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May 9, 1986 · Short Circuit: Directed by John Badham. With Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg, Fisher Stevens, Austin Pendleton. Number 5 of a group of experimental robots in a lab is electrocuted, suddenly becomes intelligent, and escapes.
- (67K)
- Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
- John Badham
- 1986-05-09
Short Circuit is a 1986 American science fiction comedy film directed by John Badham and written by S. S. Wilson and Brent Maddock. The film centers on an experimental military robot that is struck by lightning and gains a human-like intelligence, prompting it to escape its facility to
After a lightning bolt gives it human emotions and intelligence, a military robot escapes and finds refuge at the home of an animal-loving pacifist (Ally Sheedy).
- (38)
- John Badham
- PG
- Ally Sheedy
Jan 5, 2011 · Short Circuit - Starring Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg, Fisher Stevens, and G.W. Bailey Release Date: May 9, 1986.
- 2 min
- 696.6K
- TheSciFiSpot
Find out who starred in and worked behind the scenes of the sci-fi comedy film Short Circuit, directed by John Badham. See the full list of actors, writers, producers, composers, cinematographers, editors, and more.
A security tank catches up as Five crosses a bridge over the Columbia River into Oregon. The tank rams Five and pushes it off the bridge. Five releases its parachute and, unbeknownst to the driver, Stephanie Speck (Ally Sheedy), lands on top of a "Snack Shack" natural foods truck.
"Short Circuit" is the sort of movie Disney used to make, when they weren't starring million dollar geese and absentminded professors. It's basically a kid's movie, and quite possibly the kids will like it.
