Bicentennial Man Page #4

-Household appliance, yes.

[Minister] May the peace of the Lord

be with you always.

I now pronounce you

husband and wife.

You may kiss the bride now.

[Congregation Murmuring]

It is my pleasure to present

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Charney.

What?

[Grunts]

Good evening, sir.

Magnificent night.

You look very sharp

this evening, Andrew.

Thank you, sir.

-It was quite challenging

for the tailor.

-[Chuckles]

May one continue

wearing clothing?

-If it suits you.

-Are you serious?

As always.

Well, I suppose so.

We'll have to find you some

other stuff, though.

You can't wear tails all the time.

Really? How sad.

-Sit down, Andrew, please.

-Thank you, sir.

-It was a wonderful wedding,

wasn't it?

-Oh, yes, sir.

And, if one may say,

you are a spectacular dancer.

-Well, that's very kind.

-Not at all, sir. It's the truth.

Did you record the day?

Every second, sir,

is in one's memory bank.

Well, let's watch it,

shall we?

Sir?

Is everything all right?

Um--

[Clears Throat]

They've both gone now,

Andrew.

Well, things change.

Things always change.

People move on.

It's as it should be.

But, uh,

what I realized today is

that, uh,

I'll never stop missing them.

Sir?

One is still here.

And one is glad of that,

Andrew. Thank you.

-Good night, sir.

-Good night, Andrew.

[Laughing, Chattering]

Lloyd! Come here.

What did I tell you

about throwing sand at people?

What did I tell you?

Now apologize to Andrew.

I will not apologize to it.

-Him.

-It.

-Lloyd.

-Sorry.

One understands why

some animals eat their young.

I'm so sorry, Andrew.

Are you all right?

You seem very quiet.

How does one

obtain freedom?

-Y-You wish to leave us?

-Not at all, Little Miss.

One merely wishes

to be declared free.

But why? You have

so much freedom here.

Until one is ordered

to do something.

Andrew, it's been years

since anyone's given you an order.

But you may still request one

to perform tasks.

Well, we ask all the time,

but it's a request, not an order.

But that's not enough

for you, is it?

One has studied your history.

Terrible wars have been fought

where millions have died...

for one idea:

freedom.

And it seems that something that means

so much to so many people...

would be worth having.

Sir, would now be a good time

to speak with you?

It's always a good time,

Andrew. You know that.

It is everything

in one's bank account.

[Laughing]

Why would you want to give me--

To purchase one's freedom.

One wants to be free.

One would, of course,

still obey the three laws...

and serve you

in exactly the same fashion.

The only thing that would change

would be the form.

One would no longer be

your property.

You want to leave.

That's what this is about, isn't it?

Not at all, sir.

You are one's family.

Then why ask for this?

Oh, I see.

You're in on this.

We've talked about it, yes.

So you ordered him to do it,

and he obeyed.

No. He makes

his own decisions.

-But you put the idea in his head.

-No, Father, you did.

You've given him hundreds

of books to read.

It was simply a matter of time

before he became intrigued

by the idea of freedom.

He learns and grows

all the time,

and it's because of you

and Andrew's abilities...

that he's become every bit

as complex as we are.

Good morning, sir.

-You take your check back,

please, Andrew.

-Why, sir?

You are free now.

I must ask you

to leave this house.

But sir,

I don't wish to leave.

You wished for freedom,

you must accept the consequences.

-Then I will remove my belongings.

-Yes.

Where will you go?

I will look for

a residence nearby...

so that if you ever

need anything, sir--

That will not happen,

Andrew, thank you.

There's no need

to be close by.

-If you command me

not to do this, I will obey.

-I command nothing.

You're free.

Then--called or uncalled--

I am always at your service.

Andrew,

you've stopped referring

to yourself as "one."

A home of my own.

[Knocking]

Andrew?

-Andrew?

-I'm in here.

Little Miss.

Is something wrong?

He asked for you.

It's time.

-The robot's here.

-Andrew.

-Hello, Miss.

-Andrew.

Sir.

-How are you, sir?

-Well, I'm dying, Andrew.

Otherwise I'm fine.

Wonderful to see you again.

I'm very happy to see you, Andrew.

It's been a long time.

Yes, it has, sir.

I wanted to--

I wanted to tell you...

that I was wrong.

You're never wrong, sir.

Then don't contradict me.

You were right

to want your freedom,

and I'm glad

that you have it.

Thank you, sir.

Andrew,

you were very good to us.

It was an honor

serving you, sir.

I want to seek out

my own kind.

In order to understand

my destiny,

I must know if there is

another like myself.

NorthAm Robotics will not

return my inquiries,

and now that you have

finally passed the bar, Lloyd,

I want you to sue them for

information of the whereabouts

of all NDR series robots,

if you don't mind.

The Freedom of Information Act

doesn't quite cover suits by robots.

-Not yet.

-Mother, I'm a very busy man.

I do not have time

to help...

it pursue

some ridiculous lawsuit.

Lloyd, sweetheart,

I do love you,

but sometimes I have to wonder

if you really are my child.

Well, that's mutation,

Mother.

The miracle of genetics is

I'm not you.

No, you've always been

more like your father.

So that's why

you divorced him.

Sorry.

Andrew, what would you do if I got

the information on these other NDRs?

I would seek them out,

each and every one.

So you'd be gone

for quite a long time.

Oh, yes.

Several years if not more,

if my calculations are

correct.

I'd love to help you.

Did he not breast-feed?

[Andrew]

"Dear Little Miss,

my journey is nearing the end

of its tenth year,

and I still have not found

any robot that bears

any similarity to myself.

and I still have not found

any robot that bears

any similarity to myself.

I have thousands of miles to go,

hundreds of cities to visit,

so I have not given up hope.

Love, Andrew."

Hello.

My last name is Martin.

Hey, get off the field.

[Mooing]

"Dear Little Miss,

my journey is nearing its end.

I have exhausted all possibilities

save for one final ray of hope.

I've learned of an NDR robot

that has recently been rebuilt

back home in San Francisco."

[Crowd Chattering]

[Woman]

Take as many as you need.

Oh, then you should love them.

I'll be right back.

Take as many as you need.

-Thank you.

-You're quite welcome.

["Respect" By Aretha Franklin]

-Whoo

-What you want

Baby, I got it

-Whoo, whoo

-What you need

Do you know I got it

-Whoo, whoo

-All I'm askin'

-Is for a little respect

When you come home

-Just a little bit

-Hey, baby

when you get home

-Just a little bit

-Just a little bit

just a little bit

-Mister

I ain't gonna do you wrong

while you're gone

-Ain't gonna do you wrong

if I don't wanna

-Whoo

-Whoo, whoo

-All I'm askin'

-Is for a little respect

when ya come home

-Just a little bit

-Baby, when you get home

-Just a little bit

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