Too Much (1987) — AI Story Visualization

Plot Analysis Summary

A robot and a child flee separation while an inventor seeks access to the robot's programming.

Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases

A Visit Begins

A family visits Japan, where an inventor decides to create a robot for the visiting child. The project establishes the circumstances that bring Too Much into existence.

Key Events

• Family Visits Japan — A family visits Japan, where a business connection introduces the setting for the robot's creation. Location: Japan
• Robot Project Begins — An inventor decides to create a robot for the visiting child. Location: Japan
• Too Much Is Created — The inventor completes a robot and gives it the name Too Much. Characters: Too Much Location: Japan

An Unusual Friendship

Too Much is created and becomes the child's best friend. Their bond grows before the planned return home.

Key Events

• Too Much Is Created — The inventor completes a robot and gives it the name Too Much. Characters: Too Much Location: Japan
• Friendship Takes Root — Too Much and the child become best friends after the robot's creation. Characters: Too Much Location: Japan
• Return Home Approaches — The visit reaches the point when the child must return home. Characters: Too Much Location: Japan

The Painful Separation

The child discovers that Too Much cannot be taken home. Their refusal to accept separation leads them to run away together.

Key Events

• Robot Cannot Leave — The child learns that Too Much is not allowed to accompany the return journey. Characters: Too Much Location: Japan
• The Pair Runs Away — Too Much and the child run away together rather than accept their separation. Characters: Too Much Location: Japan

The Programming Hunt

A rival inventor pursues the pair to examine Too Much's programming. Their escape becomes a direct test of their friendship and the story's love-centered premise.

Key Events

• Programming Is Targeted — A rival inventor searches for the pair in order to examine Too Much's programming. Characters: Too Much Location: Unspecified location
• Escape From Pursuit — Too Much and the child must avoid capture by the rival inventor seeking access to the robot. Characters: Too Much Location: Unspecified location
• Love Is Tested — The story frames their escape as a test of whether love can overcome the threat against them. Characters: Too Much Location: Unspecified location

Story Breakdown

• Japanese Visit — The family travels to Japan and enters the inventor's environment.
  • Family Travels — A family visits Japan during the opening situation.
  • Inventor Connection — The visit involves the father's business partner, an inventor.
• Robot Creation — An inventor decides to make a robot and gives it a distinctive name.
  • Robot Project — The inventor begins creating a robot for the visiting child.
  • Too Much Named — The completed robot is called Too Much, or TM.
• Friendship Forms — The robot and the child develop a close bond.
  • Best Friends — Too Much and the child become best friends.
  • Bond Deepens — Their friendship creates the emotional center of the story.
• Forced Separation — The planned return home creates an obstacle to the friendship.
  • Return Home — The child reaches the point of leaving Japan.
  • TM Left Behind — The child is not allowed to take Too Much home.
• Shared Escape — The pair responds to separation by running away together.
  • Escape Decision — The child and Too Much choose flight instead of separation.
  • Together Again — Their escape keeps the two friends together.
• Programming Hunt — A rival inventor pursues the pair for access to the robot's programming.
  • Rival Pursuit — A rival inventor searches for Too Much and the child.
  • Robot Examination — The rival wants to examine Too Much's programming.
• Love Tested — The escape raises the central question of whether love can overcome the threat.
  • Clutches Threat — The pair must avoid being caught by the rival inventor.
  • Love Conquers — The premise asks whether love can overcome the forces separating them.

Directed by

Éric Rochat

Key Cast

• Bridgette Andersen — Susie
• Masato Fukazama — Too Much
• Char Fontane — Dr. Finkel
• Rachel Huggett — Jane
• Tora Uganda — Bernie