A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Steven Spielberg, 2001
Supertoys Last All Summer Long
Brian Aldiss, 1969
A.I. Artificial Intelligence is a movie directed by Steven Spielberg in 2001 and inspired by the book Supertoys Last All Summer Long and Other Stories of Future Time by Brian Aldiss, first published in 1969. The movie features Haley Joel Osment, Frances O’Connor, Sam Robards, Jake Thomas, Jude Law, William Hurt, and others.
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Storyline
In the 22nd century, rising sea levels from global warming have wiped out coastal cities, reducing the world’s population. In Madison, New Jersey, David, a prototype Mecha child capable of experiencing love, is given to Henry Swinton and his wife Monica, whose son Martin contracted a rare disease and has been placed in suspended animation. On the way there, Monica has a change of heart and spares David from destruction by leaving him in the woods.
Movie vs Book
Year
2001
Minutes
146
Movie Rate
7.20
Source: IMDb
Movie
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Director: Steven Spielberg
Country: USA
Year: 2001
Length: 2h26m
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Year
1969
Pages
256
Book Rate
7.02
S: Goodreads
Book
Supertoys Last All Summer Long
Author: Brian Aldiss
Country: UK
First published in: 1969
Length: 256 pages
Genre: Fiction
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“A movie is not a book. If the source material is a book, you cannot be too respectful of the book. All you owe to the book is the spirit.”
GRAHAM GREENE (Writer)
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