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).
Key facts
Original language
English
First release
May 9, 1986
Production companies
Producers Sales Organization, Turman-Foster Company
Setting
Oregon
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