Short Circuit

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

Released: 1986

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.

IMDB RATING

6.639

DIRECTOR

John Badham

WRITER

- Brent Maddock

Find Script

🕓Running time: 1h 38m

💰Budget: $10,000,000

🎫Revenue: $40,697,761

Actors

Ally Sheedy

Ally SheedyStephanie Speck

Steve Guttenberg

Steve GuttenbergNewton Crosby

Fisher Stevens

Fisher StevensBen Jabituya

Austin Pendleton

Austin PendletonHoward Marner

G.W. Bailey

G.W. BaileySkroeder

Brian McNamara

Brian McNamaraFrank

Tim Blaney

Tim BlaneyNumber 5 (voice)

Marvin J. McIntyre

Marvin J. McIntyreDuke

John Garber

John GarberOtis

Penny Santon

Penny SantonMrs. Cepeda

Vernon Weddle

Vernon WeddleGeneral Washburne

Barbara Tarbuck

Barbara TarbuckSenator Mills

Tom Lawrence

Tom LawrenceHoward Marner's Aide

Fred Slyter

Fred SlyterNorman

Billy Ray Sharkey

Billy Ray SharkeyZack

Robert Krantz

Robert KrantzReporter

Jan Speck

Jan SpeckReporter

Marguerite Happy

Marguerite HappyBarmaid

Howard Krick

Howard KrickFarmer

Marjorie Card Hughes

Marjorie Card HughesFarmer's Wife

Herb Smith

Herb SmithGate Guard

Jack Thompson

Jack ThompsonParty Guest

William Striglos

William StriglosParty Guest

Mary Reckley

Mary ReckleyParty Guest

Shay McLean

Shay McLeanParty Guest

Eleanor C. Heutschy

Eleanor C. HeutschyParty Guest

Sergio Kato

Sergio KatoFrank

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