Short Circuit

Short Circuit

Science Fiction • PG • 1986 • 1 hr 38 min

6.5

6.6

Starring

Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg, Fisher Stevens, Austin Pendleton, G.W. Bailey

Directed By

Written By

Attributes

Simple Light Watch With Family

Genre

Science Fiction Comedy Family

Release Date

May 9, 1986

User Reviews

When I saw this at the theater, I was surprised how much I enjoyed it, I wasn’t expecting much. It’s a good clean movie, plenty of laughs.

The movie that inspired "Chappie" an 80's family-favorite! "Johnny 5, still Alive!" 7/10 "INPUT!"

Christopher Rydberg

An 80s classic in the vein of ET that makes you believe a bit in love and friendship and doing the right thing and good outcomes. Cute stuff

Johnny 5 is Alive! May appear cheesy now but was pure 80's fun. Good thing robot & Fisher carried movie instead of Ally Sheedy.

Fun and funny, but pretty one note and drawn out. There needed to be more plot developments, but it's an easy, goofy movie.

A bit predicable but the robot designs are great, the script is fun, and it moves through the story quickly. Johnny 5 is a solid character.

Still holds up today. Jonny 5 is very cute and makes you think of characters like Wall-E.

It's the best of the 80's with a lovable robot running from the government while getting in to trouble.

Fun watch, not the greatest story but it’s still fun

Lightening was magical in the 80s. Classic piece of sci-fi comedy about whether or not Johnny-5 is alive.

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6.5 – Based on 3.8k ratings

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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 2

Robot Johnny 5 moves to the city to help his friend Ben Jahrvi with his toy manufacturing enterprise, only to be manipulated by criminals who want to use him for their own nefarious purposes.

Short Circuit 2

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