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Short Circuit

Something wonderful has happened... No. 5 is alive.

Short Circuit
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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.

TMDB Rating

6.7/10 (1642 votes)

Release Date

May 09, 1986

Runtime

1h 38m

Director: John Badham

Official 40th Anniversary Trailer
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Financial Details
Budget

$10,000,000

Revenue

$40,697,761

Profit/Loss

$30,697,761

ROI

307.0%

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