The house of the future

Movie
German title	The house of the future
Original title	Smart house
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1999
length	78 minutes
Rod
Director	LeVar Burton
script	William Hudson , ; Stu Warrior
production	Ron Mitchell
music	Barry Goldberg
camera	Jonathan West
cut	Tom Walls
occupation
	Katey Sagal : PAT; Ryan Merriman : Ben Cooper; Katie Volding : Angie Cooper; Kevin Kilner : Nick Cooper; Jessica Steen : Sara Barnes; Emilio Borelli : Miles; Paul Linke : Tuttle; Jason Lansing : Johnny; Joshua Boyd : Ryan; Raquel Beaudene : Gwen Patroni; Niles Calloway : Charlie; Rachel Duncan : Judy; Susan Haskell : Natalie;

The house of the future (original title: Smart House ) is an American drama from 1999. Directed by LeVar Burton . The main roles are played by Katey Sagal , Ryan Merriman , Katie Volding , Kevin Kilner and Jessica Steen .

action

The widowed Nick Cooper takes care of his children Ben and Angie alone. In a competition, they win the house PAT, which is controlled by the artificial intelligence . Nick soon meets Sara Barnes, the house's designer, who has been tasked with fixing some bugs. He goes out with Sara, whom he likes a lot. Ben then downloads a so-called “mother” update from the Internet and reprograms PAT so that he creates a hologram that not only acts like his mother but also looks like it. PAT then develops jealousy of the alleged competitor.

production

The film was shot in Los Angeles for the Walt Disney Company .

criticism

Film-Dienst wrote that the house of the future was a “family film that would like to exploit the capabilities of computers to infinity and is therefore engaging in ridiculous and unbelievable speculations”.

TV Spielfilm was of the opinion: Nice idea with given gags.

Awards

Ryan Merriman was nominated for the YoungStar Award in 1999; Katie Volding in 2000 for the Young Artist Award .

Web links

The house of the future in the Internet Movie Database (English)
The House of the Future at Rotten Tomatoes (English)

Individual evidence

^ Filming locations for Smart House , accessed October 14, 2008.
↑ amazon.com , accessed October 14, 2008.
^ The House of the Future in the Lexicon of International Film , accessed on October 14, 2008.
↑ The House of the Future at tvspielfilm.de, accessed on April 28, 2017 (with pictures from the film).

[1] Filming locations for Smart House , accessed October 14, 2008.

[2] zon.com , accessed October 14, 2008.

[3] The House of the Future in the Lexicon of International Film , accessed on October 14, 2008.

[4] The House of the Future at tvspielfilm.de, accessed on April 28, 2017 (with pictures from the film).