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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.

19861h 38mPGScience Fiction, Comedy, Family

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About Short Circuit

Directors
John Badham
Cast
Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg, Fisher Stevens, Austin Pendleton, G.W. Bailey, Brian McNamara
Genres
Science Fiction, Comedy, Family
Content rating
PG
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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