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.
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2 films
Cast
27 people
Ally Sheedy
Stephanie Speck
Known for
The Breakfast Club
WarGames
Steve Guttenberg
Newton Crosby
Known for
Police Academy
3 Men and a Baby
Fisher Stevens
Ben Jabituya
Known for
Succession
The Night Of
Austin Pendleton
Howard Marner
Known for
Finding Nemo
A Beautiful Mind
G.W. Bailey
Skroeder
Known for
Police Academy
The Closer
Brian McNamara
Frank
Known for
Arachnophobia
Caddyshack II
Tim Blaney
Number 5 (voice)
Also in
Men in Black
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Marvin J. McIntyre
Duke
Known for
The Running Man
Pale Rider
John Garber
Otis
Known for
WarGames
Blue Thunder
Penny Santon
Mrs. Cepeda
Known for
Funny Girl
Rhinestone
Vernon Weddle
General Washburne
Known for
White Dog
Norma Rae
Barbara Tarbuck
Senator Mills
Known for
Walking Tall
Police Squad!
John Badham Director · Brent Maddock Writer David Shire Composer
Worldwide gross $41M · Budget $10M · United States release May 9, 1986
Box office
Budget
$10,000,000
Worldwide gross
$40,697,761
Gross vs. budget
4.1×
Production
TriStar Pictures
Production · Studio
PSO
Production
The Turman-Foster Company
Production
David Foster Productions
Production
PSO International
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Netherlands · May 9, 1986
Theatrical
United States · May 9, 1986
Theatrical
United States · November 23, 1986
Physical · CBS/FOX Video #3724 [𝐕𝐇𝐒📼] 𝟵𝟴 mínutєѕ
United States
September 19, 2000 · Physical · Image Entertainment [𝐃𝐕𝐃📀] 𝟵𝟵 mínutєѕ
Australia
June 26, 1986 · Theatrical
Brazil
August 21, 1986 · Theatrical
Denmark
December 26, 1986 · Theatrical
France
August 20, 1986 · Theatrical
Germany
August 21, 1986 · Theatrical
Ireland
July 24, 1987 · Theatrical
Italy
December 20, 1986 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 5, 1986 · Theatrical
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