The movie is about a FIRST robotics team, Team 842 Falcon Robotics and HOF team.
All the ROVs or movie bots will built and operated by three FIRST teams, Team 39 members and alumni, Team 1726 members and alumni and current Team 842 members.
Team 842 credits being in FIRST robotics for two years as the reason as to why they were able to perform so well in the competition.
I totally understand, Its in the middle of our building season too! That is a decision that was out of my hands…Hollywood has their logic and this was it. Its only a couple of hours, you might be able to squeeze in somewhere between Friday the 16th and Sunday the 18th…
One of 842’s mentors is from Canada and asked the director about Spare Parts showing in Canada. The initial response was they aren’t sure of the date as of now, but it will be released there as well.
Actually there are 4 FRC teams involved. The Bit Buckets, FRC #4183, is listed twice in the movie credits. Our underwater robot Tribble is an extra in the film. Our coach David Forbes is listed by name in the credits as a robot maker for his part building the robots used in the competition, as a member of the Typewriter Repairmen, underwater robotics team.
FIRST experience definitely helped make this magic happen.
Also, I’ve seen the film and it is WONDERFUL!!! Go for sure, and bring your teams, and fill the theaters. This is a win for all of us.
It all may be part of an Oscar run for the producers, film company or director. We are just a small fraction of the audience they hope to get. I personally want to see this get a lot of recognition. It shows a great team and some pretty cool mentors. Congratulations to all who were involved.
I think this is the perfect time to show this. You are knee deep in build season. All of your friends are going “All this time spent working on a stupid robot?? Really?!?!?”
Send them to see “Spare Parts”. From reading the story and seeing the trailer I’ll bet that it will change their view.
Plus if every FRC/FTC/FLL/VEX/Botball/etc. roboteer convinces three of their friends to go it will be the blockbuster movie of January :eek:
