Overview - Short Circuit

Date of release

Genres

  • Science Fiction
  • Comedy
  • Family

Runtime: 98 minutes

Homepage: Short Circuit

Budget

$10,000,000.00

Revenue

$40,697,761.00

Spoken Languages

  • English

Production companies

  • Name: TriStar Pictures

    Production country United States of America

  • Name: PSO

    Production country United States of America

  • Name: The Turman-Foster Company

    Production country United States of America

Overview

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.

Cast

  • Name: Ally Sheedy

    Character: Stephanie Speck

    Popularity: 1.8528

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  • Name: Steve Guttenberg

    Character: Newton Crosby

    Popularity: 0.9744

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  • Name: Fisher Stevens

    Character: Ben Jabituya

    Popularity: 2.3996

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  • Name: Austin Pendleton

    Character: Howard Marner

    Popularity: 0.8469

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  • Name: G.W. Bailey

    Character: Skroeder

    Popularity: 0.8892

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  • Name: Brian McNamara

    Character: Frank

    Popularity: 0.5731

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  • Name: Tim Blaney

    Character: Number 5 (voice)

    Popularity: 0.3851

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  • Name: Marvin J. McIntyre

    Character: Duke

    Popularity: 0.5843

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