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Short Circuit 2 (1988)

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Reviews Counted:206

Fresh:99

Rotten:107

Average Rating:5.2/10

Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins

Genre: Comedies

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... 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]

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

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

Director: Kenneth Johnson

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

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