MOVIE
Short Circuit
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.
ERA & CONTEXT
Short Circuit in its release era
Released in 1986, Short Circuit sits inside the 1980s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.
- Release
- 1986-05-09
- Rating
- PG
- TMDB score
- 6.6/10
- Original language
- EN
- Status
- Released
- Production
- United States of America
- Studio
- TriStar Pictures, PSO, The Turman-Foster Company
People behind the title
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Topicsartificial intelligence (a.i.)lightningoregon, usarobotmilitarychildlike