Short Circuit (1986) - IMDb

Short Circuit: Directed by John Badham. With Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg, Fisher Stevens, Austin Pendleton. Number 5 of a group of experimental robots in ... 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includingapairofscenesthatfailedtomakethefinalcut.Oneinvolves anencounterbetweenNumber5andatoyrobot,theotherinvolvesascene inascrapyardwhereascrappedcarthatNumber5iscurrentlysittingin iscrushed.ConnectionsFeaturedinAttheMovies:LastResort/ShortCircuit/JoJoDancerYourLifeIsCalling/BrokenRainbow(1986)SoundtracksWho'sJohnny("ShortCircuit"Theme)WrittenbyPéterWolf(asPeterWolf)andInaWolfPerformedbyElDeBargeCourtesyofMotownRecordsUserreviews123ReviewTopreview8/10Socutesybutsogood!!Ihaven'tseenShortCircuitforsometimenow,butitissuchahugemilestoneinmychildhoodthatIhavetosaysomethingaboutit.Matureraudienceswillhaveahardtimeoverlookingsomeofthechildishnuancesofthemovie,butitissuchafunandentertainingfamilyfilmthatallofthosethingscanbeeasilyforgiven.ItremindsmeofotherwonderfulfamilyfilmslikeFlightoftheNavigatorandTheGoonies,thatIusedtowatchoverandoverwhenIwasakid.IfeellikeI'velostsomethingwhenIcan'tthinkofasinglemovienowthatIlovesomuchthatIwillwatchitafewtimesaweek.MaybeIjustammoreawareofthetimeinvolvedinwatchingthesamemovieoverandovertodaythanIusedtobe.Johnny5isarobotdesignedformilitaryuseuntilonedayit'sstruckbylightningand,apparently,comestolife.Thisisaprettytiredformula,somethingman-madesuddenlydisplayinglife-likequalitiesandwantingtoberecognizedasarealboy,butit'saccompaniedbysomeclevermessagesabouttheadvancementoftechnology,particularlytechnologydesignedtoreplacehumans,whichhasalwaysbeenseenasabitofadangerousidea,criticizedbrilliantlybyeveryonefromCharlieChaplintoJamesCameron.Johnny5'sadventuresinvolvehiseffortstoavoidcapturebythepeoplewhomadehim("NOVA!No!!"),whileatthesametimetryingtoprovetotheworldthathe'salivingentitynow.Theycouldnotmakeamovielikethistoday.Sadly,CGIhasforeverreplacedtheneedtocreateaphysicalrobotliketheonethatplaysJohnny5inthismovie,soanyShortCircuitthatwasmadetodaywouldjustbesomesoul-lessdigitaleffectcavortingacrossthescreen,instantlyforgettable.Buthere,he'sreallythere,andhe'sheavyandclumsyandmetallic,butsomemorableasamoviecharacterthatI'verecentlyreadthattheactualrobotpropwassoldforsomethinglike$500,000.NowTHATisafan!SteveGuttenbergandAllySheedyhaveacutechemistryonscreenthatissatisfactorilysimple.Theyarebothcookie-cuttercaricatures,SheedythelonelyStephanie,whodrivesanice-creamtruckforaliving,andGuttenbergplaysascientistnamedNewton,whoworksfortheevilNOVAbutwhoonlyneedsacuteice-creamladyandacharmingrobottochangehisevilways.Soundlikefun?No?Well,itis,trustme.Thefilmhasdefinitelydated,butI'lltakespecialeffectsthatlookdated20yearslateroverexpensiveCGIthatneverlookedrealinthefirstplaceanyday.Alotoffilmsclaimtobefunforallages,butShortCircuitisoneofthefewthatreallyis.It'stoobadthatmovieslikethisseemtobegoneforevernow….helpful•191Anonymous_MaxineApr12,2008FAQ8WhoisFrank?Whatis"ShortCircuit"about?Is"ShortCircuit"basedonabook?DetailsEditReleasedateMay9,1986(UnitedStates)CountryoforiginUnitedStatesOfficialsiteSonyMovieChannel(UnitedStates)LanguageEnglishAlsoknownasNummer5lebt!FilminglocationsAstoria,Oregon,USAProductioncompaniesTriStarPicturesProducersSalesOrganization(PSO)Turman-FosterCompanySeemorecompanycreditsatIMDbProBoxofficeEditBudget$15,000,000(estimated)GrossUS&Canada$40,697,761OpeningweekendUS&Canada$5,346,808May11,1986Grossworldwide$40,697,761SeedetailedboxofficeinfoonIMDbProTechnicalspecsEditRuntime1hour38minutesColorColorSoundmixDolbyStereoAspectratio2.35:1RelatednewsJohnny5IsStillAlivewithFan-MadeShortCircuitLegoSetSep6MovieWeb‘ShortCircuit’:DisneyAnimationOffers5NewExperimentalShortsinSeason2Aug3IndiewireContributetothispageSuggestaneditoraddmissingcontentTopGapBywhatnamewasShortCircuit(1986)officiallyreleasedinIndiainEnglish?AnswerSeemoregapsLearnmoreaboutcontributingEditpageMoretoexplorePhotosChildStars,ThenandNowSeetheentiregalleryListTheBestMoviesandShowstoWatchinDecemberSeethefulllistRecentlyviewedPleaseenablebrowsercookiestousethisfeature. Learnmore.