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Short Circuit(1986)
Status: Released
Date: 1986-05-09
66%
1577 Votes
Time: 1h 38m
Something wonderful has happened... No. 5 is alive.
Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $10,000,000.00
Revenue: $40,697,761.00
ProductionCompanies: 
The Turman-Foster Company
Movie: Short Circuit
Top 10 Billed 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 (voice)
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