Directed by: John Badham.
Starring: Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg, Fisher Stevens, Tim Blaney.
<< "Not a malfunction Stephanie, Number 5...is alive!" >>
The story follows a company called Nova who manufacture a group of sophisticated robots as... ...( read more )
E.T. as a robot. Who doesn't love robots with hearts of gold & oil.
"Girls. Mmmmm! With brassieres and legs." "Bye-bye, goofy woman. I enjoyed repeatedly throwing you to the ground." I was annoyed by the villains in this one but Ally Sheedy makes up for it in hotness.
No no disassemble! Loved it as a kid. Funny how much I hate it now.
An absolute 80s classic about a military robot that becomes sentient - Number 5 is alive! "I am standing here beside myself"
Goofy movie. A robot develops human characteristics, and it is up to Ally Sheedy and Steve Guttenberg to save it from being blown up by the bad guys.
Number 5 of a group of experimental robots in a lab is electrocuted, suddenly becomes intelligent, and escapes.
Probably one of my favorite childhood movies. Steve Guttenberg plays a robotics wiz kid that has designed and built a fully functional robot. When a military test causes one of the robot to become self aware they have to go out and try to find Johnny 5. G.W. Bailey plays his fore... ...( read more )
Number is Alive... I just adore this movie, its one of my favourites since I was a teenager, cute, happy & sad parts...
Definitely a kids movie (with a simplistic storyline, awful special effects, and hack philosophizing), but an awfully hilarious one. The awkward magic of some of the robot schtick, combined with a few clever lines from the requisite insane foreign guy, make this movie worthwhile... ...( read more )
Life is not a malfunction. As the story of Short Circuit goes, Nova Laboratories is developing military robots for the US military. When lightning strikes Number 5, he is reprogrammed and is able to act like a human. As he escapes to the real world Number 5 develops a pers... ...( read more )
I've just watched short circuit, something I've avoided for so long... what a great little film. It's about a laser-armed Department of Defence robot named Number 5 gets struck by lightning - he "malfunctions" and starts spouting peace slogans and developing a human-like conscio... ...( read more )
A steve gutterburg classic. Brilliant back when it was made and still brilliant now. Johnny 5 is still alive.
Johnny Number 5 was the man back in the day. Who else is singing the soundtrack in their head? Come on, you can admit it. Lol!
5 es el robot mas particular que domingo en la mañana cuando pequeños no estaba completo sin esta película
A classic from my childhood. I love this story about a robot that thinks it is "alive". Looking at it now you can see the acting is awful and the story more than a bit silly but I can't help but like "Number 5" Very cool! (17.1.09).
This is a good movie for kids. I watched this as a kid and I enjoyed it. I've seen it recently on TV and I must say I still enjoy this film. A great story about a robot with emotion and interacting with humans. The story is great for kids.
A robot coming to life and getting a personality is actually quite scary, not cute, whimsical or funny.
Johnny five is - Wait, what? That guy is fucking who?Get the fuck out of here. Really?
Wow, that's fucked up.
This movie asks the question: What does it mean to be human? Number 5 thinks he is alive because he has creativity, imagination, the ability to laugh, communicate, rationally think, and feel emotions. If you liked Artificial Intelligence, I, Robot, Bicentennial Man, and WALL-E...... ...( read more )
i laugh myself out when i saw this movie. how come Number 5 can stripped out a car into smallest part in less than 2 minutes? :P
it surely can strip!
