Meet the Robinsons

2007
G
1h 35m

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

115K

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Computer Animation Quest Time Travel Adventure Animation Comedy Family Musical Sci-Fi

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 ... Read allLewis 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.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.

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IMDb RATING

6.8/10

115K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

3,018

298

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 10 nominations total

Lewis
(voice)

Wesley Singerman

Wilbur
(voice)

Angela Bassett

Mildred
(voice)

Jordan Fry

Lewis
(voice)

Matthew Josten

Michael "Goob" Yagoobian
(voice)

John H. H. Ford

Mr. Harrington
(voice)

Dara McGarry

Mrs. Harrington
(voice)
…

Tom Kenny

Mr. Willerstein
(voice)

Laurie Metcalf

Lucille Krunklehorn
(voice)

Don Hall

Coach
(voice)
…

Paul Butcher

Stanley
(voice)

Tracey Miller-Zarneke

Lizzy
(voice)

Michaela Jill Murphy

Young Franny
(voice)
(as Jessie Flower)

Stephen J. Anderson

Bowler Hat Guy
(voice)
(as Stephen John Anderson)
…

Ethan Sandler

Doris
(voice)
…

Harland Williams

Carl
(voice)

Nathan Greno

Lefty
(voice)

Kelly Hoover

Aunt Billie
(voice)
(as Kellie M. Hoover)

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Storyline

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Trivia
The parts of Lewis and Wilbur had to be recast when the original actors' voices broke.

Goofs
When the Bowler Hat Guy is trying to pass off the memory scanner as his own, he is seen carrying the memory scanner in the box right side up, and then after the introduction is seen taking the box off the top, but in order to do that, either the box would have had to have been turned upside down, or the bottom would have had to been loose, in which case the memory scanner would have fallen out.

Quotes
Title Card: Around here, however, we don't look backwards for very long. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things, because we're curious... and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths. - Walt Disney

Crazy credits
In the 3D version, most of the closing credits are in 2D; however, the credits for the people who created the 3D version are in 3D.

Alternate versions
In the U.S. version, Wilbur tells Lewis that his father, Cornelius, looks like Tom Selleck, who happens to be the voice-actor. In the German version, Wilbur says his father looks like Thomas Gottschalk, who happens to be the voice-actor in this version. In the Latin American version, Wilbur says his father looks like José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma". In the Italian version, Wilbur says his father looks like Giovanni Muciaccia, the Italian Art Attack presenter, who is his voice-actor in this version. In the Spanish version, Wilbur says his father looks like Raphael. In the Japanese version, Wilbur says his father looks like Kazuhiko Inoue .

Connections
Edited into Zenimation: Cityscapes (2020)

Soundtracks
Another Believer
Music by Rufus Wainwright and Marius De Vries
Lyrics by Rufus Wainwright
Performed by Rufus Wainwright
Produced by Marius De Vries
Orchestra Arranged by Marius De Vries
Additional Orchestration by Jennifer Hammond
Recorded by James T. Hill, Jason Boshoff, and John Brough
Mixed by Andy Bradfield

User reviews213

Review

Featured review

8/10

An eccentric, witty, inspirational and charming outing with the family

The Robinsons is a one weird family. It takes time to know them, and once you do, you will like them.

They come from the future, filled with colourful buildings, flying jets, travelling tubes that would remind you of the Jetsons. Everyone is strange in their own way, from Frannie who conducts frog band, Grandpa who wears his clothes backward and twins Dimitri and Spike who stay in flower pots. Plus a talking robot like C-3PO.

In Back to the Future style, 13th year old Wilbur Robinson brings a smart nerd Lewis to 2037 to recover his invention. Are you lost yet? Now, all these eccentric characters and story can be quite hard to understand. Everything happens so fast, so don't lose your attention.

Once you get past the initial stage, everything falls nicely into place like a jigsaw in this intricate story. Although there isn't one main character who will appeal to you like The Incredibles, the whole Robinsons family will charm you the same.

Some critics may say: Too many characters. Too much dialogue. Too confusing. Too many things happening at the same time. Indeed, there were points where young children may go "huh?". Nevertheless, the singing frogs, big-headed dinosaur, colourful setting and music from Danny Elfman makes it all quite likable.

With a strong "keep moving forward" educational message and a touching ending, this animation is recommended to families who will continue to enjoy this work from Disney.

(As a bonus, audience will also be brought back in time with a nostalgic cartoon featuring Mickey, Donald and Goofy)

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