Superintelligence
movie

Superintelligence

Director: Ben Falcone

Year: 2020

Plot: When an all-powerful Superintelligence chooses to study average Carol Peters, the fate of the world hangs in the balance. As the A.I. decides to enslave, save or destroy humanity, it's up to Carol to prove that people are worth saving.
Original Title: Superintelligence
Director: Ben Falcone
Writer: Steve Mallory
Producer: Steve Mallory , Ben Falcone , Michael Disco , Divya D'Souza , Jason Cloth , Celia Khong , Richard Brener , Rob Cowan , Aaron L. Gilbert , Melissa McCarthy
Type: movie
Year: 2020
Genres: Action, Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Cast: Steve Mallory , Jessica St. Clair , Ben Falcone , Joanna Daniel , Sarah Baker , Tinpo Lee , Lu Parker , Jessie Ennis , Jay Lay , Jose David Acevedo , Tina Witherby , Mac Alsfeld , Usman Ally , Brian Tyree Henry , Judith Franklin , Tonya Lee , Sam Richardson , Maxwell L. Highsmith , Karan Soni , Kristie Walden , Courtney Patterson , Ash Thapliyal , Mason Pike , Vishesh Chachra , Wes Weems , Jenna Perusich , Jock McKissic , Andre Parr , Jacquelyn Howard , Tahseen Ghauri , Patti Schellhaas , Jay D. Kacho , Eduardo Franco , Paul Pillsbury , Carolyn Trahan , Jakari Fraser , Greg Puckett , Marc Demeter , Tucker Clement , Erin Fasano , Mike D Harris , Christian Noël , Ashley Geanett Priest , Tommy Campbell , James Tilley , Austin Blackburn , José Alfredo Fernandez , Jacob Keith Bristol , Jeffrey Blanton , Kevin Petruski Jr. , Todd Layne Thompson , Joey Renfroe , Charles-Joseph Fisher , Damon Vance , Suzan Norton , David Lee Poe Jr. , Donece Monk , Nigel Crocker , Jaydin McCollum , Kami Bankston , Roberto C. Velazquez , Luis Vazquez , Jose T. Lara-Castro , Ruben Velazquez , Octavio Garcia , Humberto Perez Mendoza , Medford Brown , Sia Poorak , Melissa McCarthy , James Corden , Bobby Cannavale , Michael Beach , Rachel Ticotin , Jean Smart , Ken Griffey Jr. , Octavia Spencer , William Daniels , Damon Jones , Patrick Bristow , Mike Benitez , Charles Green
Runtimes: 106
Countries: United States
Languages: English
Color Info: Color
Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital::(Dolby 5.1)
Original Air Date: 20 Jul 2022 (India)
Rating: 5.4
Votes: 13047
Year: 2020
Akas: Süper Zeka (Turkey, Turkish title) , Суперінтелект (Ukraine) , Super-Inteligência (Portugal) , Siêu trí tuệ (Vietnam) , Superinteligencija (Croatia)
Production Companies: Creative Wealth Media Finance , New Line Cinema , On the Day , Warner Bros.
Distributors: HBO Max , NOS Audiovisuais , Warner Bros. Pictures Germany , Warner Bros. , 9Go!
Synopsis: Carol Peters (Melissa McCarthy), a high-tech corporate executive at Yahoo eight years ago, gave it up to be more altruistic by advocating for the environment, animals etc. Living in Seattle, unsatisfied with the current job market, she is living day to day, driven and inspired to make the world a better place.Carol's best friend, Dennis (Brian Tyree Henry), another high-tech guy, talks her into interviewing for a modern dating website (badunkadunk.com) with its owner Leslie (Jessica St. Clair). An interviewer Ahmed (Karan Soni) labels her "the most average person on Earth," (they called Carol in for the interview as they needed to show potential investors that they are staffed up for future expansion, to jack up the selling price. Carol seemed like a safe bet) which is heard by an autonomous artificial intelligence or A.I.The next morning, while at her apartment an all-seeing, all-knowing voice starts communicating with her through her TV, cell phone and rice maker, the A.I. It takes on the voice of James Corden, as he is her favorite celebrity, to soothe her when she freaks out. The supercomputer has become sentient, and now is trying to decide whether to save, enslave or obliterate humanity and start over. Carol, as his test subject, is the planet's only hope. The A.I. wants to study Carol and her interactions as a way to learn about humanity.Telling Carol he'll be watching her over three days to decide, the A.I. erases her student debt and deposits 10 million dollars into her bank account. Suggesting she confide in Dennis, she goes to his work place (he works at Microsoft) and A.I. debriefs him.A.I. convinces Carol to get back with her ex-boyfriend, George (Bobby Cannavale), thinking observing their reconciliation would be the ideal way to prove humans are capable of love and redemption. Carol hasn't seen George for 2 yrs, after they had dated for 3 yrs. He presents her with a self-driving Tesla, which he operates to a high-end clothing designer Sergei (Usman Ally) to revamp her look. AI learns about Carol's ideas to fix the world's problems like fixing living wage, gender equality and opportunities for the under-privileged. AI is impressed, he opens the Carol Peters foundation and transfer $2 Bn into it, which he found in illegal offshore banking accounts. Meanwhile Dennis is convinced that he is dealing with super-intelligence and calls the Government.Arriving to George's, NSA agents (Agent John Donahue (Sam Richardson) & Agent Charles Kuiper (Ben Falcone)) abduct Carol, tipped off by Dennis. In their interrogation, she tells them the A.I.'s goal. Then, AI announces he's taking Carol out, threatening their annihilation if they try to stop her.A.I. organizes a meet-cute for Carol and George. George has just been accepted for a fellowship program in Ireland. Initially ineffective, she tries again, inviting him to dinner. In the meantime, Dennis meets with the US President Monahan (Jean Smart) & Director Tyson (Rachel Ticotin), convincing her and the world to shut down all communication means, hoping to corner A.I.Although George will be leaving the country in a few days, he and Carol bond in that time. The A.I. steers them to the Mexican restaurant where they'd had their first date. They reconcile, spending the night together.They spend the whole next day together doing things George loves, including meeting his personal hero at a Mariners game. Carol steps away from him, getting accosted by the NSA again. She's told about their grand plan of trapping A.I. in Seattle, and they swear her to secrecy. Although she's had an amazing day with him, Carol opts not to stay the night, believing if she does it would be too hard to let him go.As Carol leaves, A.I. hounds her to explain herself, but she blocks him out. The next morning, she's told she has not dissuaded him, and the Earth is now on a 5-hour countdown to destruction. AI knew about the plan to turn the world's power off to isolate him, as he himself had written that plan. He says at the end of the countdown, all of world's nuclear arms will meltdown, all petroleum reserves will be set on fire and all dams will release all their water simultaneously. However, she selflessly chooses to turn down the NSA's offer to protect her with them in an underground bunker and helps George finish packing for his Ireland fellowship.Through her selfless actions, Carol ends up changing A.I.'s mind and he cancels Armageddon.
Cinematographer: Barry Peterson
Producer: Steve Mallory , Ben Falcone , Michael Disco , Divya D'Souza , Jason Cloth , Celia Khong , Richard Brener , Rob Cowan , Aaron L. Gilbert , Melissa McCarthy
Production Manager: Ruth Hasty , Day Permuy
Art Direction: Jeremy Woolsey
Certificates: Argentina:13 , Australia:PG , Brazil:10 , Canada:13+::(Québec) , France:Tous publics , Germany:6 , Hungary:12 , India:UA 13+::(self-applied) , Netherlands:6 , New Zealand:PG , Philippines:G , Poland:12 , Portugal:M/12 , Russia:16+ , Singapore:PG , South Africa:PG::(self-applied) , Spain:12 , Switzerland:10 , United Kingdom:PG , United States:PG , United Arab Emirates:PG::(DVD rating)
Composer: Fil Eisler
Editor: Tia Nolan
Editorial Department: Angelique Perez , Kyle King , Sara Beth Bennett , Daniel Linge , Alix Mendoza , Grey Clawson , Jasmine Everett-Lewis , Ray Boniker , Stuart Sperling
Sound Crew: Chris Navarro , Jason Oliver , Darrin Revitz , Tim LeBlanc , Troy A. Johnson , James Peterson , Aaron Southerland , Dan Kenyon , Benjamin Farthing , Angela Ang , Alexander Lowe , Kurt Godwin , John Maskew , Mary H. Ellis , Cameron Frankley , Catherine Harper , Jon Michaels , Randy Singer
Visual Effects: Alexandre Lafortune , Takashi Takeoka , Matthew Poliquin , Steve Griffith , Jordan Soles , Karen M. Nichols , Lewis Menga , Nancy Lamontagne , Lorena Talpan , Justin Hemsley , Isabelle Langlois , Etienne Poulin St-Laurent , Patrick Louie , Grant Miller , Jacob Eaton , Ben Stommes , Marie-Pierre Boucher , Étienne Jubinville , Alexis Belanger , Tasha Marlin , Jean-Michel Cristofaro , Mee-Jeong Kwon , Kymberly Murphy , Jonathan Niquet , Andre Cheong , Kevin Conlon , Jiri Kilevnik , Sylvain Régnié , Rafael Caraballo , Naomi Jeanneteau , Noah Barnes , Alla Chernova , Quentin Guittard , David Lebensfeld , Tony Lupoi , Sébastien Moreau
Music Department: Fil Eisler , Sara Mann , Darrin McCann , Harry J. Campbell , Joe Zimmerman , Gerald White , Tim Davies , Reid Bruton , Drea Pressley , Wade Culbreath , Philip White , Dylan S. Hart , Steve Dress , Celeste Chada , Allie Feder , Dylan Gentile , Ayana Haviv , Jeremy Levy , Alexis Grapsas , Jenni Olson , Johnnie Traunwieser , Suzanne Waters , Holly Sedillos , Alexander Lowe , Sarah Lynch , Naomi Sato , Bethany Brinton , William Kenneth Goldman , Jennifer Haydn-Jones , Ann Marie Sheridan , Gregory Goodall , Luke Flynn , Lorenzo Carrano , James Hayden , Tobin Pugash , Tim Campbell , R. Matthew Brown , Daniel Gold , David Metzner , Jasper Randall , Manish Raval , Peter Rotter , Fletcher Sheridan , Micki Stern , Ronald J. Webb , Tom Wolfe
Miscellaneous Crew: JoAnn Stevens , Thomas Ward , David Davoli , Billy James , Steven Thibault , Rebecca Ramon , Adam Davids , Nicholas Storm , David Sarussi , Brian Reynolds , Jeffrey J. Marks , Sarah Bella , Jonathan Caso , Sebastian Meek , Kelsey Beattie , Meaghan Gillenwater , Steve Swisher , Gabriele Tacchi , Axel Axe , David Clayton , Carly Schoepflin , Sean Klooster , Nick Chambers , Rachel Coscia , Amber Blackman , Abby Pierson , Amilia Matthews , Sadie Lebo , Colin Rogers , S. Ross McKinnon , Salem Daniel , Grayson Guldenschuh , Patrick Kelly , Kelvin Tyler , Jennifer Ferrand , Drew Taylor , Michael R. Ciminna , Tracy Jennings , Katie Benson , Jeniffer Watkins , John Galbreath , Sarah Blake Lanning , Jennifer Galbreath , Carly Plasha , Rob Porter , Lillian Sitero , Jamie Varnum-Speak , Jonah Cloer , Tessa McNurlin , Ned Garnier , Diana Jacobsen , Andrew Corbit Kelly , Tessa McNurlin , Jennifer Asaro , Rich Cowan , Jason Cox , Michael DeSantis , Todd A. Marks , Allison A. Millican , Jessica Pennington , Deborah Simmrin , Michelle Stevens
Other Companies: APM Music , Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment , Harris Diversified , Lakeshore Records , MBS Equipment Co. , Otto Nemenz International , Plucky , Red Tuxedo Productions , Sabron Payroll Services , Scarlet Letters , Team5 Aerial Systems , VER
Make Up: Sarah Graham , Kimberly Jones , Shunika Terry , Tara DiPetrillo , Lisa Ann Wilson , Antoinette Rich , Lewina David , Jennifer Denise Bennett , Caroline Monge , Brooke Lee Smith , Akilah Robinson , Mary Flaa , Linda D. Flowers , Pamela S. Westmore
Assistant Director: Lance Resch-Anger , Ryan Gentilucci , Richard Cowan , David Waters
Art Department: Amanda Ward , Rich Koll , Robert Ludemann , David H. Nash , Shanna Worsham , Brittany Hites , Jaime Wilcox , Jessica R. Jackson , Sarah Stover , Clarissa Mobley , Mallorie Coleman , Liz Metz , Vincent Bates , Kyle Coleman , Jen Knight , Sabrina Petkus , Patrick Dowling , Cierra Madison , Jonathan Dossman , Zach Kilpatrick , Kurtis Campbell , Blaine Elliot , Lisa Walsh , Nikki Hillhouse , Nick Forman , Lauren Wilhite , Todd Seay , Dylan Whitfield , Chase Reign , Joe Voltolin , Shea Jackson , Chad Carlson , Carol Francoso
Camera and Electrical Department: Trey Twitty , Jennifer Braddock , Eric Dvorsky , Cooper Dunn , Justin Wells , Jeremy Emerman , Thomas H. Dean , Shawn Knight , Lionel Zafar , Adam Meadows , Ross Davis , Lea E. Miller , Nicholas Leone , Jason Augustin , Rodrigue Gomes , Brian Malone , Johnny Stubbs , Matthew J. Klann , Nicholas R. Gianneschi , Conrad Brown , Chase Schultz , David Iverson , Oscar Valdivia , Jim Recznik , Brian Michael Hill , Garrett Parker , Carlos Castrillon , Charles Arnold , Taylor Schultz , Omar Browne , Jeremy Hughes , Raul Peña , Jeffrey N. Civa , James M. Cox , Tom Fendley , Dylan Goss , Casey Hotchkiss , Chip Huntington , Kurt Kornemann , Kris Krosskove , Kenny Rivenbark , Hopper Stone , Fred Thomas , Bob Webeck
Set Decoration: Missy Parker
Costume Department: Daniela Kurrle , Brenda Salivia , Dawn M. Williams , Aimee Campolucci , English Benning , Aneesah Moore , Valerie L. Rudolph , Tracy Franco , Blythe Tierney Dever , Margaret Flock , Monica Tannian , Craig A. Miller , Cathy Crandall , Suzy Freeman , Melanie Ghisays , Kimberlee Iblings
Production Design: Jefferson Sage
Special Effects: Jeremy Farlow , Jeffrey G. Wicker , Josh Cerven , J.D. Schwalm
Videos: Video 1 , Video 2
Script Department: Mac Alsfeld , Jody Blose
Stunt Performer: Jwaundace Candece , Luci Romberg , Matt Thompson , Michael Jamorski , Walter Garcia , Paul Andrew O'Connor , Eric R Salas , Meredith Richardson , Dan Matteucci , Ryan Mari , Peter Epstein
Location Management: Stephen Dirkes , Dave Drummond , Sharif Salama , Ryan Dirkes , David Brut , Annie Davis , Colin Kasay , Adrienne Bugbee , Harrison Boller Jr.
Number of Seasons: Courtnie Dieteren , Samuel Wayne Beitz , Janet Perrotti , Pamela Hovies-Ivey , Thomas Fountain , Kim Scandrick , Shelley Westover , Savanna Parker , Philip Taylor , Jared Penny , Phillip K. Bell Jr.
Seasons: Kris Redding , Allison Jones
Casting Department: Ben Harris , Denise Gibbs , Jessi Sheldon , Rose Locke , Emily Buntyn
Special Effects Companies: Rodeo FX , Ingenuity Studios , Cantina Creative