Short Circuit
Sign in to save1986 film directed by John Badham
Film · TMDB
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.
Released: 1986-05-0998 minDir: John BadhamScience Fiction, Comedy, Family
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
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Ratings · OMDb
IMDb
6.6/10
69,830 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
62%
Metacritic
50/100
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- 1 win & 5 nominations total
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Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 1986
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- Short Circuit 2
- Main subject
- Artificial intelligence
- Director
- John Badham
- Screenwriter
- S. S. Wilson
- Cast member
- Bill L. Norton
- Composer
- David Shire
Gallery (4)
Connections
Categories
1980s adventure comedy films1980s science fiction adventure films1980s science fiction comedy films1986 American films1986 comedy films1986 English-language films1986 films1986 science fiction filmsAmerican adventure comedy filmsAmerican robot filmsAmerican science fiction adventure filmsAmerican science fiction comedy films