Film · 1986 · Science Fiction
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.
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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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Short Circuit (1986) is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The 1h 38m science fiction directed by John Badham is rated 6.7/10 by 1,700 viewers.
Short Circuit was released on May 9, 1986.
Short Circuit was directed by John Badham.
Short Circuit has a runtime of 98 minutes (1h 38m).
Short Circuit is categorized as Science Fiction, Comedy, Family.
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