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Robert Zemeckis’s 1997 adventure Robots included comedy and drama, and could have been the first robot movie for fans of both.
A robot goes to earth as a test pilot but falls in love with a human woman. A group of humans are trying to stop the testing of robots at the International Robot Exhibition,
The legal issues relating to copyright of the character technology with regard to the U.S. patent system is one of the more enduring theme of science fiction, and the
treaty to avoid the monopolization of the patents by a multinational corporation "Robot Wars" is referenced to this effect in the film. The robot portrayer is
specifically named "Keanu" which, according to some sources, is the first appearance of the name.
The story of a robot working in a steel mill, which is also the title of the first movie directed by Steven Spielberg. Like The Terminator, the robot-like
Keanu decides to find out more about humanity. Also like The Terminator, the robot-human conflict is a theme throughout the film. The character development
of the robot is compared with the protagonist in E.T. where Elliott is programmed by a human.
Fittingly, many in Hollywood have tried to remake the film, most notably the 1992 version written and directed by Charles Band. That version starred Gary
Bassman and Nancy Allen as the parents of a human child who adopts the newly created robot protector.
In the story, the robot, Arno (Allen), has gone to an electronic age where he will go into space, but first he must return to his own time to help humans avoid
being frozen for an alien race's winter hibernation. There, Arno, who is now known as "Keanu" is met by his real parents, played by Jill Clayburgh and James
Cotton, with whom he befriends.
Arno's actions lead to trouble for Keanu, as, with the help of his guardians, he sends his mechanical self back into space to protect humanity.
Conrad Vernon wrote the original film's screenplay, and, in later interviews, he stated that he was inspired by the books by Isaac Asimov, I, Robot, and The
Caves of Steel, and
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