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Short Circuit

Something wonderful has happened... No. 5 is alive.

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Short Circuit — Plot

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.

  • Release date
  • May 9, 1986
  • Runtime
  • 98 min
  • Genres
  • Science Fiction, Comedy, Family
  • Director
  • John Badham

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Short Circuit — Cast

Ally Sheedy photo Ally Sheedy Stephanie Speck Steve Guttenberg photo Steve Guttenberg Newton Crosby Fisher Stevens photo Fisher Stevens Ben Jabituya Austin Pendleton photo Austin Pendleton Howard Marner G.W. Bailey photo G.W. Bailey Skroeder Brian McNamara photo Brian McNamara Frank Tim Blaney photo Tim Blaney Number 5 (voice) Marvin J. McIntyre Duke

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