Short Circuit

1986
PG
1h 38m

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6.6/10

68K

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Artificial Intelligence Quirky Comedy Comedy Family Sci-Fi

Number 5 of a group of experimental robots in a lab is electrocuted, suddenly becomes intelligent, and escapes.Number 5 of a group of experimental robots in a lab is electrocuted, suddenly becomes intelligent, and escapes.Number 5 of a group of experimental robots in a lab is electrocuted, suddenly becomes intelligent, and escapes.

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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

68K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

2,825

108

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 5 nominations

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Trivia
The sound of Number 5's laser firing is the same effect as the Ghostbusters' Proton Packs powering up.

Goofs
When Frank lifts the glass of orange juice off the tray there is some resistance at first, probably from the magnet or adhesive used to keep the glass from sliding off during filming.

Quotes
Number 5: Hey, laser lips, your mama was a snow blower.

Crazy credits
The credits are played out over a montage of scenes from the movie, including a pair of scenes that failed to make the final cut. One involves an encounter between Number 5 and a toy robot; the other occurs in a scrap yard where a scrapped car that Number 5 is currently sitting in is crushed.

Connections
Featured in At the Movies: Last Resort/Short Circuit/Jo Jo Dancer Your Life Is Calling/Broken Rainbow (1986)

Soundtracks
Who's Johnny
("Short Circuit" Theme)
Written by Péter Wolf (as Peter Wolf) and Ina Wolf
Performed by El DeBarge
Courtesy of Motown Records

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Don't get it ?

I don't understand it. All the written reviews for Short Circuit I and II, on this message board are superlative. On the other hand, the ratings are pretty low.

Speaking for myself, I first saw the movie series when I was 12 years old. I thought at that time, that they were the greatest movies I had seen but that's just me. I recently saw the series again and still enjoyed them to the hilt. My ratings : 9/10.