Robots (2005 movie) facts for kids
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| Directed by | Chris Wedge |
| Produced by | Jerry Davis William Joyce John C. Donkin |
| Screenplay by | David Lindsay-Abaire Lowell Ganz Babaloo Mandel |
| Story by | Ron Mita Jim McClain David Lindsay-Abaire |
| Starring | Ewan McGregor Halle Berry Greg Kinnear Mel Brooks Amanda Bynes Drew Carey Robin Williams |
| Music by | John Powell |
| Editing by | John Carnochan |
| Studio | Blue Sky Studios 20th Century Fox Animation |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date(s) | March 11, 2005 |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $75 million |
| Money made | $260,718,330 |
Robots is a fun computer-animated movie from 2005. It was made by Blue Sky Studios and released by 20th Century Fox. The story is about a world full of robots!
The movie features the voices of famous actors like Ewan McGregor, Halle Berry, and Robin Williams. It first came out on March 11, 2005. Get ready to meet some amazing robot characters!
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Meet the Robot Characters
This movie has many cool robots. Here are some of the main ones:
Rodney Copperbottom: The Young Inventor
- Ewan McGregor voices Rodney Copperbottom. He is a young, blue robot who dreams of becoming a great inventor. Rodney wants to make the world a better place for all robots.
Cappy: The Smart Robot
- Halle Berry is the voice of Cappy. She works at a big company called Bigweld Industries. Cappy is smart and helps Rodney on his adventure.
Bigweld: The Famous Inventor
- Mel Brooks voices Bigweld. He is a jolly and famous inventor. Bigweld used to own Bigweld Industries, but he became sad because of some bad things happening.
Fender Pinwheeler: The Funny Friend
- Robin Williams voices Fender Pinwheeler. He is an old, red robot who is always falling apart! Fender becomes Rodney's best friend and helps him a lot.
Piper Pinwheeler: Fender's Sister
- Amanda Bynes voices Piper Pinwheeler. She is Fender's younger sister. Piper is a yellow robot who is very energetic and brave.
Phineas T. Ratchet: The Bad Guy
- Greg Kinnear voices Phineas T. Ratchet. He is the main villain in the movie. Ratchet is Madame Gasket's son and tries to stop Rodney.
Aunt Fanny: The Kind Helper
- Jennifer Coolidge voices Aunt Fanny. She is a kind robot who helps other robots who are "broke" or need a place to stay.
Rodney's Family
- Dianne Wiest voices Lydia Copperbottom, Rodney's caring mother.
- Stanley Tucci voices Herb Copperbottom, Rodney's father. He works as a dishwasher.
The Story of Robots
The movie follows Rodney Copperbottom. He leaves his small town to go to Robot City. His big dream is to meet Bigweld, a famous inventor. Rodney wants to work for Bigweld Industries and help create new things.
When Rodney arrives, he finds out that Bigweld Industries is not what it used to be. A bad robot named Phineas T. Ratchet has taken over. Ratchet wants to stop making spare parts for older robots. This means old robots can't get fixed!
Rodney teams up with a group of "outmode" robots. These are robots who are old or broken. His new friends include Fender, Piper, Crank, and Aunt Fanny. Together, they try to find Bigweld and save the robot world. They want to make sure all robots can get the parts they need to keep going. It's an exciting adventure to help everyone!
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Rivet Town is based on Watertown, New York, where movie director Chris Wedge lived during his teens.
