I was in an extended stay in the hospital when this movie was released. Indeed I did not know it had been made until several years later when I saw the video of Celine Dion's "Then You Look at Me", and recognized the scenes as being from the short story by Isaac Asimov.<br /><br />I immediately rented the video.<br /><br />This is the finest "Robot" movie ever, touching and funny. It remains faithful, in spirit if not detail, to the original story. Excellent acting by all. I do not understand why it flopped. Screen adaptations of Asimov's stories haven't always worked (eg. Nightfall both versions), but this one does