Short Circuit

1986 · TMDB 6.7

Directed by John Badham

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.

Ally Sheedy Steve Guttenberg Fisher Stevens Austin Pendleton G.W. Bailey Brian McNamara Tim Blaney Marvin J. McIntyre John Garber Penny Santon Vernon Weddle Barbara Tarbuck

Director · John Badham Producer · Gregg Champion Producer · David Foster Producer · Lawrence Turman Writer · Brent Maddock Cinematography · Nick McLean Composer · David Shire Editor · Frank Morriss

Runtime: 98 min
Released: 1986-05-09
Studio: TriStar Pictures
Country: United States of America
Language: English
TMDB score: 6.7

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