AI: Artificial Intelligence
Sci-fi noir starring Haley Joel Osment. David, a robotic child, hopes to become a real boy so that he can win back the affection of the human mother who abandoned him.
Futuristic version of Pinocchio, featuring David, a highly advanced robotic boy who hopes to become a real boy so that he can win back the affection of the human mother who abandoned him. He goes on an odyssey through a violent, dystopian world in a quest for the Blue Fairy and encounters the horrors of the Flesh Fair and meets a 'pleasure' robot - Gigolo Joe, who helps David on his quest.
Based upon a short story by acclaimed science fiction writer Brian Aldiss and a treatment by director Stanley Kubrick.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| David | Haley Joel Osment |
| Gigolo Joe | Jude Law |
| Monica Swinton | Frances O'Connor |
| Martin Swinton | Jake Thomas |
| Henry Swinton | Sam Robards |
| Professor Hobby | William Hurt |
| Lord Johnson-Johnson | Brendan Gleeson |
| Syatyoo-Sama | Ken Leung |
| Supernerd | Clark Gregg |
| Supernerd | Kevin Sussman |
| Sheila | Sabrina Grdevich |
| Todd | Theo Greenly |
| Writer | Steven Spielberg |
| Director | Steven Spielberg |
| Author | Brian Aldiss |
| Producer | Bonnie Curtis |
| Producer | Kathleen Kennedy |
| Producer | Steven Spielberg |
Broadcasts
Thu 17 Jan 200819:45- Sat 19 Jan 200820:40
- Sun 24 Aug 200819:45BBC Two except East & Yorkshire
Sun 5 Jul 200922:25- Sun 6 Sep 200923:20
- Sat 7 Dec 201322:45BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Fri 28 Nov 201423:35BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Thu 19 Feb 201523:45
- Fri 31 Jul 201523:15
- Fri 18 Dec 201523:05BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
Artificial Intelligence
Melvyn Bragg investigates artificial intelligence; can a computer imitate the human mind?
