A 12-year-old boy genius named Lewis invents the Memory Scanner, a machine he hopes will recover forgotten memories and reveal why his mother put him up for adoption. But before he can find out, his latest invention is heisted by Bowler Hat Guy and his evil hat Doris. Having given up nearly all hope, Lewis gets whisked away to the future by a mysterious boy named Wilbur Robinson. There, in a world filled with flying cars and floating cities, Lewis gets to spend a day with Wilbur's eccentric family while attempting to hunt down Bowler Hat Guy, save the future, and uncover his family's amazing secret.
This comedic adventure is being made the way that, until recently, all of Disney's major animated features were planned: with computers. The film is adapted from a 1990 book by William Joyce, who created the preschool series "Rolie Polie Olie" for the Disney Channel and was an executive producer on Fox's mechanical CGI comedy Robots. The voice cast includes Angela Bassett, Tom Selleck, Harland Williams (Rocketman), Adam West, Kelly Ripa, Laurie Metcalf, Tom Kenny, and Ethan Sandler. Three-time Disney story artist Stephen J. Anderson is directing; he also voices villain Bowler Hat Guy. Along with Danny Elfman (who is also scoring), pop artists Rob Thomas and Rufus Wainwright have written original songs for the film. Following the successful 3-D engagements of Chicken Little, Disney will be employing the same tactic for Robinsons with a 3-D version accompanying standard theatrical prints in the spring of 2007.
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