THE ANDROID PROPHECY
Robots and Androids in the Movies
1 x 50’
"Whether the human race will survive the next century is the big question. I’ve said many times that I’m an
optimist. I think we have a 51% chance of survival - sometimes I lower it to fifty-and-a-half”
Sir. Arthur C. Clarke, in The Android Prophecy
For the last hundred years, motion picture directors have presented a portrait of the future which often appeared fanciful, even mad. But as the Twentieth Century rolled on and technology took hold, it became
clear that these fantasies were coming ever closer to reality.
By tracing the history of robots, androids and cyborgs in the movies, The Android Prophecy warns
of a future which may be only too real: the directors of Metropolis, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Forbidden Planet, Westworld, Terminator, Blade Runner and A1 may have been far too close to the truth.
Featuring many of the greatest names in Hollywood (including Ridley Scott, Spielberg and Verhoeven), The Android Prophecy sets out to prove that Tinseltown’s soothsayers have already predicted the end of humanity as we know it.
Producer: Atlantic Celtic Partners/Take Three Partnerships for Channel 4
Availability: Worldwide ex. UK, Australia, New Zealand and Japan, all media