Something wonderful has happened... No. 5 is alive.
Short Circuit
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Trailer
Official 40th Anniversary Trailer · plays on YouTube
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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.
- Directed by
- John Badham
- Written by
- Brent Maddock, S.S. Wilson
Cast
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
Tom Lawrence
Howard Marner's Aide
Fred Slyter
Norman
Billy Ray Sharkey
Zack
Robert Krantz
Reporter
Details
- Released
- May 9, 1986
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Status
- Released
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Budget
- $10,000,000
- Box office
- $40,697,761
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