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Short Circuit
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6.6After 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.
Cast
- Ally Sheedy as Stephanie Speck
- Steve Guttenberg as Newton Crosby
- Fisher Stevens as Ben Jabituya
- Austin Pendleton as Howard Marner
- G.W. Bailey as Skroeder
- Brian McNamara as Frank
Themes
- artificial intelligence (a.i.)
- lightning
- oregon, usa
- robot
- military
- childlike
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Ratings
IMDb
6.6/10
69,830 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
62%
Metacritic
50/100
- Year
- 1986
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- 1 win & 5 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- John Badham
- Written by
- S. S. Wilson Brent Maddock
- Produced by
- David Foster Lawrence Turman
- Starring
- Ally Sheedy Steve Guttenberg Fisher Stevens Austin Pendleton G. W. Bailey
- Cinematography
- Nick McLean
- Edited by
- Frank Morriss
- Music by
- David Shire
- Production companies
- Producers Sales Organization The Turman-Foster Company
- Distributed by
- Tri-Star Pictures
- Release date
- May 9, 1986 ( 1986-05-09 )
- Running time
- 98 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $15 million
- Box office
- $40.7 million
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Encyclopedic overview
Short Circuit is a 1986 American science fiction comedy film directed by John Badham and written by S. S. Wilson and Brent Maddock. The film centers on an experimental military robot that is struck by lightning and gains a human-like artificial intelligence, prompting it to escape its facility to learn more about the world. It stars Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg, Fisher Stevens, Austin Pendleton, and G. W. Bailey; Tim Blaney is the voice of the robot Number 5.
Short Circuit was theatrically released in the United States and Canada on May 9, 1986, by Tri-Star Pictures. Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, the film was a box office success, grossing $40.7 million against a $15 million budget. It earned three nominations, including Best Science Fiction Film, at the 14th Saturn Awards. The film's sequel, titled Short Circuit 2, was directed by Kenneth Johnson and was theatrically released on July 6, 1988.
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