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Short Circuit

Something wonderful has happened... No. 5 is alive.

Film19861h 38mReleased

ComedyScience FictionFamily
Not rated

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Director
John Badham
Language
English
Released
1986-05-09
Runtime
1h 38m

Community score

6.71,643 votes on TMDB

Confidence

Rating weighted by how many people voted

6.6

The story

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.

Cast

  • Ally Sheedy
    Ally SheedyStephanie Speck
  • Steve Guttenberg
    Steve GuttenbergNewton Crosby
  • Fisher Stevens
    Fisher StevensBen Jabituya
  • Austin Pendleton
    Austin PendletonHoward Marner
  • G.W. Bailey
    G.W. BaileySkroeder
  • Brian McNamara
    Brian McNamaraFrank
  • Tim Blaney
    Tim BlaneyNumber 5 (voice)
  • Marvin J. McIntyre — artwork unavailable
    Marvin J. McIntyreDuke
  • John Garber — artwork unavailable
    John GarberOtis
  • Penny Santon
    Penny SantonMrs. Cepeda