I, Robot (film)

I, Robot
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAlex Proyas
Screenplay by
Story byJeff Vintar
Based onPremise suggested by I, Robot
1950 book
by Isaac Asimov
Produced by
Starring
CinematographySimon Duggan
Edited by
Music byMarco Beltrami
Production
companies
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release dates
[1]
Running time
115 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$120 million[3]
Box office$353.1 million[3]

I, Robot (stylized as i, ROBOT) is a 2004 American science fiction action film directed by Alex Proyas. The screenplay by Jeff Vintar and Akiva Goldsman is from a screen story by Vintar, based on his original screenplay Hardwired, and named after Isaac Asimov's 1950 short-story collection. The film stars Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan, Bruce Greenwood, James Cromwell, Chi McBride, and Alan Tudyk, as the robot, Sonny.

Set in Chicago in 2035, highly intelligent robots fill public service positions throughout the world, operating under three laws to keep humans safe. Detective Del Spooner (Smith) investigates the alleged suicide of U.S. Robotics founder Alfred Lanning (Cromwell) and believes that a human-like robot called Sonny murdered him.[4]

I, Robot was released in the United States on July 16, 2004. Produced with a budget of $120 million, the film grossed $346 million worldwide and received mixed reviews from critics, with praise for the visual effects and acting but criticism of the plot. At the 77th Academy Awards, the film was nominated for Best Visual Effects, but lost to Spider-Man 2.

  1. ^ "i,Robot". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 83. p. 15.
  2. ^ "I, Robot". Australian Classification Board. July 16, 2004. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "I, Robot". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  4. ^ I, Robot. prweek.com (August 11, 2017). Retrieved August 28, 2020.