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Short Circuit

Something wonderful has happened... No. 5 is alive.

★ 6.6 1986 98 min PG Science FictionComedyFamily

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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Release
1986-05-09
Rating
PG
TMDB score
6.6/10
Original language
EN
Status
Released
Production
United States of America
Studio
TriStar Pictures, PSO, The Turman-Foster Company
Topicsartificial intelligence (a.i.)lightningoregon, usarobotmilitarychildlike

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