Short Circuit (1986)
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Something wonderful has happened... No. 5 is alive.
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.
- Released: 1986-05-09
- Genres: Science Fiction, Comedy, Family
- Runtime: 1h 38m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 1,681 votes
Directed by John Badham.
Top cast
- Ally Sheedy as Stephanie Speck
- Steve Guttenberg as Newton Crosby
- Fisher Stevens as Ben Jabituya
- Austin Pendleton as Howard Marner
- G.W. Bailey as Skroeder
- Brian McNamara as Frank
- Tim Blaney as Number 5 (voice)
- Marvin J. McIntyre as Duke
- John Garber as Otis
- Penny Santon as Mrs. Cepeda
Where to watch Short Circuit
- United States: stream on Hulu; watch free on Hoopla, Tubi TV; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video
- Canada: stream on Netflix, Hollywood Suite, Hollywood Suite Amazon Channel, Netflix Standard with Ads; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
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