Underplayed Gems

Too Much (1987)

Too Much poster
Directed by
Éric Rochat
Genre
comedy, science fiction
Country
United States, Japan
Runtime
1h 29m
Rated
PG
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A lonely American girl in Japan receives a helpful robot from a young engineer. She bonds with the robot and they run away together at the airport, chased by police and a greedy scientist.

lightheartedwhimsicalgentleplayfulquirkysentimentalfast-pacedfamily-friendly

What happens

『ロボフレンド』（原題：Too Much）は、1987年のアメリカ合衆国・日本合作のコメディ映画。 日本では劇場未公開であるが、1988年にVHSが発売された。 父の仕事で日本を訪れた少女・スージーは、ハイテクグッズだらけの家に住む、天才エンジニアの哲郎の家に泊まることになる。しかし、英語の分かる友達のいないスージーはいつも独りぼっち。そんな彼女のために、哲郎がマルチロボットをプレゼントする。スージーはロボットにT・M（“Too Much”の略）と名付け、2人は次第に離れられない仲になっていく。 そして帰国の日、スージーはT・Mを連れて空港を脱出。捜索に乗り出す警察と、T・Mのプログラムの秘密を探ろうとする悪徳科学者Dr.フィンケルに後を追われることとなり… (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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