Short Circuit(1986)- Production Details

Poster of Short Circuit

Synopsis

Number 5 is alive! When an experimental military robot is struck by lightning, it develops a conscience and with the help of a some friends evades re-capture by a military-industrial complex that wants him back so they can erase his memory and start again. Now it's a chase so that one friendly robot can avoid becoming a killing machine.

Production Details

In Theaters

  • May 9, 1986

MPAA Rating

PG

Genres

Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Family, Comedy

Run Time

1 hour 38 minutes

Distributors

TriStar Pictures

Box Office

$39,008,016

Production Status

Released

Filming Locations

  • North Bonneville, Washington, USA
  • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Portland, Oregon, USA

Produced In

United States

Director

CAST

Ally Sheedy

Stephanie Speck

Steve Guttenberg

Newton Crosby

Fisher Stevens

Ben Jabituya

Austin Pendleton

Howard Marner

G.W. Bailey

Skroeder

Brian McNamara

Frank