Short Circuit
1986 · directed by John Badham
- Rating
- 62/100
- Hit
- no
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.
Short Circuit (1986), directed by John Badham, rates 62/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Ally Sheedy
- Steve Guttenberg
- Fisher Stevens
- Austin Pendleton
- G.W. Bailey
- Brian McNamara
- Tim Blaney
- Marvin J. McIntyre
- John Garber
- Penny Santon
Crew
- Nick McLean — Director of Photography
- Frank Morriss — Editor
- David Shire — Original Music Composer
- Brent Maddock — Writer
More from John Badham
- WarGames (1983) — 77/100
- Saturday Night Fever (1977) — 72/100
- The Jack Bull (1999) — 72/100
- Stakeout (1987) — 71/100
- Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981) — 71/100
- The Hard Way (1991) — 68/100
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