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Horror Movies & Sci-Fi Movies Database
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Number 5, one of a group of experimental military robots, undergoes a sudden transformation after being struck by lightning. He develops self-awareness, consciousness, and a fear of the reprogramming that awaits him back at the factory. With the help of a young woman, Number 5 tries to evade capture and convince his creator that he has truly become alive.
Movie Tagline:
Something wonderful has happened... Number Five is alive!
Title: Short Circuit
Release Date: May 09, 1986
Runtime: 98 mins
Genre: Comedy
All Genres: Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Languages: English
Country: USA
Colors: Color
Sound: Dolby
IMDB Rating: 6.2
Brimstone Pit Rating: 7.2 - (Rate This Horror Movie)
Category: Horror Movies Starting With S
MPAA Rating: PG
Director(s):
John Badham
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)
Marvin J. McIntyre ...Duke
John Garber ...Otis
Penny Santon ...Mrs. Cepeda
Vernon Weddle ...General Washburne
Barbara Tarbuck ...Senator Mills
Tom Lawrence ...Howard Marner's Aide
Fred Slyter ...Norman
Billy Ray Sharkey ...Zack
Robert Krantz ...Reporter
Jan Speck ...Reporter
Marguerite Happy ...Barmaid
Howard Krick ...Farmer
Marjorie Card Hughes ...Farmer's Wife
Herb Smith ...Gate Guard
Jack Thompson ...Party Guest
William Striglos ...Party Guest
Mary Reckley ...Party Guest
Lisa McLean ...Party Guest
Eleanor C. Heutschy ...Party Guest
Remaining Cast:
Producer(s):
Gregg Champion
Mark Damon
David Foster
Gary Foster
Dana Satler Hankins
John W. Hyde
Dennis E. Jones
Lawrence Turman
Writer(s):
S.S. Wilson
Brent Maddock
Composer(s):
David Shire
Trailer(s):
Short Circuit Horror Film Trailer 1
Movie Soundtrack(s):
"Who's Johnny"
"Come And Follow Me"
More Movie Taglines:
- Something wonderful has happened... Number Five is alive!
- Life is not a malfunction.
Movie Quote(s):
- Ben Jabituya: I am thinking she is a virgin. Or at least she used to be.
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Ben Jabituya: With excitement like this, who is needing enemas?
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Newton Crosby: Where are you from, anyway? Ben Jabituya: Bakersfield, originally. Newton Crosby: No, I mean your ancestors. Ben Jabituya: Oh, them. Pittsburgh.
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Stephanie Speck: Life is NOT a malfunction.
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Ben Jabituya: Newton, we are wasting valueless time here.
Movie Trivia:
- At the beginning of the movie, you see a close-up of flowers on a green field, and then the tanks roll over them. This resembles James Cameron's style (see also The Terminator (1984)).
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The robots are designed very similar to the large fighting machines in the future battle scenes in The Terminator (1984).
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Stephanie and Number 5 dance to a scene from Saturday Night Fever (1977) which was also directed by John Badham.
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This film was originally conceived as a dark high-tech thriller. Number 5 was originally intended to be the villain of the picture: an out-of-control, heavily-armed military robot that had escaped from the lab that had developed him. After several script revisions, the darker elements were toned down and the film became a high-tech comedy.
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Clips from several scenes not in the theatrical release can be seen during the closing credits, including an altercation between Number 5 and a toy robot and Number 5 in an auto scrap yard.
IMDB Links:
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Keywords:
Robot, Military, Lightning, Artificial Intelligence, Robot As Pathos ...[more]
Keywords All:
Life, Reference To John Wayne, Computer Cracker, Animal Lover, Indian, Product Placement, Bathtub, Marine Hymn, Pacifist, Three Stooges Spoof, Laser
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Rating: 7.2 out of 10.0 - 61 votes cast total
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