Robots

Note: This is an AU.

Robots is a 2005 American computer-animated science fiction adventure comedy film produced by Pixar Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.

## Cast

* Ewan McGregor as Rodney Copperbottom, an idealistic young blue robot and aspiring inventor.
	+ Will Denton as Rodney (teenager)
	+ John Morris as Rodney (child)
	+ Dylan Denton as Rodney (baby)
* Halle Berry as Cappy, a straight-laced human-themed executive at Bigweld Industries and Rodney's love interest.
* Robin Williams as Fender Pinwheeler, a mischievous red blender-like robot who befriends Rodney and is constantly falling apart.
* Mel Brooks as Bigweld, an elderly sphere robot who is the caring inventor and the leader of Bigweld Industries.
* Don Rickles as Phineas T. Ratchet, the menacing and arrogant right-hand-man of Bigweld and Madame Gasket's son.
* Bob Peterson as Madame Gasket, the evil owner of the Chop Shop.
* Amanda Bynes as Piper Pinwheeler, a plucky yellow tomboy robot who is Fender's younger sister
* Bonnie Hunt as Aunt Fanny, a motherly snail-like robot who takes in outmoded and homeless robots.
* Michael J. Fox as Herb Copperbottom, Rodney's father and a dishwasher at Gunk's.
	+ Michael J. Fox also voices Mr. Gasket, Madame Gasket's husband and Ratchet's father.
* Dianne Wiest as Lydia Copperbottom, Rodney's mother.
* Chris Wedge as Wonderbot, a small helicopter/cup-like robot, who is Rodney's invention.
* Paul Giamatti as Tim, the puppet-like gatekeeper at Bigweld Industries.

Additionally, Drew Carey voices Crank Casey, a cynical orange vacuum cleaner/monster truck-like robot who befriends Rodney; Jennifer Tilly voices Loretta Geargrinder, a receptionist at Bigweld Industries and Fender's love interest; Dan Hedaya voices Mr. Gunk, Herb's cruel and ruthless boss; Brian Scott McFadden voices Trashcan Bot; Jay Leno voices Fire Hydrant; Thea White voices Pigeon Lady; Paula Abdul voices Wristwatch #1; Randy Jackson voices Wristwatch #2; Al Roker voices Mailbox; Harland Williams voices Lugnut, an imposing but good-natured green muscular robot who befriends Rodney along with his mute best friend Diesel; Marshall Efron voices Lamp Post, Toilet Bot, Bass Drum, and Microphone; Stephen Tobolowsky voices Bigmouth Executive / Forge; Tim Nordquist voices Tin Man; and James Earl Jones voices a Darth Vader voice box.

## Plot

Rodney Copperbottom, son of Herb and Lydia Copperbottom from Rivet Town, is an aspiring young inventor. He idolizes Bigweld, a famous inventor, entrepreneur, and philanthropist whose company, Bigweld Industries, hires other inventors and provides robots with spare parts. Following Bigweld's example to "see a need, fill a need", Rodney develops a small, flying robot, named Wonderbot, to assist his father, Herb, who works as a dishwasher at a restaurant. When Herb's supervisor Mr. Gunk confronts them, Wonderbot malfunctions and wreaks havoc in the kitchen.

To help Herb pay for the damages, Rodney decides to move to Robot City, hoping to present Wonderbot to Bigweld Industries. Upon his arrival, Rodney is ejected from Bigweld Industries by the company's current head Phineas T. Ratchet, who, in Bigweld's absence, has stopped producing spare parts and inventions in favor of expensive "upgrades", thereby "outmoding" robots who are unable or unwilling to pay for them. Ratchet's mother, Madame Gasket, runs the Chop Shop, a facility that collects scrap and spare parts (and sometimes outmoded robots) and melts them to create ingots for Upgrades.

After failing to get into Bigweld Industries, Rodney befriends Fender Pinwheeler, a ne'er-do-well he met at the train station. Fender takes him in to a boarding home populated by other outmodes, known collectively as the "Rusties". Word of Rodney's mechanical prowess spreads, and he is hailed as a local hero after he and the Rusties fix outmodes throughout the neighborhood, although they are eventually unable to cope with the demand due to the spare part shortage. Hoping to enlist Bigweld's help, Rodney and Fender infiltrate the Bigweld Ball – where Bigweld usually makes an appearance – only for Ratchet to announce that Bigweld will not attend. Enraged, Rodney publicly berates Ratchet, who orders his security team to eliminate him. Cappy, a Bigweld Industries executive opposed to Ratchet's plans, rescues Rodney and Fender. Fender is captured by a Sweeper, a vehicle that collects scrap metal and outmodes, and taken to the Chop Shop where he discovers Gasket and Ratchet's plan to use a heavily-armed fleet of Super-Sweepers to destroy all outmodes throughout the city to make and sell more ingots.

Meanwhile, Rodney and Cappy fly to Bigweld's mansion, where they eventually find Bigweld and tell him what has been going on. Bigweld reveals Ratchet's greed and business sense dwarfed his idealism in the management of Bigweld Industries, and tells Rodney and Cappy to leave. Crushed, Rodney calls his parents and plans to return to Rivet Town. Herb encourages Rodney to fight for his dreams, or he will spend the rest of his life regretting it like Herb did. Fender returns upon escaping from the Chop Shop and reveals Ratchet and Gasket's plot. Rodney rallies Cappy and the Rusties to stop them. They are joined by Bigweld, who has regained his resolve after realizing how much he and his ideals meant to Rodney.

The group returns to Bigweld Industries where Bigweld fires Ratchet, who ultimately knocks him unconscious, planning on melting him down as well. Rodney, Cappy, and Wonderbot rescue Bigweld from Ratchet and escape with the Rusties in a security vehicle with Ratchet close behind. Rodney unclips Ratchet's vehicle to break free, but their vehicle loses control in front of the Chop Shop and Bigweld is rolled inside. Refusing to give up, Rodney upgrades the Rusties to rescue Bigweld. Rodney, Cappy, and the Rusties, alongside an army of outmodes that Rodney had repaired earlier, battle Ratchet, Gasket, and their army of workers. Rodney and Bigweld immobilize the Super-Sweepers and defeat Ratchet, who accidentally kills Gasket by knocking her into the incinerator while trying to escape. Ratchet is accidentally stripped of his upgrades, being left chained to the ceiling with his father.

Taking control of Bigweld Industries once again, Bigweld promises to make spare parts available to everyone. Later, he holds a public ceremony in Rivet Town, where he nominates Rodney as his new second-in-command and eventual successor. Rodney provides Herb with new replacement parts and a flugelhorn-like instrument to fulfill his dream of being a musician. After a shaky start, Herb leads Rodney, Cappy, the Rusties, Bigweld and the townspeople in a rousing rendition of "Get Up Offa That Thing".