Robots
- Studio
- Blue Sky Studios, Fox Animation Studios
- Distributor
- 20th Century Fox Film Corporation
Synopsis
Young inventor Rodney Copperbottom wants his robots to make the world a better place. He journeys to Robot City to meet his idol, majestic inventor Big Weld. Once there, Rodney finds that things are not quite as he expected, and that his quest may be a lot harder than he imagined. He battles with an evil corporate tyrant.
Characters
Rodney Copperbottom, Cappy, Herb Copperbottom, Mrs. Copperbottom, Big Weld, The Rusties, Fender, Crank, Piper Pinwheel, Madame Gasket, Tim the Gate Guard, Aunt Fanny, Mr. Gunk, Lug, Bass Drum, Lamppost, Microphone, Toilet Bot, Bigmouth Executive, Forge, Broken Arm Bot, Fire Hydrant, Jack Hammer, Loretta Geargrinder, Mailbox, Mr. Gasket, Phone Booth, Pigeon Lady, Ratchet, Stage Announcer, Tin Man, Trashcan Bot, Voice Box at Hardware Store, Water Cooler, Wonderbot
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Chris Wedge, Carlos Saldanha
Producing
- Producer
- William Joyce (Executive Producer)
- Co-Producers
- Jerry Davis, John C. Donkin
Writing
- Writer
- Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel
Animation
- Animator
- Alexander Williams
Voices
- Voice
- Ewan McGregor (Rodney Copperbottom), Halle Berry (Cappy), Stanley Tucci (Herb Copperbottom), Dianne Wiest (Mrs. Copperbottom), Mel Brooks (Big Weld), Drew Carey (Crank, Rustie), Amanda Bynes (Piper Pinwheel, Rustie), Robin Williams (Fender), Jim Broadbent (Madame Gasket), Paul Giamatti (Tim the Gate Guard), Jennifer Coolidge (Aunt Fanny), Dan Hedaya (Mr. Gunk), Harland Williams (Lug), Marshall Efron (Bass Drum, Lamppost, Microphone, Toilet Bot), Stephen Tobolowsky (Bigmouth Executive, Forge), Terry Bradshaw (Broken Arm Bot), Jay Leno (Fire Hydrant), Alan Rosenberg (Jack Hammer), Natasha Lyonne (Loretta Geargrinder), Al Roker (Mailbox), Lowell Ganz (Mr. Gasket), Chris Wedge (Phone Booth), Lucille Bliss (Pigeon Lady), Greg Kinnear (Ratchet), Damien Fahey (Stage Announcer), Tim Nordquist (Tin Man), Brian McFadden (Trashcan Bot), James Earl Jones (Voice Box at Hardware Store), Jackie Hoffman (Water Cooler), Chris Wedge (Wonderbot), Will Denton (Young Rodney), Jansen Panettiere (Younger Rodney), Jamie Kennedy, D.L. Hughley, Sofia Vergara, Lara Cody, David Cowgill, Dann Fink, Ray Iannicelli, Sondra James, Vanessa Lemonides, Bruce Winant
Music
- Music
- John Powell
Editing
- Editor
- John Carnochan
Crew
- Production Design
- William Joyce
- Unit Production Manager
- Maria Criscuolo
- Art Director
- Steve Martino
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Sean Garahart
- Supervising Sound Editor
- Sean Garahart
- First Assistant Sound Editor
- Bill Orrico
- Music Editor
- Joshua Winget
- 3-D Layout Supervisor
- Robert Cardone
- Modeler
- Alexander Levenson
- Rigger
- Hongseo Park
- Lighting Technical Director
- Aaron M. Ross
- Casting Director
- Christian Kaplan
Production notes
Based on author-animator William Joyce's "Roly Poly Olie."
Released simultaneously in both conventional and Imax formats.
Release date is that of Los Angeles premiere at the Mann Village Theater; general release was March 11, 2005.
Released simultaneously in both conventional and Imax formats.
Release date is that of Los Angeles premiere at the Mann Village Theater; general release was March 11, 2005.
Reviews
Robots are a Hit!
Laughed all the way through this delightful movie! There are all kinds of takeoffs of movies and television shows that are played out in the story -- "Singin' in the oil" is a Gene Kelly copy of his famous scene; "Goodnight.." from the Waltons, "When Harry met Sally," "Star Wars," "2001 a Space Odyssey," and many others. It's a great game to see how many different take offs you can find.
And the animation is just incredible; the characters movements are very life-like. Muc of the animated objects were taken from real-life objects, and so buildings and characters have an anthropomorphic feel. This is not just a movie for kids. Highly recommended!