A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Short description
A.I. Artificial Intelligence is set in a future where melting ice caps have flooded coastal cities and robots handle much of everyday life. A new prototype, an eleven-year-old android named David, is designed to feel love. He is placed with Henry and Monica Swinton, whose own son Martin is in cryogenic suspension until a cure can be found for his illness. David becomes part of the household, but the arrangement eventually breaks down, and he is left to fend for himself. Accompanied by Gigolo Joe, a robot built for pleasure, he sets out to learn where he came from and whether he can become something more than a machine.
Steven Spielberg directed the film, the twenty-fourth in his career in chronological order, following Saving Private Ryan and preceding Catch Me If You Can. He wrote the screenplay with Stanley Kubrick, and produced alongside Kathleen Kennedy and Bonnie Curtis. Haley Joel Osment plays David, with Jude Law as Gigolo Joe, Frances O'Connor and Sam Robards as the Swintons, Jake Thomas as Martin and William Hurt as Professor Hobby.
The film was released in 2001 and runs 146 minutes. Made for about 100 million dollars, it took roughly 236 million dollars worldwide, a modest return for a production of that scale. On IMDb it holds 7.2 out of 10 from around 338,000 votes, and on TMDB 7.1 out of 10 from a much smaller pool of about 6,900. Critics rated it 7.6 out of 10 across 201 reviews, a warmer response than either audience score.
What's left behind the scenes
- The film is based on Brian Aldiss's short story "Supertoys Last All Summer Long" (1969).
- The film was conceived by Stanley Kubrick back in 1969. For thirty years, Kubrick nurtured this idea, but passed away at the beginning of the film's creation. However, his friend Steven Spielberg, in memory of the great director, brought his intentions to life.
- The author of the story, Brian Aldiss, was initially involved in writing the screenplay, but then Kubrick turned to Arthur C. Clarke for help, though this creative collaboration also proved unsuccessful.
- The film features a dialogue between David and Teddy: — Are Mom and Dad real? — Don't ask stupid questions. Nobody knows what 'real' is. This is a direct quote from the story on which the film is based.
- Rolling Stone magazine called Steven Spielberg's film "a genuine work by a true filmmaker."
- Julianne Moore and Gwyneth Paltrow were considered for the role of Monica.
- When Martin persuades David to cut a lock of hair, the top button of David's pajamas is alternately unbuttoned, buttoned, and then unbuttoned again.
- At the beginning of the film, before injecting the robotic woman’s arm, Professor Hobby throws his glasses onto the table. After the injection, the glasses are flipped over.
- When David awakens after 2000 years, there are visible stains from melted ice packs on his trousers. By the time he approaches the fairy, his trousers are already dry.
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