ROB.B

May 8, 2023

0h 11m

★ 0.0

Widowed father Richard orders ROB.B, a robot caretaker, to watch his son, Thomas, but this may prove to be a fatal decision.

Overview

Set in the late 1950s, in a retro futuristic world, widowed father Richard arrives home from work to find his house in chaos. His son Thomas scares off their caretaker, Julie and steals her necklace. Richard prepares dinner, however Thomas is dissatisfied with the meal, broccoli soup, arguing his mom would have made it better. Richard snaps at Thomas, who leaves his soup on the table and retreats to his bedroom. Richard is left alone, defeated, takes a seat on the couch and sees a commercial for Rob.B, a personal caretaker robot. The next day, Rob.B shows up to take care of Thomas, but after a puzzle piece goes missing, Rob.B tries to find it and ends up being electrocuted causing a malfunction. Julie returns to find her necklace and the now aggressive Rob.B chokes her unconscious. Richard and Thomas must learn to communicate and work together to defeat Rob.B.

Genres

Science Fiction

Comedy

Production Companies

Sheridan College

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Cast

Thomas

Daniel Lipka

Richard

Lucas Bridge

Julie (as Shian Grace)

Violet Grace

Rob.B

Isaiah Cook

News Anchor

William McNaught

News Anchor

Christian Caniete

Banana Investigator

Dawson Paciocco

Banana Murder Victim

Sam Koabel

Triceratops

Sharon Tan

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