

Short Circuit
Visit website6.6/10 • 1.5K
1986-05-09 • 1h 38m
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.
- Directors
- John Badham
- Writters
- Brent Maddock
- Editors
- Frank Morriss

Short Circuit
Visit website1986-05-09 • 1h 38m
6.6/10 • 1.5K
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.
- Directors
- John Badham
- Writters
- Brent Maddock
- Editors
- Frank Morriss
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsAlly Sheedy
Stephanie Speck
Steve Guttenberg
Newton Crosby
Fisher Stevens
Ben Jabituya
Austin Pendleton
Howard Marner
G.W. Bailey
Skroeder
Brian McNamara
Frank
Tim Blaney
Number 5 (voice)
Marvin J. McIntyre
Duke
John Garber
Otis
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- Status
- Released
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- $10,000,000.00
- Revenue
- $40,697,761.00
- Keywords
- artificial intelligence (a.i.)lightningoregon, usarobotmilitarychildlike