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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.
Release / first air1986-05-09
Original languageEN
GenresScience Fiction, Comedy, Family
DirectorJohn Badham
WriterBrent Maddock
Budget$10,000,000
Revenue$40,697,761
ProductionTriStar Pictures, PSO
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Ally SheedyStephanie Speck
Steve GuttenbergNewton Crosby
Fisher StevensBen Jabituya
Austin PendletonHoward Marner
G.W. BaileySkroeder
Brian McNamaraFrank
Tim BlaneyNumber 5 (voice)Part of the Collection
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