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Short Circuit 2 (1988)

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Reviews Counted: 13 Fresh: 5  Rotten:8 Average Rating: 4/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins

Synopsis: A sweet-natured robot called Johnny Five escapes from its lab and wanders around the big city with only curiosity to guide him. His silly inventor, an Indian man who ludicrously butchers the English language, teams up with some local retailers to re-capture his wayward creation. Meanwhile,... A sweet-natured robot called Johnny Five escapes from its lab and wanders around the big city with only curiosity to guide him. His silly inventor, an Indian man who ludicrously butchers the English language, teams up with some local retailers to re-capture his wayward creation. Meanwhile, the plucky robot is in danger of falling into the greedy hands of a businessman who wants to turn the automaton into a motorized jewel thief. [More]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Fisher Stevens, Michael McKean, Cynthia Gibb, Jack Weston, Tim Blaney

Director: Kenneth Johnson
Composer: Charles Fox
Screenwriter: S.S. Wilson, Brent Maddock
Producer: David Foster, Lawrence Turman, Gary Foster

DVD Info

Release:

Aug 7, 2001

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Widescreen - 1.85
  • Fullscreen

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital Surround - English
  • Dolby Digital 2.0 - French
  • Dolby Digital 2.0 - Spanish
  • Dolby Digital 2.0 - Portuguese

Additional Release Material:

  • Trailers - 1. ROUGHNECKS: STARSHIP TROOPERS CHRONICLES - THE PLUTO CAMPAIGN
  • 2. BUDDY
  • 3. THE KARATE KID
  • 4. GHOSTBUSTERS
  • 5. HOOK
  • 6. JUMANJI
  • Featurette

Interactive Features:

  • Interactive Menus
  • Scene Selection

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06/24/06
Derek Adams
Time Out
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3/5

This sequel is slightly better than its barely-above-average predecessor.

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10/09/05
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily
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3/5

Entertaining enough, as far as sequels go.

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08/23/05
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum
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2/5

No review available.

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08/11/05
Emanuel Levy
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3/5

No review available.

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01/30/05
Greg Maki
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)
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1/5

One of those "why the?!?!" sequels.

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07/21/04
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star
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1/5

Low-wattage sequel

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07/09/04
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette
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2/5

No review available.

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08/01/03
Ryan Cracknell
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05/20/03
Vincent Canby
New York Times
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02/04/03
Shannon J. Harvey
Sunday Times (Australia)
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3/5

Just hearing the robot swear is worth the price of rental alone

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09/17/02
Clint Morris
Moviehole
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2/5

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08/29/02
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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38/100

Calling Short Circuit 2 a movie is like calling Cool Whip dinner.

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10/22/01
Scott Weinberg
Apollo Guide
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James O'Ehley
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Mark R. Leeper
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01/01/00
Rita Kempley
Washington Post
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