Robot in the Family

1994 American film
  • March 2, 1994 (1994-03-02)[1]
Running time
85 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Robot in the Family (also known as Golddigger)[2] is a 1994 American comedy film[3] produced and directed by Mark Richardson and Jack Shaoul. It was written by Shaoul and stars Joe Pantoliano, John Rhys-Davies, Danny Gerard, and Amy Wright.

Cast

  • Joe Pantoliano as Jack Shamir
  • John Rhys-Davies as Eli Taki / Rashmud / Sashri
  • Danny Gerard as Alex Shamir
  • Amy Wright as Kristina Shamir
  • Howard Scott Nicoll, Derrick McQueen, Patrick Shanley, and Ari Taub as Golddigger
    • Don Peoples as the voice of Golddigger
  • Peter Maloney as Dr. Clayhand
  • Matthew Locricchio as Clyde Baldino
  • David Shuman as Bono Baldino
  • Jack Shaoul as Isaac Shamir / Blind Man
  • Tom Signorelli as Detective Goober
  • Barton Heyman as Mr. Marshall
  • Jane Connell as Mrs. Miller

Release

Robot in the Family was distributed on home video in March 1994.[4]

Reception

In their review of Robot in the Family, critics Mick Martin and Marsha Porter wrote: "This cheap, sophomoric comedy about an ambulatory robot is one of the worst films we've ever seen".[5]

In popular culture

In March 2020, members of Red Letter Media described the film as "nonsensical" and "madness".[6] Red Letter Media member Rich Evans referred to the film as having "shortcircuited [his] brain every five seconds", and fellow members Jay Bauman and Mike Stoklasa respectively called it "a cacophony of noise" and "the antithesis of sense and logic".[6]

References

  1. ^ "Robot in the Family (1994)". TCM. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  2. ^ Kondek, Joshua (1999). Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television. Vol. 26. Farmington Hills, Michigan: Gale Group. p. 271. ISBN 978-0787631857.
  3. ^ Craddock, Jim (2001). VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever 2002. Visible Ink Press. p. 608.
  4. ^ "Blue Dog Video". The Brattleboro Reformer. Brattleboro, Vermont. March 4, 1994. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  5. ^ Martin, Mick; Porter, Marsha (2003). DVD and Video Guide 2004. Ballantine Books. p. 935. ISBN 978-0345449948.
  6. ^ a b Bauman, Jay (Editor) (March 7, 2020). Best of the Worst: Showdown, Robot in the Family, and Bloodz vs. Wolvez. Red Letter Media. Retrieved November 5, 2020.

External links

  • Robot in the Family at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • Robot in the Family at Rotten Tomatoes