Short Circuit
“Something wonderful has happened... No. 5 is alive.”
6.6(1,661)PG19861h 38mEN
Directed by John Badham
Part of the Short Circuit CollectionAfter 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.
artificial intelligence (a.i.)lightningoregon, usarobotmilitarychildlike
Budget $10.0MBox office $40.7M
