Short Circuit

1986 • 98 minutes
4.5
94 reviews
61%
Tomatometer
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About this movie

Number 5 is alive in the classic '80s comedy sci-fi adventure Short Circuit. An experimental military robot escapes after being struck by lightning and given human intelligence. He finds a home with madcap Stephanie Speck who believes he's an alien but hot on the trail are scientists Newton Crosby and his assistant who must get to their creation before the army who plan to put Number 5 out of service permanently. 1986 Tri-Star Pictures, Inc. and PSO Presentations. All Rights Reserved.

Ratings and reviews

4.5
94 reviews
Kurt House
September 27, 2015
Watched this dozens of times when I was a kid and loved it. Just watched it with my 3 children and they really enjoyed it and now at 36 years old, so did I!
James Mcintyre
March 28, 2013
Watched this dozens of times as a kid and its as great as ever.
1 person found this review helpful
Joshua Delahay
January 4, 2016
Great movie, cassic even. It was such a fun movie when I was a kid.