Short Circuit 2
“The adventures of America's most electric leading man continue.”
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.
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Part of Short Circuit Collection
2 films
Cast
41 people
Tim Blaney
Johnny Five (voice)
Also in
Men in Black
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Fisher Stevens
Ben Jahrvi
Known for
Succession
The Night Of
Michael McKean
Fred Ritter
Known for
Better Call Saul
Good Omens
Cynthia Gibb
Sandy Banatoni
Known for
Death Warrant
Youngblood
Jack Weston
Oscar Baldwin
Known for
Dirty Dancing
The Thomas Crown Affair
Dee McCafferty
Saunders
Known for
Dead Ringers
Renegades
David Hemblen
Jones
Known for
Yin Yang Yo!
Earth: Final Conflict
Don Lake
Manic Mike
Known for
Zootopia
Space Force
Damon D'Oliveira
Bones
Known for
Exotica
Glitter
Tito Núñez
Zorro
Also in
Maniac Cop
The Equalizer
Jason Kuriloff
Lil Man
No other roles listed
Robert LaSardo
Spooky
Known for
Death Race
The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence)
Kenneth Johnson Director · Brent Maddock Screenplay S.S. Wilson Screenplay
Worldwide gross $22M · Budget $15M · United States release July 6, 1988
Box office
Budget
$15,000,000
Worldwide gross
$21,630,088
Gross vs. budget
1.4×
Production
TriStar Pictures
Production · Studio
The Turman-Foster Company
Production
David Foster Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Netherlands · July 6, 1988
Theatrical
United States · July 6, 1988
Theatrical
United States · November 1, 1988
Physical · Columbia/TriStar Home Video #67008 [𝐕𝐇𝐒📼] 𝟭𝟭𝟬 mínutєѕ
Argentina
September 29, 1988 · Theatrical
Australia
March 22, 1989 · Theatrical
Brazil
September 29, 1988 · Theatrical
Denmark
February 10, 1989 · Theatrical
France
March 22, 1989 · Theatrical
Germany
December 15, 1988 · Theatrical
Hungary
December 20, 1990 · Theatrical
Ireland
March 24, 1989 · Theatrical
Japan
February 11, 1989 · Theatrical
Netherlands
December 21, 2003 · TV · Yorin
April 1, 2004 · Physical · DVD
Philippines
November 22, 1988 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
August 8, 1988 · Theatrical
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