, action-packed, but extremely loose adaptation of Isaac Asimov's influential robot stories. The year is 2035, and technophobe Chicago cop Del Spooner (Smith) is assigned to investigate the supposedly accidental death of a brilliant scientist, Dr. Alfred Lanning (James Cromwell). Del eventually has reason to believe that Lanning was actually murdered by a robot, Sonny (voiced by Alan Tudyk), one of a new line that's being rolled out all over the world. There's just one problem with his theory: Robots are programmed to never harm human beings. Or are they? Director Alex Proyas -- no sci-fi slouch himself, having helmed the stylish Dark City and The Crow -- doesn't waste too much footage on the scientific aspects of robotics; he develops the story like a classic whodunit at first, allowing Spooner to interact with a beautiful assistant (Bridget Moynahan), his increasingly impatient lieutenant (Chi McBride), and the guilty-looking CEO of the company that makes the robots (Bruce Greenwood). Asimov's famous Three Laws of Robotics are briefly outlined, but the author's subtleties regarding ethics don't make it to the screen. Once certain critical revelations are made, Proyas switches into high gear; the pace picks up and I, Robot turns into a slam-bang action movie that taxes the ingenuity of special-effects wizards already challenged by mingling thousands of computer-generated robots with an equal number of humans. Aside from the fact that Smith seems to be exploiting his already established persona instead of portraying a new character, the film works surprisingly well, even though the "surprise" plot twist is telegraphed well in advance. While Asimov's stories probably deserved a more cerebral adaptation, the movie doesn't stint on any of the elements generally thought to make contemporary sci-fi offerings successful with audiences.