Science FictionComedyFamily
Short Circuit
"Something wonderful has happened... No. 5 is alive."
User Score1,586 votes
66%6.6/10
Release1986→
Runtime1H 38M
LanguageEnglish
StatusReleased
Synopsis
After a lightning bolt zaps a robot named Number 5, the lovable machine starts to think he's human and escapes the lab. Hot on his trail is his designer, Newton, who hopes to get to Number 5 before the military does. In the meantime, a spunky animal lover mistakes the robot for an alien and takes him in, teaching her new guest about life on Earth.
Principal Cast8
Ally Sheedy
Stephanie Speck
Steve Guttenberg
Newton Crosby
Fisher Stevens
Ben Jabituya
Austin Pendleton
Howard Marner
G.W. Bailey
Skroeder
Brian McNamara
Frank
Tim Blaney
Number 5 (voice)
Marvin J. McIntyre
Duke
Media30
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Director
John Badham
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Budget$10M
Revenue$41M
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PGKeywords
artificial intelligence (a.i.)lightningoregon, usarobotmilitarychildlike
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Countries:United States of America
Production:TriStar PicturesPSOThe Turman-Foster Company