''Robots'' is a 2005 American animated

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produced by 20th Century Fox Animation and

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, and distributed by

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. The film was directed by

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and co-directed by

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from a screenplay by David Lindsay-Abaire and the writing team of Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel, based on a story conceived by Lindsay-Abaire, Ron Mita and Jim McClain. It stars the voices of

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, Halle Berry,

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, Amanda Bynes,

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and

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. The story follows an ambitious inventor robot named Rodney Copperbottom (voice of McGregor), who seeks his idol Bigweld (voice of Brooks) to work for his company in Robot City, but discovers a plot by its new leader Ratchet (voice of Kinnear) and his mother (voice of Jim Broadbent) to forcibly upgrade its populace and eradicate struggling robots, known as "outmodes". Development on the film began in 2000, when Wedge and children's author

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failed to adapt Joyce's 1993 children's book ''Santa Calls'', thus scrapping the idea and instead doing a story on robots. ''Robots'' premiered at the Mann Village Theatre in

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, on March 6, 2005, and was released in the United States on March 11. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the film's humor and creativity, but generally deemed its story and characters to be somewhat unoriginal and forgettable. The film was commercially successful, grossing $262.5 million worldwide against a $75–80 million budget. A sequel was discussed but never produced due to the studio's heavier focus on its flagship franchise, ''

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''.

Plot

In a world of

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s, Rodney Copperbottom, son of Herb and Lydia Copperbottom, is an aspiring young inventor from the city of Rivet Town. He idolizes Bigweld, a famous inventor and philanthropist whose company, Bigweld Industries, employs other inventors and provides poor robots with spare parts. Rodney develops a small, flying robot named Wonderbot to assist his father, who works as a dishwasher in a restaurant. When Herb's boss, Mr. Gunk, confronts them, however, Wonderbot malfunctions and wreaks havoc in the kitchen. To help Herb pay for the damages, Rodney travels to Robot City, hoping to present Wonderbot to Bigweld Industries. However, upon his arrival, Rodney is ejected from Bigweld Industries by its new

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, Phineas T. Ratchet. In Bigweld's absence, Ratchet has discontinued production of spare parts and inventions for the poor outmoded robots, prioritizing expensive "

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s". Meanwhile, Ratchet's mother, Madame Gasket, runs the Chop Shop, a facility that recycles

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into

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s for upgrades (it is heavily hinted this is done to deceased or outmoded robots). Rodney befriends Fender Pinwheeler, a

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who introduces him to a group of outmoded robots known as the "Rusties". Rodney and his new friends help to fix outmodes throughout the neighborhood, but they are eventually unable to cope with the demand due to the spare part shortage. Hoping to enlist Bigweld's help, Rodney and Fender infiltrate the Bigweld Ball, but Ratchet announces that Bigweld will not attend. An enraged Rodney confronts Ratchet, who orders his security team to eliminate him. Cappy, an executive opposed to Ratchet, rescues Rodney and Fender. While Fender is captured by the Chop Shop, he discovers their plan to scrap all outmoded robots with new machines designed to take down the outmodes. Rodney and Cappy fly to Bigweld's mansion, where he lives as a recluse and reveals that Ratchet's greed led to his resignation and refuses to help them. A distraught Rodney calls his parents, but Herb inspires him to fight for his dreams. Fender escapes the Chop Shop and exposes Ratchet's plot. Rodney rallies the Rusties, and Bigweld, reinvigorated by Rodney's spirit, joins them to stop Ratchet. Rodney and his friends return to Bigweld Industries where Ratchet tries disposing of Bigweld, who ends up being rolled into the Chop Shop. Rodney upgrades the Rusties and leads them in a battle against Ratchet, Gasket, and their army. Gasket is eventually flung into an incinerator and killed, and Ratchet is stripped of his upgrades and left chained with his father. Retaking control of Bigweld Industries, Bigweld holds a public ceremony in Rivet Town, where he nominates Rodney as his new second-in-command and eventual successor. Rodney provides Herb with new replacement parts and a

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-like instrument to fulfill his life-long dream of being a musician. Herb leads the townspeople in a rousing rendition of " Get Up Offa That Thing".

Voice cast

as Rodney Copperbottom, an idealistic young blue robot and aspiring inventor ** Will Denton and Crawford Wilson as Rodney (teenager) ** Jansen Panettiere as Rodney (child) ** Dylan Denton as Rodney (baby) * Halle Berry as Cappy, a straight-laced executive at Bigweld Industries and Rodney's love interest *

as Fender Pinwheeler, a mischievous red blender-like robot who befriends Rodney and is constantly falling apart *

as Bigweld, an elderly

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robot who is the caring inventor and founder of Bigweld Industries *

as Phineas T. Ratchet, the menacing and arrogant right-hand-man of Bigweld and Madame Gasket's son. * Jim Broadbent as Madame Gasket, the evil owner of the Chop Shop * Amanda Bynes as Piper Pinwheeler, a plucky yellow tomboy robot who is Fender's younger sister and has a crush on Rodney. *

as Crank Casey, a cynical orange

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-like robot who befriends Rodney * Jennifer Coolidge as Aunt Fanny (also known as Aunt Fan in the UK and Australian version), a motherly

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-like robot who takes in outmoded and homeless robots * Harland Williams as Lugnut or "Lug", an imposing but good-natured green muscular robot who befriends Rodney along with his best friend Diesel, a slim, mute robot who lacks a voice box * Alan Rosenberg as Jack Hammer, a rusty copperish orange robot who works at a hardware store * Stanley Tucci as Herb Copperbottom, Rodney's father and a dishwasher at Gunk's Greasy Spoon * Dianne Wiest as Lydia Copperbottom, Rodney's mother *

as Wonderbot, a small

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-like robot with a propeller who is Rodney's invention * Natasha Lyonne (in the US version),

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(in the UK version) and Jackie O (in the Australian version) as Loretta Geargrinder, a receptionist at Bigweld Industries and Fender's love interest * Paul Giamatti as Tim, the

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gatekeeper at Bigweld Industries * Dan Hedaya as Mr. Gunk, Herb's cynical, inconsiderate boss * Brian Scott McFadden (in the US version) and

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(in the UK version) as Trashcan Bot *

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Lady * Paula Abdul as

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#1 *

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#2 * Al Roker as Mailbox *

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as Lamp Post,

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Bot,

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, and

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* Randall Montgomery as Zinc, a ramshackle car robot * Stephen Tobolowsky (in the US version) and

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(in the UK version) as Bigmouth Executive / Forge * Tim Nordquist as Tin Man * Lowell Ganz (in the US version) and

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(in the UK version) as Mr. Gasket, Madame Gasket's husband and Ratchet's father. * James Earl Jones as a

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voice box

Production

Initially,

and

wanted to make a film adaptation of Joyce's book ''Santa Calls''. After a failed animation test in 2000, Wedge and Joyce decided to instead develop an original story about a world of robots. In 2001, the duo pitched the concept to 20th Century Fox Animation president Chris Meledandri, as a visual idea. Although not initially impressed, Meledandri agreed to

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the film and served as the executive producer. The film began production in 2002, shortly after ''

'' was released. Wedge reunited with the crew from his first film, including

as the co-director. In June 2003, the film was announced by Fox at the

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theater. This announcement confirmed the entire cast and slated the film for its 2005 release.

Release

''Robots'' was originally scheduled for a 2004 release, but the release date was changed to 2005. The film had its world premiere on March 6, 2005, in

, and it was released theatrically on March 11, 2005. The film was the first to feature the new trailer for '' Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith''; it was reported that ''

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'' fans went to see the movie just to see the trailer and hear the voice of Ewan McGregor, who also played

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in the ''Star Wars'' prequel trilogy, as Rodney Copperbottom. The film also featured the exclusive trailer for Blue Sky's next film '' Ice Age: The Meltdown'', then called ''Ice Age 2''. ''Robots'' was digitally re-mastered into IMAX format (IMAX DMR) and released in select IMAX theaters around the world. It was the first 20th Century Fox film that was released on the same day on IMAX and conventional 35mm screens. It was also the first IMAX DMR film released in the spring season, and the second IMAX DMR film distributed by Fox.

Home media

The film was released on

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and VHS in both fullscreen and widescreen on September 27, 2005, was accompanied by an original short animated film based on ''Robots'', titled ''Aunt Fanny's Tour of Booty''. The film was released in high definition on

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on March 22, 2011.

Reception

Box office

The film was released on March 11, 2005, in the United States and Canada and grossed $36 million in 3,776 theaters in its opening weekend, ranking #1 at the box office. It grossed a total of $260.7 million worldwide: $128.2 million in the United States and Canada, and $132.5 million in other territories.

Critical response

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, the film has an approval rating of based on reviews, with an average rating of . The site's consensus reads: "''Robots'' delights on a visual level, but the story feels like it came off an assembly line."

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gives the film a

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score of 64 out of 100 based on 33 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences surveyed by

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gave the film an "A" on a scale of A+ to F.

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of the ''

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'' gave the film three and a half stars out of four, stating that "this is a movie that is a joy to behold entirely apart from what it is about. It looks happy, and, more to the point, it looks harmonious." Caroline Westbrook of ''

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'' magazine gave the film a three stars out of five, and said, "Kids will love it and their adult companions will be warmly entertained—but it's far from a computer-animated classic." Rob Mackie of ''

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'' gave the film three stars out of five, saying that it "skillfully combines adult and kids' comedy. But for all the imaginative splendours and a sharp script, ''Robots'' is never quite as distinctive as its predecessor, ''Ice Age''."

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gave the film four stars out of five, calling it an "endearing 'follow your dreams' story with plenty of laughs".

Accolades

''Robots'' won an

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award in the category of top box-office films. The movie received two

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nominations ( Outstanding Character Design in a Feature Production and Outstanding Production Design in an Animated Feature Production; both for William Joyce and Steve Martino for the latter) and two Kids' Choice Award nominations ( Favorite Animated Movie and Favorite Voice From an Animated Movie for Robin Williams's performance as Fender). ''Robots'' was also nominated for a

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(Choice Movie: Animated/Computer Generated) and a Visual Effects Society Award. The film is recognized by

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in these lists: * 2008:

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: Nominated Animation Film

Music

Score

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and

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. ;Other songs in the film include * " Underground" –

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* "Shine" – Ricky Fanté (end credits) * " Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" – Barry White * " ...Baby One More Time" –

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* " See Me" –

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* " Eye of the Tiger" –

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* " From Zero to Hero" – Sarah Connor * "

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" –

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and Freedom Williams * " (There's Gotta Be) More to Life" –

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* " Right Thurr" – Chingy * " Low Rider" –

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* " I Like That" –

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* " Get Up Offa That Thing" –

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* " Un Héroe Real" - Aleks Syntek

Video games

A video game based on the film was released on February 24, 2005, for the

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and

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. It was developed by

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for the consoles and PC, and by

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for the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS. It was published by Vivendi Universal Games. The game would receive mixed to average reviews from critics. A mobile game Robots: World was released for iOS and Android on December 17, 2011 by Budge Studios.

''Aunt Fanny's Tour of Booty''

''Aunt Fanny's Tour of Booty'' is a five-minute computer-animated film that is included as a bonus feature on the DVD and Asian Blu-ray releases of ''Robots'', and is a

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to the film, as it takes place during Fender's arrival in Robot City. In the short, Aunt Fanny/Fan gives a tour of the Robot City Train Station to a motley collection of robots, including Fender Pinwheeler, Zinc, Tammy, Hacky and an Old Lady-Bot. It is not included on either the US nor European Blu-ray releases (possibly due to a request from the Office of Film and Literature Classification (OFLC) to remove the short from the Australian DVD release, for they gave the short a PG rating).

Possible sequel

Following its release, both Wedge and Joyce have expressed interest in doing a sequel. In light of the Release the Snyder Cut movement and the closure of Blue Sky Studios, a movement to release a director's cut of ''Robots'' has gained traction. A proposed director's cut was first mentioned on the film's original DVD audio commentary with Wedge and Joyce, in which Wedge said that there would be alternate takes in certain scenes, and that Cappy would have been more fleshed out.

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