Short Circuit

Short Circuit (1986)

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

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.

Date of release
1986-05-09
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (1694)
Runtime
1h 38m
Genres
Science Fiction, Comedy, Family
Director
John Badham

Casting

  • 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
  • John Garber — Otis
  • Penny Santon — Mrs. Cepeda
  • Vernon Weddle — General Washburne
  • Barbara Tarbuck — Senator Mills

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