Short Circuit (1986)
Something wonderful has happened... No. 5 is alive.
After 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.
Key facts
- Released:
- 1986-05-09
- Runtime:
- 98 min
- Genres:
- Science Fiction, Comedy, Family
- Director:
- John Badham
- Top cast:
- Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg, Fisher Stevens, Austin Pendleton, G.W. Bailey, Brian McNamara
- Original language:
- EN
- TMDB rating:
- 6.6/10 from 1,617 votes
- Bynge Score:
- 6.6/10