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Short Circuit (1986)

Short Circuit

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PG

1h 38m

Comedy, Family, Science Fiction

May 9th, 1986

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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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1 wins and 3 nominations

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Cast

Ally Sheedy
Stephanie Speck
Steve Guttenberg
Newton Crosby
Fisher Stevens
Ben Jabituya
Austin Pendleton
Howard Marner
G.W. Bailey
Skroeder
Brian McNamara
Frank
Tim Blaney
Number 5
Marvin J. McIntyre
Duke
John Garber
Otis
Penny Santon
Mrs. Cepeda
Full cast & crew

Directors

John Badham
Full cast & crew

Producers

Gregg Champion
supervising producer
Mark Damon
executive producer
David Foster
producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

S.S. Wilson
written by
(???)
Brent Maddock
written by
Jay Tarses
written by
(uncredited)
Full cast & crew

Taglines

Something wonderful has happened... Number Five is alive!
Life is not a malfunction.
Something wonderful has happened... No. 5 is alive!
All Taglines

Keywords

military
robot
male female relationship
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

June 5th, 1986 (Argentina)
June 26th, 1986 (Australia)
June 26th, 1986 (Australia) theatrical
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

Short Circuit (original title)
Cortocircuito (Argentina)
Short Circuit (Australia)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

185th Avenue & NW Germantown Road, Beaverton, Oregon, USA (Johnny 5 driving the van)
197 Hume Avenue, Astoria, Oregon, USA (Stephanie's house)
Astoria-Megler Bridge - Astoria, Oregon, USA (Car chasing Johnny 5 over bridge)
All Locations

Running Times

98 min

Sound Mixes

Dolby Stereo

Aspect Ratios

2.35 : 1

Production Companies

TriStar Pictures (presents) (as Tri-Star Pictures)
David Foster Productions
Turman-Foster Company
All Production Companies

Distribution Companies

Roadshow Home Video (Australia)
Roadshow Film Distributors (Australia)
CBS/Fox Video (Belgium)
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Special Effects Companies

Dream Quest Images (special visual effects)
Precision Projection Systems

Other Companies

For Stars Catering (catering)
Sony Broadcast and Professional Company (the producers wish to thank the following for their help in the making of this film) (as Sony Broadcast Corp.)
Video Image (video displays) / (display graphics)
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