Robot in the Family

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Robot in the Family
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Directed byMark Richardson
Jack Shaoul
Written byJack Shaoul
Produced byMark Richardson
Jack Shaoul
Starring Joe Pantoliano
John Rhys-Davies
Danny Gerard
Amy Wright
Release date
  • March 2, 1994 (1994-03-02) [1]
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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.

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Cast

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]

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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.