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Set in the near future, Frank, a retired cat burglar, has two grown kids who are concerned he can no longer live alone. They are tempted to place him in a nursing home until Frank's son chooses a different option: against the old man's wishes, he buys Frank a walking, talking humanoid robot programmed to improve his physical and mental health. (Aka Robot and Frank)

Primary Title
  • Robot & Frank
Date Broadcast
  • Friday 5 March 2021
Release Year
  • 2012
Start Time
  • 20 : 30
Finish Time
  • 22 : 10
Duration
  • 100:00
Channel
  • Maori Television
Broadcaster
  • Maori Television Service
Programme Description
  • Set in the near future, Frank, a retired cat burglar, has two grown kids who are concerned he can no longer live alone. They are tempted to place him in a nursing home until Frank's son chooses a different option: against the old man's wishes, he buys Frank a walking, talking humanoid robot programmed to improve his physical and mental health. (Aka Robot and Frank)
Classification
  • M
Owning Collection
  • TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Robots--Drama
  • Older men--Care--Drama
  • Human-robot interaction--Drama
  • Thieves--Drama
  • Memory in old age--Drama
  • Feature films--United States
Genres
  • Comedy-drama
  • Crime drama
Contributors
  • Jake Schreier (Director)
  • Christopher Ford (Writer)
  • Frank Langella (Actor)
  • Peter Sarsgaard (Actor)
  • Susan Sarandon (Actor)
  • James Marsden (Actor)
  • Liv Tyler (Actor)
  • Jeremy Strong (Actor)
  • Jeremy Sisto (Actor)
  • Rachael Ma (Actor)
  • Katherine Waterston (Actor)
  • Bonnie Bentley (Actor)
  • Galt Niederhoffer (Producer)
  • Sam Bisbee (Producer)
  • Jackie Kelman Bisbee (Producer)
  • Lance Acord (Producer)
  • Matthew J. Lloyd (Director of Photography)
  • Francis and the Lights (Composer)
  • Jacob Craycroft (Editor)
  • Park Pictures (Production Unit)
  • White Hat (Production Unit)
  • Dog Run Pictures (Production Unit)
Subjects
  • Robots--Drama
  • Older men--Care--Drama
  • Human-robot interaction--Drama
  • Thieves--Drama
  • Memory in old age--Drama
  • Feature films--United States
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