Short Circuit

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PG,1hr 38min

Genres:

Family,Comedy

Released:

May 9, 1986

Distributor:

Image Entertainment

Starring:

Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg, Fisher Stevens ... More

Synopsis: Struck by lightning, an endearing little robot known only as "Number 5" escapes from an experimental electronics firm. Technician Newton Crosby (Steve Guttenberg) and his indecipherable East Indian assistant, Ben Jabituya (Fisher Stevens), set out to locate Number 5 before the military can go through with its plans to destroy the robot. Number 5 takes refuge with loopy Stephanie Speck (Ally Sheedy), who is convinced that the mechanical man is an extraterrestrial. Hoping to teach the "alien" all about ... Full Synopsis

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	Matthew Tobey, AMG Review Sort of a family-friendly, lighthearted Promethean story, John Badham's Short Circuit pleases audiences by blending together two popular movie types of the era, the sci-fi adventure comedy (Back to the Future, Explorers, etc.) and charming fish-out-of-water films like E.T. Assuming one has the ability to suspend a little disbelief, the results are quite fun. But there is more to the film if one chooses ... Read Review

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	Ally Sheedy Stephanie Speck Steve Guttenberg Newton Crosby Fisher Stevens Ben Jabituya Austin Pendleton Howard Marner

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