Short Circuit

Theatrical - Wide 1986-05-09

Cast Ally Sheedy Steve Guttenberg Fisher Stevens Austin Pendleton G.W. Bailey
Directed by John Badham
Written by S.S. Wilson Brent Maddock

Box Office Gross: $40,697,761

Running Time: 98 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: TriStar Pictures, PSO, The Turman-Foster Company

Genres: Comedy Family

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Synopsis

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.... See more 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.

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