Tim Blaney, Fisher Stevens, Michael McKean, Cynthia Gibb, Jack Weston

When Number Five is sent from Newton and Stephanie's ranch to the big city to help Ben with his electronics business, he finds that his robotic talents are wanted by city low-lifes who want to turn Nu...( read more  read more... )mber Five into profits. Can Number Five make it in the big bad city? Keep your wires crossed.

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PG, 1 hr. 51 min.

Directed by: Kenneth Johnson

Release Date: July 6, 1988

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DVD Release Date: August 7, 2001

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  • September 21, 2009
    Looses points for not having any Steve Guttenberg action in it!
  • September 8, 2008
    Directed by: Kenneth Johnson.
    Starring: Fisher Stevens, Cynthia Gibb, Michael McKean, Tim Blaney.

    << "I thought you said this thing mis-functioned on you."..."Oh, that is a falsity. What actually happened was we were working on him one day and sudd...( read more)enly he is struck by lightning. And, from this moment on, he's having a mind of his own. So, the government tried to destroy him so he ran away. So, now he's living with my friend in Montana, in a cabin, in the woods, in... cognito." >>

    I find it quite stupid that people think this is better than the original. Personally though I don't hate the film, but I do feel it is quite inferior to the original and has the air about it that it is simply a cash in. But if you can over look the horribly mediocre and unfocused first act, the film picks up the pace, delivers a decent enough storyline and keeps Johnny 5 as the main focus, even when the script is not as charming or funny. Acceptable enough.

    Full review coming soon.
  • April 25, 2008
    better than the first. an interesting way to pose the philosophical questions about A.I. in a family oriented film.
  • March 6, 2008
    Los Locos kick your ass...! Ben's lines were better in the first, there were just more of them in Two. Isn't that SPECIAL? Derf! I remember crying like a puss when I was a kid as Johnny wrote "dying" on the wall.
  • September 22, 2007
    More from Johnny 5 - I think he gets a gold makeover in this one.
  • February 5, 2010
    Fun, funny and great family pic!
  • February 3, 2010
    A fantastic sequal to the original expands on the life of everyones favorite living robot number 5. Now living in the big city and helping out his friends, Number 5 also stumples upon the dark side of society.
  • January 21, 2010
    this was OK I LOVED Short Circuit which you must see before this one.
  • January 8, 2010
    Jonny 5 I'm alive - although pretty ordinary - it did inspire Pixars Walle plus I'm a child of the 80's so will be kind.
  • January 6, 2010
    Great great family movie ! The story was good and I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw who was playing Benjamin !

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  • oompa172000
    September 2, 2007
    i want to know if i should watch it cause i dont want to be dissapointed i loved the first

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