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A.I. Artificial Intelligence

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A.I. Artificial Intelligence
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Directed bySteven Spielberg
Screenplay bySteven Spielberg
Screen story byIan Watson
Based on"Supertoys Last All Summer Long"
1969 story in Harper's Bazaar
by Brian Aldiss
Produced byKathleen Kennedy
Steven Spielberg
Bonnie Curtis
StarringHaley Joel Osment
Jude Law
Frances O'Connor
Brendan Gleeson
William Hurt
CinematographyJanusz Kamiński
Edited byMichael Kahn
Music byJohn Williams
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures[a]
Release date
  • June 29, 2001 (2001-06-29)
Running time
145 minutes[1][2][3][4]
CountryUnited States[5]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$90–100 million[3][6]
Box office$235.9 million[6]

A.I. Artificial Intelligence (or simply A.I.) is a 2001 American science fiction drama movie written and directed by Steven Spielberg. The screenplay by Spielberg is based on a screen story by Ian Watson adapting the 1969 short story "Supertoys Last All Summer Long" by Brian Aldiss. Set in a futuristic society, the film stars Haley Joel Osment as David, a childlike android uniquely programmed with the ability to love. Jude Law, Frances O'Connor, Brendan Gleeson and William Hurt star in supporting roles.

Development of A.I. originally began after producer and director Stanley Kubrick acquired the rights to Aldiss's story in the early 1970s. Kubrick hired a series of writers, including Aldiss, Watson, Bob Shaw, and Sara Maitland, until the mid-1990s. The film languished in development hell for years, partly because Kubrick felt that computer-generated imagery was not advanced enough to create the David character, which he believed no child actor would convincingly portray. In 1995, Kubrick handed A.I. to Spielberg while the former's production company remained attached, but the film did not gain momentum until Kubrick died in 1999. Spielberg remained close to Watson's treatment for the screenplay and dedicated the film to Kubrick.

A.I. Artificial Intelligence was released on June 29, 2001, by Warner Bros. Pictures. It received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $235.9 million against a budget of $90–100 million. It was also nominated for Best Visual Effects and Best Original Score (for John Williams) at the 74th Academy Awards. In a 2016 BBC poll of 177 critics around the world, A.I. Artificial Intelligence was voted the eighty-third greatest film since 2000.[7][8][9][10][11]

Plot

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The film takes place in the 22nd century with the effects of climate change changing the world. Henry and Monica are a couple whose child Martin is very sick and remains in a state of motionlessness (suspended animation). The couple acquires David, a robot capable of loving, to replace Martin. Martin gets better and returns. He becomes jealous of David. Martin tries to get David to do dangerous things that may hurt others. At a party, David tries to protect Martin but ends up almost drowning David. David is to be returned and destroyed, but Monica lets David stay in the woods. David wishes to be turned into a real boy by the Blue Fairy. David gets captured by a "Flesh Fair" but gets out, because the people believe he is really human. David travels with Joe. He eventually arrives in New York and meets his creator. He sees that there are other robots like himself and wants to kill himself. He jumps in the ocean and encounters a statue he believes to be the Blue Fairy. Centuries later, humans are extinct, and other species find David and revive him. David wishes to become a boy. Instead, they use the genes of Monica's hair to recreate her so that David can live one more day with her.

Cast

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  • Haley Joel Osment as David. Osment was Spielberg's first and only choice for the role. To portray the character, Osment avoided blinking his eyes and "programmed" himself with good posture.
  • Frances O'Connor as Monica Swinton
  • Sam Robards as Henry Swinton
  • Jude Law as Gigolo Joe. To prepare for the role, Law studied the acting of Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, whose movements Joe emulates.
  • Jake Thomas as Martin Swinton
  • William Hurt as Professor Allen Hobby
  • Brendan Gleeson as Flesh Fair impresario Lord Johnson-Johnson
  • Jack Angel as Teddy (voice)
  • Ken Leung, Matt Winston, Eugene Osment and Clark Gregg as Cybertronics Corp employees
  • April Grace as Female Colleague
  • Enrico Colantoni as The Murderer
  • Paula Malcomson as Patricia in Mirrored Room
  • Ashley Scott as Gigolo Jane
  • Kathryn Morris as Teenage Honey
  • Adrian Grenier as Teen in Van
  • Robin Williams as Dr. Know (voice)
  • Ben Kingsley as Specialist (voice)
  • Meryl Streep as the Blue Fairy (voice)
  • Chris Rock as Comedian Robot (voice)
  • Erik Bauersfeld as Gardener (voice)
  • Ministry as Flesh Fair band
  1. ↑ Distribution of A.I. Artificial Intelligence for all media was split between Warner Bros. Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures. While Warner Bros. handled worldwide theatrical and international home video distribution rights, DreamWorks handled worldwide television and domestic home video distribution rights to the film.
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  1. ↑ "A.I. (12)". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on April 8, 2014. Retrieved April 7, 2014. Approved Running time 145m 42s
  2. ↑ Ebert, Roger (July 7, 2011). "A.I. Artificial Intelligence Movie Review (2001)". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on June 18, 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via RogerEbert.com.
  3. 1 2 "Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on October 18, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  4. ↑ "A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Archived from the original on July 8, 2008. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  5. ↑ https://www.bfi.org.uk/film/aeb64ea3-d452-51c4-b93f-863d3ee280ba/artificial-intelligence-ai [bare URL]
  6. 1 2 "A.I. Artificial Intelligence". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on January 29, 2012. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  7. ↑ "The 21st Century's 100 greatest films". BBC. August 23, 2016. Archived from the original on January 31, 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  8. ↑ "The 100 best films of the 21st century (So far)". February 6, 2022. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  9. ↑ "A.I. Is the Best Film of the 21st Century". National Review. June 30, 2021. Archived from the original on June 24, 2024. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  10. ↑ "The 150 Greatest Science Fiction Movies of All Time". Rolling Stone. January 2024. Archived from the original on January 31, 2024. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  11. ↑ "The 100 Best Movies of the 2000s". IndieWire. August 12, 2024. Archived from the original on August 14, 2024. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
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