Short Circuit

Plot summary

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

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.

Crew

• John BadhamDirector
• personBrent MaddockWriter
• personGregg ChampionProducer
• David FosterProducer
• Lawrence TurmanProducer
• Mark DamonExecutive producer
• personJohn W. HydeExecutive producer
• David ShireMusic

Cast

Production companies

• TriStar Pictures
• PSO
• movieThe Turman-Foster Company