And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird
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And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird is a 1991 science-fiction family film
written and directed by Tony Cookson; foreign language releases were titled RoboDad.
) and Max (Edan Gross
) attempt to invent a fully mobile robot with advanced artificial intelligence
to help their mother (Marcia Strassman
) with household chores. However, after a playfully performed séance on Halloween, the ghost of their late father (Alan Thicke
) possesses the robot. The boys are overjoyed at the return of this father, but it soon became apparent that the people who stole their father's work is after their robot, Numen. Eventually their father returns to the afterlife after setting his boys on the right path as the sell the plans for their robot to a rich Texan investor.
Family film
A family film is a film genre that is designed to appeal to a variety of age groups and, thus, families.In December 2005, Steven Spielberg's 1982 film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial came first in a poll of the 100 Greatest Family Films. The genre today generates billions of dollars per annum.Family...
written and directed by Tony Cookson; foreign language releases were titled RoboDad.
Plot
Two boys, Joshua (Joshua MillerJoshua Miller
Joshua Miller may refer to:*Joshua John Miller, American actor*Joshua Miller, American musician with Nemesis Rising*Josh Miller, musician with The Pappy Johns Band*Josh Miller, American football punter...
) and Max (Edan Gross
Edan Gross
Edan Gross is a former child actor. He appeared in many guest spots on many popular television programs in the 1980s and 1990s including Cheers, Murphy Brown, The Golden Girls, Empty Nest, Newhart, Highway to Heaven, Married… with Children, Northern Exposure, and Herman's Head...
) attempt to invent a fully mobile robot with advanced artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence is the intelligence of machines and the branch of computer science that aims to create it. AI textbooks define the field as "the study and design of intelligent agents" where an intelligent agent is a system that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its...
to help their mother (Marcia Strassman
Marcia Strassman
Marcia A. Strassman is an American actress best known for her roles as Julie Kotter in the TV sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter and Diane Szalinski in the 1989 feature film Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, its first sequel Honey, I Blew Up the Kid and the 3-D film spin-off Honey, I Shrunk the Audience! which...
) with household chores. However, after a playfully performed séance on Halloween, the ghost of their late father (Alan Thicke
Alan Thicke
Alan Thicke is a Canadian actor, songwriter, and game and talk show host. He is best known for his role as Jason Seaver, the patriarch on the ABC television series Growing Pains.- Early life :...
) possesses the robot. The boys are overjoyed at the return of this father, but it soon became apparent that the people who stole their father's work is after their robot, Numen. Eventually their father returns to the afterlife after setting his boys on the right path as the sell the plans for their robot to a rich Texan investor.