Short Circuit

1986 98 min Science Fiction, Comedy, Family

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.

budget $10,000,000 earnings $40,697,761 return 4.1x

director John Badham

writer Brent Maddock