Tim Blaney, Fisher Stevens, Michael McKean

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, 111 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.

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  • 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.
  • October 29, 2009
    Great family film...
  • September 29, 2009
    I didn't like the first one, cos it tried to act like a classic, when it wasn't. This film didn't. It was like they filmed it for fun. A funny and a touching film.
  • September 25, 2009
    like to see it again
  • September 22, 2009
    I have fond memories of the short circuit films and Johnny Five so to revisit my love of 80's movies I dug out my DVD and watched them again. SC2 is a good edition to the movies. It's amazing how they made Johnny such a loveable character and the fact that he isn't human doesn't ...( read more)even come into the equation as you watch the great movies. The return of Johnny Five was joyous when he re-emerged out of the crate. Tim Blaney (who later went on to voice another unforgettable character Frank the Pug in both the men in Black movies) brings the character of Johnny Five to life and his admirable personality does make you feel sorry for him during every insult and every piece of violence that is done to him. Back when I was a kid I shed tears when Johnny got wrecked by the villians and even now to this day, I find that a hard scene to watch. It feels like a friend is being smashed up or someone you have grown to love getting wrecked, you feel upset and angry at the same time. Anyone who says they never felt one bit of emotion during the scene, they are either a liar who they don't care about any other living thing but themselves. The violence that Johnny encounters is extreme for a family movie. It's just as bad as if a human be it man or woman was beaten to death which is basically what happens to Johnny Five. That aside johnny Five does use some great one-liners during his conversations. My fave would be "Don't worry, my cousin was a Harley Davidson" or Oscar, you will not get away, i'm really pissed off." Tim helps to bring a human side to Johnny and even for a moment, you can forget that he is even a robot. Fisher Stevens who did an exceptional job as Ben in the first movie, returns with a much bigger part than he had in the first movie. this time instead of being joined with newton like he was in the first movie, Ben becomes good friends with Fred played by Spinal Tap's Michael McKean. McKean does a good job portraying Fred who is a bit of a rogue and greddy to start with but you row to like him later on, especially when he helps Johnny Five with the villians. If they do get a good story for SC3 It would be best if Stephanie, Newton, Ben, Johnny and even Fred returned for it. Johnny Five is alive!
  • September 4, 2009
    This is a solid sequel continuing the adventures of Johnny Five. One of my favorites when I was as kid. The film does not have a big name cast but the actors do a good job in their roles. A solid story and characters makes for a fun film for kids and the family to enjoy. Though I...( read more) still prefer the original.

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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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