The unlikely futuristic heist flick Robot & Frank has a quirky premise: The son of a former cat burglar gets his aging father a robot companion, which the dad decides to train in the art of thieving.
It’ a dry comedy with a crime-thriller twist and a bit of romance, with star power from players like Frost/Nixon’s Frank Langella (the Frank of the movie’s title), 30 Rock’s James Marsden (Frank’s son), Susan Sarandon, and Liv Tyler. But the true fun of director Jake Schreier‘s Robot & Frank is conceiving of what our future might entail if everyone begins to live the dream of having their own ‘droid — and then programs them to do mundane, everyday tasks like make food and help old men shave (or, you know, steal jewels). Hey, it beats trying to figure out who is a Cylon and who isn’t.
Win a Copy of Robot & Frank and a ReCon Rover ‘Bot
To commemorate the release of the film on DVD, Wired is giving away a copy Robot & Frank as well a ReCon Rover programmable robot. Five runners-up will receive a copy of the film on DVD. To register for the giveaway watch the exclusive clip from the film above. Then hit the comments to answer the question: If you could program a robot to do whatever you wanted, what would it be?
Deadline to enter is 12:01 a.m. Pacific on Feb. 15, 2013. One randomly selected winner will be notified by e-mail or Twitter. Winners must live in the United States.
Note: If you do not have an e-mail address or Twitter handle associated with your Disqus login, you must include contact information in your comment to be eligible. Any winner who does not respond to Wired’s notification within 72 hours will forfeit the prize.
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