Short Circuit
Something wonderful has happened... No. 5 is alive.
1986 | 98m | English
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | John Badham |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Brent Maddock |
| Staring: |
| 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 09, 1986 |
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| Director: | John Badham |
| Writer: | Brent Maddock |
| Genres: | Family, Comedy, Science Fiction |
| Keywords | artificial intelligence (a.i.), lightning, oregon, usa, robot, military, childlike |
| Production Companies | TriStar Pictures, The Turman-Foster Company, PSO |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $40,697,761
Budget: $10,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ally Sheedy | Stephanie Speck |
| Steve Guttenberg | Newton Crosby |
| Fisher Stevens | Ben Jabituya |
| Austin Pendleton | Howard Marner |
| G.W. Bailey | Skroeder |
| Brian McNamara | Frank |
| Tim Blaney | Number 5 (voice) |
| Marvin J. McIntyre | Duke |
| John Garber | Otis |
| Penny Santon | Mrs. Cepeda |
| Vernon Weddle | General Washburne |
| Barbara Tarbuck | Senator Mills |
| Tom Lawrence | Howard Marner's Aide |
| Fred Slyter | Norman |
| Billy Ray Sharkey | Zack |
| Robert Krantz | Reporter |
| Jan Speck | Reporter |
| Marguerite Happy | Barmaid |
| Howard Krick | Farmer |
| Marjorie Card Hughes | Farmer's Wife |
| Herb Smith | Gate Guard |
| Jack Thompson | Party Guest |
| William Striglos | Party Guest |
| Mary Reckley | Party Guest |
| Shay McLean | Party Guest |
| Eleanor C. Heutschy | Party Guest |
| Sergio Kato | Frank |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jane Feinberg | Casting |
| Dianne Wager | Production Design, Art Direction |
| Judy Taylor | Casting |
| Michael D. O'Shea | Camera Operator |
| Robert W. Harris | Utility Sound |
| Richard Burrow | Sound Editor |
| Stan Witt | Music Editor |
| Joseph C. Fama | Construction Foreman |
| Jerry Gadette | Standby Painter |
| Damon Grill | Hairstylist |
| Donald L. Hartley | Dolly Grip |
| Richmond G. Cogswell | Video Assist Operator |
| Tom E. Dahl | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Jan Garner | Production Accountant |
| Bill Young | Key Grip |
| Freddie Hice | Stunts |
| Sasha Jenson | Stunts |
| Donah Bassett | Negative Cutter |
| Chuck Gaspar | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Brad Bovee | Stunts |
| Frank Morriss | Editor |
| Nick McLean | Director of Photography |
| Brent Maddock | Writer |
| H. Bud Otto | Script Supervisor |
| Garrett Lewis | Set Decoration |
| Wayne Fitzgerald | Title Designer |
| Mary Cay Hollander | Production Coordinator |
| Bryan Denegal | Second Assistant Director |
| Steve Bridge | Camera Operator |
| William L. Manger | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Mark Indig | Location Manager |
| Steve Perry | Unit Production Manager |
| Donald B. Woodruff | Assistant Art Director |
| Michael A. Chavez | First Assistant Camera |
| Marvin E. Lewis | Boom Operator |
| Milton C. Burrow | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Richard Oswald | Sound Editor |
| Michael Muscarella | Construction Coordinator |
| Stan Cockerell | Assistant Property Master |
| Tom Lucas | Makeup Artist |
| Scott Burrow | Sound Editor |
| Kelly L. Manger | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Gregg H. Bilson | Property Master |
| Philip C. Hurst | Greensman |
| Colin J. Campbell | Gaffer |
| Johnny London Jr. | Grip |
| Martin A. Kline | Production Illustrator |
| Tom Beckert | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Mark Woods | Leadman |
| Wayne Artman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Vic Heutschy | Unit Publicist |
| Gregg Champion | Second Unit Director |
| Vince Deadrick Sr. | Stunts |
| Danny Costa | Stunts |
| Robert Jauregui | Stunts |
| Robert Samuels | Second Assistant Camera |
| Clifford Happy | Stunts |
| R.L. Tolbert | Stunts |
| Christine Anne Baur | Stunts |
| Bob Harris | Stunts |
| John Badham | Director |
| S.S. Wilson | Scenario Writer |
| Mike Fenton | Casting |
| David Oliver Pfeil | Title Designer |
| Jerry Ziesmer | First Assistant Director |
| Bruce McBroom | Still Photographer |
| Willie D. Burton | Sound Mixer |
| Walter Scott | Stunt Coordinator |
| Marguerite Happy | Stunts |
| Loren Janes | Stunts |
| Ben Scott | Stunts |
| Ted White | Stunts |
| David Shire | Original Music Composer |
| John-Clay Scott | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Gary Foster | Associate Producer |
| Lawrence Turman | Producer |
| Gregg Champion | Producer |
| John W. Hyde | Executive Producer |
| Dennis E. Jones | Co-Producer |
| David Foster | Producer |
| Mark Damon | Executive Producer |
| Dana Satler Hankins | Associate Producer |
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