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Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001) -- A highly advanced robotic boy longs to become "real" so that he can regain the love of his human mother.
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Overview

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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Brian Aldiss (short story "Supertoys Last All Summer Long")
Ian Watson (screen story)
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Release Date:
29 June 2001 (USA) more
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David is 11 years old. He weighs 60 pounds. He is 4 feet, 6 inches tall. He has brown hair. His love is real. But he is not. more
Plot:
A highly advanced robotic boy longs to become "real" so that he can regain the love of his human mother. full summary | full synopsis
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Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 12 wins & 40 nominations more
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(57 articles)
The Movie Club Podcast #15: A.I. and Prince of Darkness
 (From FilmJunk. 20 November 2009, 11:12 AM, PST)

Decade in Review: 2001 Top Ten
 (From FilmExperience. 17 November 2009, 8:41 PM, PST)

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Spielberg's cinematic tribute to Kubrick more (2080 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Haley Joel Osment ... David

Frances O'Connor ... Monica Swinton

Sam Robards ... Henry Swinton

Jake Thomas ... Martin Swinton

Jude Law ... Gigolo Joe

William Hurt ... Prof. Hobby

Ken Leung ... Syatyoo-Sama

Clark Gregg ... Supernerd

Kevin Sussman ... Supernerd
Tom Gallop ... Supernerd
Eugene Osment ... Supernerd

April Grace ... Female Colleague

Matt Winston ... Executive

Sabrina Grdevich ... Secretary
Theo Greenly ... Todd
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
A.I. (USA) (working title (promotional title))
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (USA) (poster title)
A.I.: Artificial Intelligence (USA) (alternative spelling)
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Rated PG-13 for some sexual content and violent images.
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146 min
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Colour (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Trivia:
The list of words that Monica Swinton says to David to make him capable of love was the original list, written by Stanley Kubrick. more
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Continuity: When Monica reads the notes that David has written, the number of pages in her hand change between shots. more
Quotes:
Monica: I can't accept this! There is no substitute for you own child! more
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75 out of 126 people found the following comment useful.
Spielberg's cinematic tribute to Kubrick, 3 July 2001
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Author: (bourke@mbay.net) from California, U.S.

It is fitting that A.I., Steven Spielberg's monument on film to Stanley Kubrick, is a shoe-in for Best Picture in 2001. A.I. is cinematically beautiful, and tells a wrenching emotional story of a child's quest for maternal love.

In A.I., Spielberg masterfully adopts Kubrick's hard, bare-essentials style of direction, letting the photography tell the story, rather than the dialogue. This style allowed Kubrick to develop an enormous scope of ideas, stories and emotions in his movies. But it often left casual movie goers behind. He had difficulty finding the right treatment for A.I. so he handed the project to Spielberg before Kubrick's death last year.

Spielberg textures A.I. with obvious dollops of his own soft-as-whipped-cream touch. It is Spielberg's great skill that blends the two styles together with mesmerizing results. This blend allows the emotional story of a young robotic boy to come to life, and Kubrick fans will be able to enjoy one last film made by the master -- with the respectful help of another great artist.

The Kubrickian style demands the very best from actors, who must appear unapologetically real, and must, in long sequences with no dialogue, convey strong feelings and emotions. The A.I cast, especially lead actor Haley Joel Osment, meet every measure of the demands. Despite his youth, Osment will surely receive a nomination for Best Actor.

A.I. will rank high among the best movies ever made, but viewers should come prepared for an intense emotional and intellectual work-out. If you want to take in a quick flick to escape life for a couple of hours, this is not your movie. If you want to explore the cinematic depth of a master artist like Spielberg, A.I. will take you places you've never been before.

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