all rights confirmed by that, including validating his marriage to Portia. Andrew dies during the broadcast, which is confirmed by Galatea while Portia asserts that Andrew already knew the answer. After ordering Galatea to turn off her life support, Portia soon dies, hand-in-hand with Andrew as she whispers to him "See you soon". Cast Robin Williams as Andrew Martin, an NDR android servant of the Martin family that seeks to become human. Before Williams was cast, Tim Allen was considered for the role of Andrew Martin, but turned it down due to his commitment on Galaxy Quest. Sam Neill as Richard "Sir" Martin, the patriarch of the Martin family. Embeth Davidtz as Amanda "Little Miss" Martin (adult) and Portia Charney; Amanda is a friend of Andrew, the mother of Lloyd and grandmother of Portia while Portia is the daughter of Lloyd, the granddaughter of Amanda and significant other of Andrew. Hallie Eisenberg as Amanda "Little Miss" Martin (age 7), the younger daughter of the Martin family. Wendy Crewson as Rachel "Ma'am" Martin, the matriarch of the Martin family. Oliver Platt as Rupert Burns, the son of the NDR creator that makes androids look more human-like. Kiersten Warren as Galatea, the NDR android servant of Rupert and later a servant of the Martin family. Stephen Root as Dennis Mansky Angela Landis as Grace "Miss" Martin (adult), the spoiled older brat daughter of the Martin family. Lindze Letherman as Grace "Miss" Martin (age 9) Bradley Whitford as Lloyd Charney (adult) Igor Hiller as Lloyd Charney (age 10) John Michael Higgins as Bill Feingold — Martin Family Attorney George D. Wallace as the President/Speaker of the World Congress Lynne Thigpen as Marjorie Bota, a later President/Speaker of the World Congress Jay Johnston as Charles Production Walt Disney Studios was concerned about the cost of the film, estimated to be over $100 million, and even though pre-production was underway and sets were already being built they pulled the plug and halted production. Disney chairman Joe Roth came to an agreement with Sony Pictures Entertainment Chairman John Calley, to co-finance the film and agreed to split distribution responsibilities for the film between Touchstone Pictures in North America and Columbia Pictures internationally. Williams confirmed in a Las Vegas Sun interview that his character was not played by a body double and that he had actually worn the robot costume. Various scenes were shot inside San Francisco