Studio/Distributor
Pak Film, Shotwell Media
Director
Greg Pak
Screenwriter(s)
Greg Pak
Cast
Tamlyn Tomita, Sab Shimono, Wai Ching Ho, Greg Pak
Release Date: February 13, 2004
Release: (NY; Washington, DC release: February 20; LA release: March 12)
Synopsis: Set in the near future, "Robot Stories" tells stories of human beings
struggling to connect with each other in a world of mechanical office workers
and robot babies. Featuring film stars Tamlyn Tomita ("The Joy Luck Club,"
"Picture Bride") and Sab Shimono ("The Big Hit," "Jackie
Chan Adventures") in four stories, the film explores love, death, family...
and robots. The stories include:
"My Robot Baby"
Before they can adopt a human child, young professionals Marcia (Tamlyn Tomita)
and Roy (James Saito) must prove themselves by taking care of a robot baby.
But when Roy leaves on a business emergency and the robot begins to malfunction,
Marcia must confront her fears of the machine - and of motherhood itself.
"The Robot Fixer"
Bernice Chin (Wai Ching Ho) has never really known her estranged son Wilson.
Now a car accident has put Wilson into a coma. And the only clue he's left behind
is a box of twenty-year-old toy robots. As her daughter Grace (Cindy Cheung)
presses her to deal with Wilson's deteriorating condition, Bernice becomes obsessed
with Wilson's toys, as if repairing the robots will help her connect with her
unreachable son.
"Machine Love"
The latest component of the digital office, the Sprout G9 iPerson is a walking,
talking coding machine programmed to fit seamlessly into its work environment
by learning from its human co-workers. But when he finds himself in an oppressive
office surrounded by dysfunctional people, a G9 named Archie (Greg Pak) learns
just how much he needs love.
"Clay"
In John Lee's world, technology allows people to scan their memories - and thus
their consciousness - into computers. John (Sab Shimono), an old sculptor, struggles
to complete his design for a major public square project, but his body is falling
apart. His doctor, his son Tommy (Ron Domingo), and his digitized wife Helen
(Eisa Davis) all tell him the same thing - it's time to get scanned. Then he'll
merge with all human knowledge and experience, achieving perfect love, perfect
art. But John resists, fighting for the right to struggle and die.
Genre: Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Offical Site:
The Official Robot Stories Site
Movie Poster: Allposters
DVD/VHS: Amazon
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