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Short Circuit

Release Date:May 9, 1986

Running Time:98 min

Genres:Comedy, Science Fiction, Family

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Cast

Ally Sheedy Steve Guttenberg Fisher Stevens Austin Pendleton G.W. Bailey Brian McNamara Tim Blaney Marvin J. McIntyre John Garber Penny Santon Vernon Weddle Barbara Tarbuck

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Synopsis

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.

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