Meet the Robinsons (2007)
Director
Stephen J. Anderson
Main cast
Tom Selleck; Laurie Metcalf; Angela Bassett; Nicole Sullivan; Harland Williams
Genres
Animation, Comedy, Family
Description
In this animated adventure, brilliant preteen inventor Lewis creates a memory scanner to retrieve his earliest recollections and find out why his mother gave him up for adoption. But when the villainous Bowler Hat Guy steals the machine, Lewis is ready to give up on his quest until the mysterious Wilbur Robinson shows up on the scene, whisking Lewis to the future to find the scanner and his mom.
Stephen J. Anderson
Main cast
Tom Selleck; Laurie Metcalf; Angela Bassett; Nicole Sullivan; Harland Williams
Genres
Animation, Comedy, Family
Description
In this animated adventure, brilliant preteen inventor Lewis creates a memory scanner to retrieve his earliest recollections and find out why his mother gave him up for adoption. But when the villainous Bowler Hat Guy steals the machine, Lewis is ready to give up on his quest until the mysterious Wilbur Robinson shows up on the scene, whisking Lewis to the future to find the scanner and his mom.
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