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. 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.
Short Circuit (1986) is a 1h 38min sci-fi feature film by John Badham. After a lightning bolt zaps a robot named Number 5, the lovable machine starts to think he's human and escapes the lab. Selected for Portland Film Festival (2016).
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Setting
Oregon
Production
Producers Sales Organization, Turman-Foster Company
Original language
English
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Festival History
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