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Line 1: {{~~Short~~short description\|2007 animated Disney film}} {{~~About~~about\|the film\|the video game\|Meet the Robinsons (video game){{!}}''Meet the Robinsons'' (video game)}} {{~~Use~~use American English\|date=June 2023}} {{~~Use~~use mdy dates\|date=November 2014}} {{Infobox film \| name = Meet the Robinsons Line 36: \| music = [[Danny Elfman]] \| editing = Ellen Keneshea \| production_companies = [[Walt Disney Animation Studios~~]]<br>[[Big Idea Entertainment~~]] \| distributor = [[Buena Vista Pictures Distribution]]{{efn\|name=Disney\|Distributed by [[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures\|Buena Vista Pictures Distribution]] through the [[Walt Disney Pictures]] banner.}} \| released = {{Film date\|2007\|03\|25\|[[El Capitan Theatre]]\|2007\|03\|30\|United States}} \| runtime = 95 minutes<ref>{{cite web\|title=Meet the Robinsons\|url=https://www.classification.gov.au/titles/meet-robinsons-0\|publisher=Australian Classification\|access-date=22 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|last1=Simon\|first1=Ben\|title=Meet The Robinsons\|url=http://animatedviews.com/2007/meet-the-robinsons-dvd-review/\|publisher=Animated Views\|access-date=November 19, 2014\|date=October 24, 2007}}</ref> Line 45: \| gross = $170.5 million<ref name="thenumbers">{{cite web\|title=Meet the Robinsons\|website=[[The Numbers (website)\|The Numbers]] \|url=https://the-numbers.com/movie/Meet-the-Robinsons#tab=summary\|access-date=January 5, 2012}}</ref> }} '''''Meet the Robinsons''''' is a 2007 American animated ~~[[Christian\|Christianity]]~~ [[science-fiction]] [[comedy-drama]] film produced by [[Walt Disney Animation Studios~~]] and [[Big Idea Entertainment~~]] and released by [[Walt Disney Pictures]]. It is loosely based on the 1990 children's book ''[[A Day with Wilbur Robinson]]'' by [[William Joyce (writer)\|William Joyce]]. The film was directed by [[Stephen Anderson (artist)\|Stephen J. Anderson]] (in his feature directorial debut) and produced by [[Dorothy McKim]], from a screenplay that Anderson co-wrote with [[Don Hall (filmmaker)\|Don Hall]], [[Nathan Greno]], Joe Mateo, Jon Bernstein, Michelle Spitz, and Aurian Redson. The film stars the voices of Daniel Hansen and Jordan Fry, [[Wesley Singerman]], [[Angela Bassett]], [[Tom Selleck]], [[Harland Williams]], [[Laurie Metcalf]], [[Nicole Sullivan]], [[Adam West]], [[Ethan Sandler]], [[Tom Kenny]], and Anderson. It follows an orphaned 12-year-old inventor, Lewis, who is desperate to be adopted. He meets Wilbur Robinson, a young time-traveler who takes him to the year 2037 to visit his eccentric family. They must prevent a mysterious [[bowler hat\|bowler-hatted]] man from changing Lewis's fate, and, by proxy, the future. Development began in 2002,<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/features/1219215-interview-meet-the-robinsons-director-stephen-j-anderson\|title=Interview: Meet the Robinsons Director Stephen J. Anderson\|website=ComingSoon.net\|date=August 23, 2022\|access-date=April 3, 2023}}</ref> with production underway starting in 2004, under the working title ''A Day with Wilbur Robinson'', with a release initially slated for 2006. Anderson developed a personal connection to the main character Lewis, as he himself grew up an orphan and was later adopted. Disney originally planned to adapt Joyce's style, before it was decided to slightly rework the style due to his involvement stylistically in [[Blue Sky Studios]]' ''[[Robots (2005 film)\|Robots]]''. The animation crew had the challenge to animate CG humans, being inspired by [[Pixar]]'s ''[[The Incredibles]]'', while the inspiration for the film came from Disney animated classics, such as ''[[Alice in Wonderland (1951 film)\|Alice in Wonderland]]'', ''[[Cinderella (1950 film)\|Cinderella]]'', and ''[[Peter Pan (1953 film)\|Peter Pan]]'', as well as [[Warner Brothers]] cartoons, to capture a 1950s aesthetic. Disney's acquisition of Pixar in early 2006 led to nearly 60% of the film, including the villain and the ending, being scrapped and reworked. [[Danny Elfman]] provided the film's score, while artists such as [[Rufus Wainwright]], [[Rob Thomas (musician)\|Rob Thomas]], [[The All-American Rejects]] and [[They Might Be Giants]] contributed to the film's soundtrack. Line 52 ⟶ 53: ==Plot== Lewis is an ~~aspiring 12-year-old~~ inventor living in an [[orphanage]] in 2007. His energy, eccentricity, and malfunctioning inventions frequently scare off prospective parents, so he embarks on a mission to locate his birth mother, who left him at the orphanage when he was aan ~~baby~~infant. He conceives an invention that will scan his memories and help him identify her. While taking the memory scanner to his school's science fair, Lewis meets ~~13-year-old~~ Wilbur Robinson, a mysterious boy ~~claiming~~who claims to be ~~a time cop~~ from the future. Wilbur needs to recover a time machine that a tall man wearing aan evil robotic [[bowler hat]] (the “Bowler Hat Guy”) has stolen. Lewis tries to demonstrate the scanner, but it has been sabotaged by the Bowler Hat Guy and falls apart, throwing the science fair into chaos. Lewis leaves while the Bowler Hat Guy~~, with the help of his robotic bowler hat named Doris,~~ steals the scanner. He plans to pitch it as his own to an invention company, but fails when he cannot figure out how to turn it on. Wilbur meets Lewis at the orphanage and asks him to repair the scanner. Lewis demands proof that Wilbur is telling the truth. Wilbur does so by taking Lewis in a second time machine to the year 2037, which is highly advanced technologically. When they arrive, Lewis theorizes that he can simply use the time machine to go back and prevent his mother from giving him up; an ensuing argument between the boys leads to the time machine crashing. Wilbur asks Lewis to fix the time machine, and Lewis agrees on the condition that Wilbur has to take him to visit his mother afterwards. Reluctantly, Wilbur agrees and hides Lewis in the garage. Lewis accidentally goes up the tube and ends up meeting the rest of the Robinson family except for Cornelius, Wilbur's father and the inventor of the time's technologies, who is away on a business trip. Having followed Lewis, the Bowler Hat Guy tries to kidnap him by attacking the Robinson house with a [[Tyrannosaurus\|''Tyrannosaurus rex'']], but the Robinsons incapacitate it. The Robinsons offer to adopt Lewis, but change their mind when they learn that he is from the past. Wilbur admits to lying to Lewis about taking him back to see his mother, causing Lewis to run off in disgust. The Bowler Hat Guy approaches Lewis, and offers to take him to his mother if he fixes the memory scanner. Once he does, the Bowler Hat Guy reveals that ~~Cornelius Robinson is Lewis' future self,~~ Lewis is Wilbur's father, and that himself is the adult version of Lewis' roommate, ~~Michael "~~Goob~~" Yagoobian~~. Because he was repeatedly kept awake during Lewis' work on the scanner, Goob fell asleep during a [[Little League]] baseball game and failed to make an important catch, costing his team the championship. Goob, having been influenced by his future self's imprudent advice, became so withdrawn and bitter that he was never adopted and remained in the orphanage long after it closed. Goob’s bowler hat, Doris, is a ~~prototype "~~Helping Hat", a failed and abandoned Robinson invention. They both blamed Lewis for their misfortunes and decided to ruin his life. Leaving Lewis in the future, they return to the past and enact their plan, successfully pitching the memory scanner and subsequently mass-producing Helping Hats. However, itDoris isdisposes ~~revealed~~of ~~that~~Goob ~~Doris~~and ~~tricked Goob, using~~uses the Helping Hats to ~~dispose~~enslave ofhumanity, ~~him~~erasing Wilbur and ~~enslave humanity,~~ turning the future into a dystopia. Lewis repairs the second time machine,and confronts Goob and Doris in the past, and ~~destroys~~invalidates her existence by vowing to never invent her, restoring the future and Wilbur. Back in Wilbur's time, Wilbur reluctantly attempts to ask ~~the adult~~ Goob to join the Robinson family at Lewis' request, but he flees in shame for his actions. Lewis finally meets Cornelius face to face. Cornelius laboratory room explains how the memory scanner started their successful career, and persuades Lewis to return to the science fair. Wilbur takes Lewis in the time machine, but surprises him by taking him back to the night when his mother left him at the orphanage. Lewis attempts to interact with her, but ultimately decides against it, content with the knowledge of his future family. Wilbur drops Lewis off in his own time and bids him farewell. Lewis heads to the fair, ~~pausing~~realizing enhe ~~route~~had to wake Goob up at the baseball field just in time for him to make the winning catch, averting his future. Back at the fair, Lewis asks for one more chance to demonstrate his scanner, which this time succeeds. He is adopted by Lucille, one of the science fair judges, and her husband Bud, who nicknames him "Cornelius." Emboldened by his future family's credo of "keep moving forward," Lewis moves in with his new parents and begins his inventing career. ==Cast and characters == {{div col}} * Jordan Fry and Daniel Hansen as Lewis, a 12-year-old boy genius who struggles to be adopted. ** [[Tom Selleck]] as Cornelius Robinson, Franny's husband and Wilbur's father ~~who is Lewis's future self~~. * [[Wesley Singerman]] as Wilbur Robinson, the 13-year-old son of Franny and Cornelius Robinson who is a young time-traveler. * [[Stephen Anderson (artist)\|Stephen Anderson]] as: Bowler Hat Guy, a evil man with a personal vendetta against ~~Cornelius~~Lewis. * Matthew Josten as Mike "Goob" Yagoobian, the Bowler Hat Guy's younger self and Lewis' roommate. Bud Robinson, ~~Lewis~~Cornelius ' adoptive father, Fritz and Joe's older brother, and Wilbur's grandfather. Cousin Tallulah, Fritz and Petunia Robinson's daughter and Laszlo's sister. * [[Harland Williams]] as Carl, the Robinson family's robot. * [[Nicole Sullivan]] as Franny Robinson, Cornelius's wife, Wilbur's mother, and Gaston and Art Robinson's sister. She trains her frogs to sing and is in charge of the family when Cornelius is not around. ** [[Michaela Jill Murphy]] as young Franny * [[Angela Bassett]] as Mildred Duffy, the head of the Sixth Street Orphanage. * [[Adam West]] as Art, a pizza delivery man with a [[superhero]] persona. He is Gaston and Franny's brother and Wilbur's uncle. * [[Laurie Metcalf]] as Lucille Krunklehorn-Robinson, a scientist at InventCo. Labs. She is Lewis' adoptive mother, Bud's wife, and Wilbur's grandmother. Line 103 ⟶ 104: {{div col end}} In addition, Joe Robinson is Wilbur's obese uncle, Billie's ~~wife~~husband, and Bud and Fritz' brother who rides in an easy chair, his whimpers are provided by an uncredited actor. Also in the Robinson family is their dog, Buster, who wears glasses. <sup>†</sup>Note: Lewis was voiced by both Daniel Hansen and Jordan Fry. Daniel Hansen voiced Lewis at the beginning of the film's production, and when the studio needed Lewis' lines changed, they had Jordan Fry re-dub many segments.<ref>{{Citation\|title=Meet the Robinsons (2007) - IMDb\|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0396555/characters/nm0360743\|access-date=2020-08-02}}</ref><ref>{{Citation\|title=Meet the Robinsons (2007) - IMDb\|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0396555/trivia\|access-date=2020-08-02}}</ref><ref>Both Jordan Fry and Daniel Hansen are listed as voice actors for Lewis on the movie webpages for "Meet the Robinsons" on Disney, Amazon, iTunes, and other official websites.</ref> Line 120 ⟶ 121: ==Release== Over 600 [[REAL D Cinema]] digital 3D-equipped theaters presented [[Disney Digital 3-D]] version of the film.<ref name = "Hollywood Reporter">{{cite web\|date = March 7, 2007\|author = Carolyn Giardina\|title = New dimension at Real D\|url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003554469\|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070930181331/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003554469\|archive-date = September 30, 2007\|work = HollywoodReporter.com\|access-date = March 12, 2007}} </ref> In all theatrical showings, the standard version of the film was preceded by the 1938 [[Mickey Mouse (film series)\|Mickey Mouse]] short film ''[[Boat Builders (film)\|Boat Builders]]'' and the 3D version was preceded by the 1953 [[Donald Duck (film series)\|Donald Duck]] 3D short ''[[Working for Peanuts]]''.<ref name = "/Film">{{cite web\|date = March 23, 2007\|author = Peter Sciretta\|title = 3D Meet the Robinsons Advertisement, Featurette, and Fun Facts\|url = http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/03/23/3d-meet-the-robinsons-advertisement-featurette-and-fun-facts/\|work = [[/Film]]\|access-date = March 31, 2007\|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100711112932/http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/03/23/3d-meet-the-robinsons-advertisement-featurette-and-fun-facts/\|archive-date = July 11, 2010\|url-status = dead\|df = mdy-all }}</ref> The final credits of the 3D version were left two-dimensional, except for the names of those who converted the film to 3D. This is also the first Walt Disney animated film to have the [[Walt Disney Animation Studios]] logo before this movie the animated films from Walt Disney Animation Studios had [[Walt Disney Pictures]] logo before 2007. ===Home media=== The [[DVD]] and [[Blu-ray Disc\|Blu-ray]] versions were both released on October 23, 2007.<ref>{{cite web\|title = Meet The Robinsons (English/French/Spanish DVD)\|url = http://disneydvd.disney.go.com/moviefinder/products/5270203.html\|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070712221137/http://disneydvd.disney.go.com/moviefinder/products/5270203.html\|archive-date = July 12, 2007}}</ref> Both versions feature 1.78 [[widescreen]] aspect ratio and [[Dolby Digital\|Dolby Digital 5.1]] [[surround sound]], plus music videos, the "Family Function 5000" game, [[deleted scene]]s, and other bonus features. The DVD's [[audio commentary]] contains Anderson's narration, occasionally interrupted by himself as the Bowler Hat Guy. The Blu-ray also includes uncompressed 5.1 audio and a [[BD-J]] game, ''Bowler Hat Barrage!''. A [[3D Blu-ray]] was released on November 8, 2011.<ref>{{cite web\|last1=McCutcheon\|first1=David\|title=Disney's Blu-ray 3D Line-up\|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/08/05/disneys-blu-ray-3d-line-up\|website=IGN\|access-date=November 15, 2014\|date=August 5, 2011}}</ref> Line 288: A limited edition [[MagicBand]] bracelet was also released by the company to commemorate the 15th anniversary.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://wdwnt.com/2022/02/new-magicband-for-15th-anniversary-of-meet-the-robinsons-lands-at-magic-kingdom/\|title=New MagicBand for 15th Anniversary of 'Meet the Robinsons' Lands at Magic Kingdom - WDW News Today\|date=February 21, 2022\|website=wdwnt.com}}</ref> The characters of Lewis, Wilbur, Bowler Hat Guy, Carl, and Lucille (in her young scientist judge appearance) ~~appeared~~made cameos appearances in 2023 short film ''[[Once Upon a Studio]]'' to celebrate Disney's 100th anniversary, in which they were recreated using new CGI models. This was due to the original models not being animated for over a decade, as well as updates made to animation technology since the original film's release, with rigging and rendering being reworked so they could be used with modern technology.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://assets.gettyimages.com/bf-boulder-whitelabelbucket-getty-prod/j3btkptgtgmrs5g39m9knh/v/1123659799/original/ONCE%20UPON%20A%20STUDIO%20production%20brief%20with%20bios%20FINAL%2009-21-23.pdf\|title=Once Upon a Studio: Behind the Scenes}}</ref> == Notes == {{notelist}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ~~[[Sakura Sakura]]~~ ==External links== Line 345 ⟶ 347: [[Category:Films about father–son relationships]] [[Category:Films about technology]] [[Category:Films directed by Stephen J. Anderson (artist)]] [[Category:Films scored by Danny Elfman]] [[Category:Films set in 1995]] Line 354 ⟶ 356: [[Category:English-language science fiction comedy films]] [[Category:2000s films about time travel]] [[Category:Films produced by Dorothy McKim]]