And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird


And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird is a 1991 science fiction family film written and directed by Tony Cookson; foreign language releases were titled RoboDad.

Plot

Two boys, Joshua and Max attempt to invent a fully mobile robot with advanced artificial intelligence to help their mother, Sarah with household chores. However, after a playfully performed séance on Halloween, the ghost of their late father, Matthew, possesses the robot. The boys are overjoyed at the return of their father, but it soon becomes apparent that the people who stole their father's work are after their robot, Newman. Eventually, Matthew returns to the afterlife after setting his boys on the right path as they sell the plans for their robot to a rich Texan investor.

Song

The film features the song; 'Love Breaks the Rules' written by John W. Daniel and sung by Jane Barnett and Larry Hoppen.