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Meet the Robinsons (2007) -- Lewis is a brilliant inventor who meets mysterious stranger named Wilbur Robinson, whisking Lewis away in a time machine and together they team up to track down Bowler Hat Guy in a showdown that ends with an unexpected twist of fate.

Overview

User Rating:
6.9/10   16,159 votes
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Writers:
Jon Bernstein (screenplay) and
Michelle Bochner (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
30 March 2007 (USA) more
Tagline:
If you think your family's different, wait 'til you meet the family of the future. more
Plot:
Lewis is a brilliant inventor who meets mysterious stranger named Wilbur Robinson, whisking Lewis away in a time machine and together they team up to track down Bowler Hat Guy in a showdown that ends with an unexpected twist of fate. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 8 nominations more
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(37 articles)
User Comments:
All round feel-good family movie more (133 total)

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Also Known As:
A Day with Wilbur Robinson (USA) (working title)
Beetle (Philippines: English title) (review title)
La familia del futuro (Argentina) (Colombia) (Mexico) (Venezuela) [es]
Bienvenue chez les Robinsons (Belgium: French title) (France) [fr]
A Família do Futuro (Brazil) [pt]
Descubriendo a los Robinsons (Spain) [es]
Familjen Robinson (Sweden) [sv]
Gnoriste tous Robinson (Greece) [el]
I Robinson - Una famiglia spaziale (Italy) [it]
La famille Robinson (France) [fr]
Riemukas Robinsonin perhe (Finland) [fi]
Robinson ailesi (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Robinsonid (Estonia) [et]
Robinsonovi (Czech Republic) [cs]
Ruisu to Mirai Dorobô (Japan) [ja]
Triff die Robinsons (Germany) [de]
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95 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Trivia:
After a test screening for John Lasseter, chief creative officer of animation at Disney, he suggested a lot of changes to director Stephen J. Anderson. In the next 10 months prior to the release, nearly 60 percent of the movie was re-shot (or re-rendered), adding new story elements and action scenes as well as a diabolic sidekick. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: Fire sprinklers don't work as depicted in the gymnasium scene. They are set off by heat (flames) not just smoke, and only the affected sprinkler releases water, not every sprinkler in the room or building. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Michael "Goob" Yagoobian: Then, um, I didn't choose that one because it was gonna give me pimples so I choosed, um, another scary one cause for, um, all those years that I went for halloween I wasn't scary at all... I love baseball. It's my destiny to play that game. And I don't really care about winning...
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Soundtrack:
The Motion Waltz (Emotional Commotion) more

FAQ

How did Lewis get the surname Robinson?
Why does Wilbur's voice sound different in the trailer?
Does this film take place in the future?
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31 out of 44 people found the following comment useful.
All round feel-good family movie, 25 March 2007
7/10
Author: checkbox from Australia

I saw an advance screening of 'Meet The Robinsons' today with the family and all of us thoroughly enjoyed it. After getting a bit sick of recent CGI animal flicks (with the possible exception of Flushed Away), this was a refreshing change.

An intriguing storyline revolves around orphan Lewis who, as a 12-year old, is an up-and-coming inventor, and dreams of building a time machine to find out who his mother was. He meets a mysterious boy Wilbur Robinson who tries to save him from the equally mysterious man with the bowler hat. We are then drawn into a time travel story that, while having as many paradoxes as Back To The Future, ends with some interesting plot twists.

We saw the movie in 3D - and while there were a few "especially for 3D" visual effects, such as flying food - the 3D was not overdone and did not detract from the story.

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