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.
Release Date | May 9, 1986 | |
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Status | Released | |
Original Title | Short Circuit | |
Runtime | 1h 38min | |
Budget | $10,000,000 | |
Revenue | $40,697,761 | |
Language | English | |
Original Language | English | |
Production Companies | United States of America | |
Production Companies | TriStar PicturesPSOThe Turman-Foster Company |