Hollywood's 'Robot Man' Can Discuss 'Wall-E' and the Influence of Robots in Famous Movies and TV Shows

Hollywood's 'Robot Man' Can Discuss 'Wall-E' and the Influence of Robots in Famous Movies and TV Shows

LOS ANGELES, June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Hollywood's legendary "Robot Man," Fred Barton, is THE internationally renowned expert on famous movie and TV Robots. His Los Angeles-based company, Fred Barton Productions (http://www.the-robotman.com/), is the world's leading producer of museum-quality, famous animatronic movie and television Robot replicas, sought internationally by movie stars, billionaires, private collectors and museums. Barton has announced several "Robot Milestones" that will be taking place this year -- specifically noting that 2008 marks the 85th anniversary of "Robots in Entertainment." This commenced with a Robot actor on the New York stage in l923 who appeared in a play by Czech writer Karel Capek entitled "Rossum's Universal Robots." Disney Pixar's upcoming "Wall-E" film will mark the latest in an ongoing series of movies starring remarkable Robots. Barton can discuss why audiences are fascinated by Robots, and their influence on popular culture. Barton will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award on June 24th from the Saturn Awards organization in Hollywood for his 35 year career producing and promoting famous Robots around the world.

His Los Angeles-based company, Fred Barton Productions, Inc., is the world's leading producer of museum-quality, famous animatronic movie and television Robot replicas, sought internationally by private collectors and museums. His clients a myriad of internationally-renowned collectors and Sci-Fi and movie fans.

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Source: Fred Barton Productions, Inc.

CONTACT: Dan Harary of Asbury Communications, +1-310-859-1831,
asburypr@aol.com, for Fred Barton Productions, Inc.

Web site: http://www.the-robotman.com/

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Profile: International Entertainment