Short Circuit (1986) — comedy, family, science-fiction film. Directed by John Badham. Starring Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg, Fisher Stevens, Austin Pendleton. This page maps 9 characters and 17 relationships between them as an interactive character network. Rated 6.6/10 from 1,658 votes.
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A military robot gains sentience after a lightning strike and fights for its right to live with the help of new friends.
Comedy, Family, Science Fiction · 6.6/10 · 98 min · 1986
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.
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