Bicentennial Man is a 1999 English-language Comedy Drama film written by Isaac Asimov, Robert Silverberg and Nicholas Kazan. The movie is directed by Chris Columbus and produced by Chris Columbus, Wolfgang Petersen, Gail Katz, Laurence Mark, Neal Miller, Mark Radcliffe and Michael Barnathan under the banner of Touchstone Pictures in collaboration with Columbia Pictures, 1492 Pictures, Laurence Mark Productions and Radiant Productions. Bicentennial man stars Robin Williams, Sam Neill, Embeth Davidtz, Wendy Crewson, Oliver Platt, Kiersten Warren and René Peraza. The screenplay is written by Nicholas Kazan which is inspired from The Positronic Man by Isaac Asimov Robert Silverberg The Bicentennial Man by Isaac Asimov. The music was composed by James Horner. Cinematography was done by Phil M heux and editing by Neil Travis. The film has a running time of 132 minutes. It was released on 2nd March 2000. Bicentennial Man was made on a budget of $100 million and at the box office it grossed only $87 million. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution.