Short Circuit
Summary:
Struck by lightning, an endearing little robot known only as "Number 5" escapes from an experimental electronics firm. Technician Newton Crosby (Steve Guttenberg) and his indecipherable East Indian assistant, Ben Jabituya (Fisher Stevens), set out to locate Number 5 before the military can go through with its plans to destroy the robot. Number 5 takes refuge with loopy Step... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Ally Sheedy - (Stephanie Speck)
Steve Guttenberg - (Newton Crosby)
Fisher Stevens - (Ben Jabituya)
Austin Pendleton - (Howard Marner)
G.W. Bailey - (Skroeder)
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Review:
Sort of a family-friendly, lighthearted Promethean story, John Badham's Short Circuit pleases audiences by blending together two popular movie types of the era, the sci-fi adventure comedy (Back to the Future, Explorers, etc.) and charming fish-out-of-water films like E.T. Assuming one has the ability to suspend a little disbel... Continue >>
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