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Release Date:
January 16, 2015
Original Title:
Spare Parts
Alternate Titles:
La Vida Robot
Spare Parts
Yedek Parça
亂鬥美人
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Brookwell-McNamara Entertainment
Circle of Confusion
Lionsgate
Pantelion Films
Televisa
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
GB: 15 US: PG-13
Runtime: 115
With the help of their high school's newest teacher, four Hispanic students form a robotics club. Although they have no experience, the youths set their sights on a national robotics contest. With $800 and parts scavenged from old cars, they build a robot and compete against reigning champion MIT. Along the way, the students learn not only how to build a robot but something far more important: how to forge bonds that will last a lifetime.
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Associate Producer:
Brent Morris
Cinematography:
Richard Wong
Director:
Sean McNamara
Editor:
Maysie Hoy
Music:
Andrés Levin
Producer:
David Alpert
Rick Jacobs
Leslie Kolins Small
George Lopez
Ben Odell
Screenplay:
Elissa Matsueda
Story:
Joshua Davis
Stunt Coordinator:
Al Goto
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