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Short Circuit (1986)

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Reviews Counted: 20

Fresh: 10

Rotten:10

Average Rating: 4.8/10

Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: When a laser-armed Department of Defense robot named Number 5 gets zapped by a lightning bolt, he "malfunctions" and starts spouting peace slogans and developing a human-like consciousness.... When a laser-armed Department of Defense robot named Number 5 gets zapped by a lightning bolt, he "malfunctions" and starts spouting peace slogans and developing a human-like consciousness. Naturally, the newly pacifist machine wants out of the military and escapes. As a frantic search for the creature begins, Number 5 settles down in his new home, with a gentle young woman named Stephanie (Ally Sheedy), who has every intention of holding on to her find, teaching Number 5 about popular culture and other mysteries of life. Thoroughly convinced that the robot is alive, she develops a strong bond with the creature. In order to prevent his capture by the military--who view Number 5 as an armed-and-dangerous weapon--the pair must convince his inventor, a reclusive scientist named Newton Crosby (Steve Guttenberg), that he is truly alive and more than just a metal machine. The highly innovative robot created for director John Badham's film brings to mind other lovable science fiction icons such as E.T. and R2D2 from STAR WARS. [More]

Starring: Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg, Fisher Stevens, Austin Pendleton

Starring: Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg, Fisher Stevens, Austin Pendleton, G.W. Bailey, David Oliver

Director: John Badham

Director: John Badham

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Looking back at it today it's clear that Short Circuit is absolutely awful, and not just because of Ally Sheedy's haircut.

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07/04/08
Christopher Null
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06/24/06
Derek Adams
Time Out

#5 is alive...and horny

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10/28/05
Pete Vonder Haar
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07/26/05
Emanuel Levy
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04/01/05
Greg Maki
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11/04/04
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)

Stars funny, sympathetic robot.

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11/01/04
Steve Crum
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11/04/03
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08/22/03
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07/15/03
Josh Gilchrist
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05/20/03
Vincent Canby
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Amiable enough, but...

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05/20/03
Ken Hanke
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04/04/03
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

Goofy 80's fun. Wanna-be E.T. actually delivers the goods.

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04/01/03
Alex Sandell
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02/18/03
Cory Cheney
Urban Tulsa Weekly

Very entertaining sci-fi drama about the adventures of an escaped robot on the loose.

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June 04, 2009: Robot Chicken Writer Gets Short Circuit-ed Opens in new window
Dimension has hired "Robot Chicken" scribe Dan Milano to write the script for its "Short Circuit" remake, which producer David Foster promises will "[bring] Number 5 into the... More...

April 04, 2008: Dimension Plots Short Circuit Remake Opens in new window
Johnny 5 is still alive -- and he's coming back to a theater near you, courtesy of Dimension Films (and his original creators). More...

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