Chappie

2015
15
2h

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

277K

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Artificial Intelligence Cyber Thriller Action Crime Drama Sci-Fi Thriller

In the near future, crime is patrolled by a mechanized police force. When one police droid, Chappie, is stolen and given new programming, he becomes the first robot with the ability to think... Read allIn the near future, crime is patrolled by a mechanized police force. When one police droid, Chappie, is stolen and given new programming, he becomes the first robot with the ability to think and feel for himself.In the near future, crime is patrolled by a mechanized police force. When one police droid, Chappie, is stolen and given new programming, he becomes the first robot with the ability to think and feel for himself.

Director
- Neill Blomkamp
Writers
- Neill Blomkamp
- Terri Tatchell
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.8/10

277K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

3,369

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Director
- Neill Blomkamp
Writers
- Neill Blomkamp
- Terri Tatchell
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 nominations total

Videos42

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Photos139

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Storyline

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Trivia
The house used for Hippo's lair was co-writer and director Neill Blomkamp's childhood home.

Goofs
With hundreds of scout units in the field, the movie starts by making a point of saying that there is a completely secure way of reprogramming them, ensuring that there is no problem with programming in the field. Yet two characters set out to retrieve the single "key" that prevents this from happening and there is not a single camera, security guard, two-person key lock, or even a janitor in the building that houses the lock.

Quotes
[from trailer]
Chappie: I'm consciousness. I'm alive. I'm Chappie.

Crazy credits
In the closing credits appears "Be Moved" in large font.

Alternate versions
In an alternate ending, Chappie has an army in downtown then ends the footage of William Roberts.

Connections
Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Sigourney Weaver/Andy Cohen/Ella Henderson (2015)

Soundtracks
Happy Go S*cky F*cky
Written by Ninja, Yo-Landi Visser (as ¥o-Landi Vi$$er), D.J. Hi-Tek (as DJ Hi-Tek), Motohiro Kawashima
Performed by Die Antwoord
Courtesy of Zef Records

User reviews875

Featured review

7/10

"RoboCop" meets "Short Circuit"

Concerns over the use of drones to kill people and the use of military equipment by police make Neill Blomkamp's "Chappie" more relevant. The use of an all-robot police force recalls "RoboCop", while the concept of a droid who has human qualities brings to mind "Short Circuit" and "AI: Artificial Intelligence"*. Although some scenes in the movie come across as silly, I interpreted it as a warning about over-reliance on technology for law enforcement. The South African setting makes sense: four decades of institutionalized racism gave way to one of the highest crime rates in the developed world.

In the end, I recommend the movie. It's understood that Chappie simply wants to be able to live like everyone else. The plot holes don't drag the movie down at all. Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel (of "Slumdog Millionaire"), Sigourney Weaver and Hugh Jackman put on fine performances.

*Another movie focusing on a robot with human qualities is "Robot & Frank", starring Frank Langella and Susan Sarandon.