I assume this was done at most showings of meet the robinsons that werent in 3d. The 47th disney animated feature film, it was released in standard and disney digital 3d versions. He was voiced by both daniel hansen and jordan fry who also portrayed mike teavee from charlie and the chocolate factory as a child, and tom selleck as an adult. But when lewis unveils his invention at the school science fair. May someone please mention that in the trivia section.
The film is very loosely based on characters from the childrens book a day with wilbur robinson. Based on william joyces beautifully illustrated childrens book a day with wilbur robinson, this lively computeranimated disney film follows the adventures of lewis voiced by jordan fry and daniel hansen, a young orphaned inventor who is determined to find his. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Wilbur meets lewis at the orphanage and asks him to repair the scanner. Walt disney himself is evoked twice in the new digital animation feature from the disney studios, meet the. Much of the transfer looked great, though some concerns meant this wasnt one of disneys. Wilbur robinson voiced by wesley singerman and 1 other. The movie storybook barbara bazaldua, disney storybook artists on. A family for lewis i can read book 2 paperback february 20, 2007. By the way, the older version of lewis is voiced by tom selleck credited as cornelius, which is what he changes his name to when hes older, so that is not the answer. Why did they use two actors for the voice of lewis in meet the robinsons. Lewis is an orphaninventor who wants nothing more than to find the mother who abandoned him.
In meet the robinsons, lewis voiced by daniel hansen isnt just an orphan hes a child genius. Based on william joyces book a day with wilbur robinson, the story follows yearold lewis voiced by daniel hansen and jordan fry, a sharpwitted. And the fact that meet the robinsons doesnt have a bunch of misfit celebrity. Meet the robinsons is a 2007 american computeranimated comedy family film.
After being rejected by his 124th prospective adoptive parents, lewis voiced by daniel hansen and jordan fry determines to invent a machine that will help him remember and find his mother, who left him on the doorsteps of the orphanage in which he still lives. The story opens on a rainy night as a woman leaves a baby on the doorstep of an orphanage. The time traveling adventures starts out interesting with the idea that they could create a temporal disturbance by altering history if lewis learns too much about his future it is pretty obvious for older viewers that lewis is most likely the unseen father. Lewis voice lewis voiced by daniel hansenand 2 others. Meet the robinsons seems destined to become one of disneys forgotten flicks, as it pretty much flew under the radar. From a grandpa who wears his clothes the wrong way to a mother who teaches frogs how to sing, meet the robinsons features an array of hilarious, eccentric characters. Anderson, danny elfman, pete anthony, tom macdougall, and edgardo simone steve bartek. Then one day he meet doris who explained her story. Meet the robinsons based on william joyces beautifully illustrated childrens book a day with wilbur robinson, this lively computeranimated disney film follows the adventures of lewis voiced by jordan fry and daniel hansen, a young orphaned inventor who is determined to find his birth mother by using a memory scanner, a device of his own creation. Disneys meet the robinsons features twelveyearold orphan and inventor lewis search for a family. Meet the robinsons voice actors from the world wikia fandom. Based on william joyces beautifully illustrated childrens book a day with wilbur robinson, this lively computeranimated disney film follows the adventures of lewis voiced by jordan fry and daniel hansen, a young orphaned inventor who is determined to find his birth mother by using a memory scanner, a device of his own creation.
While it may not be the greatest move the studio has ever made, its humor and heart still make it one of my favorites. Lewis invented doris as a helping hat to, well help people. Meet the robinsons 2007 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses. The premise is a standardissue misfit story about a 12yearold orphan boy named lewis voiced by daniel hansen, a kid who has been through 124. Sorry for any english mistakes in the translation, english is not my first language. Based on the book a day with wilbur robinson by william joyce, meet the robinsons tells the story of a boy with a lifelong wish to belong, and shows what happens when he meets an incredible. Now expanded with a timetravel plot and a comical villain, the movie downplays the book s theme of how cool other families can seem to a kid, focusing instead on persistence, faith in oneself and taking. Orphan baby lewis is left with matron mildred voiced by angela bassett in a kind but deprived foundling home.
Based on the childrens book by william joyce, a day in the life of wilbur robinson this film will not be listed among the greatest disney films ever, but it does have its moments. In the japanese dub, its not the first time ryoko shiraishi lewis has voiced a genius kid. Meet the robinsons is a 2007 american computeranimated science fiction comedy. Anderson also provided the voices of grandpa bud and cousin tallulah. Lewis was derived from the original a day with wilbur robinson storybook as a friend of wilbur that served as the narrator as he visited his friends large and strange home.
The part of lewis and wilbur had to be recast when the original actors voice. Franny proposes a toast to lewis, and he says that if he ever has a family, he wants it to be like the robinsons. He puts all his hope in his latest project, the memory scanner, a machine that will help him find his birth mother so they can become a family. Hes a brilliant kid, always inventing new things but failing to impress potential adopters. See images of jordan fry, daniel hansen, the voices of lewis in meet the robinsons movie. Meet the robinsons is the first film in new disney digital 3d, a completely new stateoftheart cg animation that not only enhances the movie going experience, but gives the audience a glimpse into the future of digital entertainment. As a result, for all its cuttingedge technology, meet the robinsons is peppered with. The story, adapted from william joyces illustrated book called a day with wilbur robinson, is a very ambitious tale that follows boy genius lewis voiced by daniel hansen who constantly tinkers with gadgets and futuristic gizmos in hopes of traveling back in time to meet his birth mother who left him on the orphanage steps when he was but a. Anderson acquired a new boss in the form of john lasseter who became chief creative officer for both disney and pixar. Meet the robinsons is a 2007 american computeranimated science fiction comedy film. Voice cast of meet the robinsons 2007 release date. When franny asks wilbur what lewis meant by that, she is shocked and saddened to find out the boy is an orphan.
He was voiced by both daniel hansen and jordan fry who also portrayed mike teavee from charlie and the chocolate factory as a. Meet the robinsons 2007 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. It tells the story of lewis, a boy left on the porch of an orphanage as a baby. The person who runs the orphanage that lewis grew up in. Bowler hat guy voiced by stephen j anderson and 5 others. The film is loosely based on characters from the childrens book a day with wilbur. Based on william joyces beautifully illustrated childrens book a day with wilbur robinson, this lively computeranimated disney film follows the adventures of lewis voiced by jordan fry and. The computeranimated feature meet the robinsons disney is an adaptation of the 1993 william joyce childrens book, a day with wilbur robinson, concerning a futuristically fanciful family. Meet the robinsons by stephen anderson stephen anderson. One of the latest endeavors is meet the robinsons, a futuristic romp through a world of fantasy. He invents practical gadgets, like a peanutbutterandjelly gun that makes sandwich preparation a cinch. Meet the robinsons appears in an aspect ratio of approximately 1. Willerstein, harland williams carl, adam west uncle art. Lewis robinson is the protagonist of disneys 2007 animated feature film, meet the robinsons.
It is a close cousin to the first back to the future, yet it feels completely original at the same time. Meet the robinsons is based on a book by william joyce called a day with wilbur robinson. It doesnt deserve that status, though, as it offers a thoroughly entertaining little effort. Seven screenwriters worked on adapting the childrens book.
Meet the robinsons 2007 english voice over wikia fandom. By meeting the robinsons in the future, lewis finds the family he never had. Why did they use two actors for the voice of lewis in. Meet the robinsons 2007 voice actors and characters. As a movie villain, he wont think to tell off lewis or gain his sympathy. Meet the robinsons bluray disc, 2007 for sale online ebay.
Lewis eventually learns that wilburs dad is a future version, making wilbur his son, making lewis angry at him. Composition of book actual chase scenes or violence 30% planning. Meet the robinsons goes for a scifi concept that is a bit different in disney films. The prelasseter treatment was something of an affectionate parody or, by consensus opinion, ripoff of back to the future. I havent seen this part posted on youtube, so here it is. Based on the book a day with wilbur robinson by william joyce, meet the robinsons tells the story of a boy with a lifelong wish to belong, and shows what happens when he meets an incredible collection of characters who just might have the power to make his wildest fantasies come true. The film is loosely based on characters from the childrens book a day with wilbur robinson, by william joyce. The first movie, and since then he has appeared in kids worlds future adventures as a guest character. The film is inspired by william joyces book a day with the robinsons, and on a certain level it. Lewis robinson is an orphan and a good friend of kids worlds, and blake foster and his friends also met ashs other friends pikachu, misty, togepi and brock.
He has scared off, by his count, 124 sets of potential parents. Meet the robinsons is the perfect, unlikely marriage of manic, absurd humor, eyepopping visuals and honesttogoodness emotional depth. At an early screening of the work in progress, he found no end of tiny problems, the most significant of which was the films weak, unthreatening villain. Instead, he set his sights on dumb wacky plans to destroy the robinsons. Meet the robinsons falls squarely in that category. One of lasseters first comments on seeing an early cut of the film was that the villain wasnt scary enough. Voices include angela bassett mildred, daniel hansen lewis, jordan fry lewis, tom kenny mr. Meet the robinsons 2007 movie behind the voice actors. Another believer from disneys meet the robinsons, hebrew dubbed with subs and translation. Lewis robinson meet the robinsons the parody wiki fandom.