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Film Released: 2004
Genre: Sci-fi, Thriller, Action, Mystery
I Robot is set in Chicago USA in the year 2035- a time when robots have become commonplace both in the workplace and in homes with most people owning one. All robots are programmed with the Three Laws of Robotics:
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A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being
to come to harm. Chicago Police Detective Del Spooner played by Will Smith, is sent to investigate the apparent suicide of Dr. Alfred Lanning played by James Cromwell, and an old acquaintance of Spooner. However, having viewed a hologram which Lanning left specifically for him, he soon comes to the conclusion that Lanning was murdered . . . . .by a robot. This doesn't surprise Spooner, who hates and distrusts robots with a passion, a characteristic in keeping with his other old-fashioned tastes such as wearing 2004 Chuck Taylor Leather Converse shoes, owning and riding a motorcycle, which is unheard of and eating his grandmother's home cooking.
Suspicion soon falls on a prototype robot built by Dr. Lanning called Sonny (played by Alan Tudyk), and so begins Spooner's search for the truth behind Lanning's death and his mysterious messages contained in the hologram., during which he gets the help of psychologist, Dr. Susan Calvin (play by Bridget Moynahan), who works at the Robotics' head office and specialises in the psyches of robots.
So, to our recipe. As mentioned above, Detective Spooner loves his grandmother's home cooking - in particular her sweet potato pie which he is see devouring at the beginning of the film. It makes a further appearance much later in the film when his poor old granny, fed up with making her own pies, gets her new robot to make one although she doesn't tell Spooner that until he's tasted it and confirmed it's excellent.
Below is a dessert recipe for Sweet Potato Pie so you can try it for yourself.
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Sweet Potato Pie
Veg CD DP 60mins plus cooling
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