Trailer

Short Circuit movie poster

Short Circuit

1986

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.

Running time: 1h 38m

Director John Badham
Composer(s) David Shire
Genres: Comedy, Family, Science Fiction
Certificate: PG
Release Date 1986
Production Company(s) David Foster Productions, TriStar Pictures, PSO

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