Movie

Short Circuit

★ 6.7/10 · 1,668 votes 1986 1h 38m Released

Science FictionComedyFamily

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.

Cast

Ally Sheedy Stephanie Speck Steve Guttenberg Newton Crosby Fisher Stevens Ben Jabituya Austin Pendleton Howard Marner G.W. Bailey Skroeder Brian McNamara Frank