Short Circuit
“Something wonderful has happened... No. 5 is alive.”
Synopsis
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.
- Science Fiction
- Comedy
- Family
Details
- Status
- Released
- Released
- May 9, 1986
- Original Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
- Studios
- TriStar Pictures, PSO, The Turman-Foster Company
- Budget
- $10.0M
- Box Office
- $40.7M
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