Short Circuit
1986 • Science Fiction | Comedy
6.641 (1,577)
John Badham
Director
Brent Maddock
Writer
Status
Released
Release date
May 9, 1986
Duration
98 Min
Language
en
Popularity
2.3632
Budget
$10,000,000
Revenue
$40,697,761
Overview
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.
Cast
Ally Sheedy
Steve Guttenberg
Fisher Stevens
Austin Pendleton
G.W. Bailey
Brian McNamara
Tim Blaney
Vernon Weddle
Barbara Tarbuck
Billy Ray Sharkey
Robert Krantz
Marguerite Happy
Jack Thompson
