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1986

Short Circuit

Directed by John Badham
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.

Duration

1h 38m

Released

May 9, 1986

Revenue

$40,697,761

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6.6

Rating1,534

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Cast27

  • Ally Sheedy
  • Steve Guttenberg
  • Fisher Stevens
  • Austin Pendleton
  • G.W. Bailey
  • Brian McNamara
  • Tim Blaney
  • Marvin J. McIntyre
  • John Garber

Part ofThe Short Circuit Collection

Includes Short Circuit (1986), and Short Circuit 2 (1988).

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