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Meet the Robinsons (2007)

Meet the Robinsons was the link movie connecting Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Stuart Little 2.

Linked through Jordan Fry and Daniel Hansen.

AnimationComedyFamily 2007
The Connection
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory poster
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Jordan Fry
Jordan Fry
Stuart Little 2 (2002)
Daniel Hansen
Daniel Hansen
Stuart Little 2 poster

Both Jordan Fry and Daniel Hansen appeared in Meet the Robinsons.

About Meet the Robinsons

★ 6.9/10 ⏱ 1h 35m 📅 Mar 23, 2007

"If you think your family's different, wait 'til you meet the family of the future."

Lewis, a brilliant young inventor, is keen on creating a time machine to find his mother, who abandoned him in an orphanage. Things take a turn when he meets Wilbur Robinson and his family.

Directed by Stephen J. Anderson
Written by Jon Bernstein, Michelle Bochner Spitz, Don Hall, Nathan Greno, Aurian Redson, Joseph Mateo, Stephen J. Anderson

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Top cast

Daniel Hansen
Daniel Hansen
as Lewis (voice)
Jordan Fry
Jordan Fry
as Lewis (voice)
Wesley Singerman
Wesley Singerman
as Wilbur (voice)
Matthew Josten
Matthew Josten
as Michael 'Goob' Yagoobian (voice)
Stephen J. Anderson
Stephen J. Anderson
as Bowler Hat Guy / Grandpa Bud / Tallulah (voice)
Tom Selleck
Tom Selleck
as Cornelius Robinson (voice)
Tom Kenny
Tom Kenny
as Mr. Willerstein (voice)
Laurie Metcalf
Laurie Metcalf
as Lucille Krunklehorn (voice)
Angela Bassett
Angela Bassett
as Mildred (voice)
Nicole Sullivan
Nicole Sullivan
as Franny (voice)

Behind the camera

Producers
Dorothy McKim
Executive Producers
John Lasseter, William Joyce, Clark Spencer
Editing
Ellen Keneshea
Composer
Danny Elfman
Sound
Todd Toon

Box office

Budget
$150.0M
Worldwide gross
$169.3M

Soundtrack

Score by Danny Elfman

Danny Elfman composed the film's score, and the soundtrack features original songs by artists like Rufus Wainwright, Rob Thomas, and The All-American Rejects. The soundtrack album was released on March 27, 2007, and includes notable tracks such as 'Little Wonders' by Thomas, which reached number 5 on the Billboard AC chart.

Movie trivia

  • 1

    Development of Meet the Robinsons began in 2002, with production starting in 2004 under the working title A Day with Wilbur Robinson.

  • 2

    Stephen Anderson, who directed the film, felt a personal connection to the character Lewis because he grew up an orphan and was later adopted.

  • 3

    Initially, Disney aimed to adopt William Joyce's artistic style for the film, but adjustments were made due to Joyce's involvement with Blue Sky Studios' Robots.

  • 4

    The acquisition of Pixar by Disney in early 2006 led to significant changes in the film, with nearly 60% of the content being scrapped and reworked.

  • 5

    Jim Carrey was offered the role of the Bowler Hat Guy but declined in favor of starring in The Number 23.

  • 6

    The film's animation team drew inspiration from Pixar's The Incredibles to tackle the challenge of animating CG humans.

Themes

futurefriendshipflying carsaving the worldbased on novel or booktyrannosaurus rexadoptionvillaintime traveltime machinemythical creaturecoming of agebest friendrescue teamfamily

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