Short Circuit Reviews and Ratings


  • occamsrazor1
    May 12, 2009
    occamsrazor1
    Johny-5 is alive!
    Another 80's fav!
  • hischild828
    May 10, 2009
    hischild828
    Love this movie all time favorite. so funny and so much fun to watch with family
  • AusChic
    May 10, 2009
    AusChic
    Number is Alive... I just adore this movie, its one of my favourites since I was a teenager, cute, happy & sad parts...
  • Rafterian
    May 10, 2009
    Rafterian
    Johnny 5! Fisher Stevens and #5 Steal the picture and the nations heart.
  • elerbe2001
    May 9, 2009
    elerbe2001
    great comedis/adventure film
  • pau8x
    May 5, 2009
    pau8x
    Awww this one is so cute
  • doglover000000
    May 3, 2009
    doglover000000
    These are such cute films! I love them, i actually want one!
  • fionnualacowan
    April 29, 2009
    fionnualacowan
    love it its very funny
  • puppyteen16
    April 27, 2009
    puppyteen16
    it was ok. the female main character was a really bad actor....
  • superkid8211
    April 26, 2009
    superkid8211
    Funny robot!






    haha a funny robot
  • wolffang78
    April 23, 2009
    wolffang78
    This was great! "Johnny Five Stay Alive!"
  • mtad28
    April 21, 2009
    mtad28
    this is really boring. don't watch it.
  • kylegarvey6
    April 17, 2009
    kylegarvey6
    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.
  • MsNightwatch
    April 17, 2009
    MsNightwatch
    Recommended by Erikggrep
  • erikggrep
    April 16, 2009
    erikggrep
    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)onality that helps him befriend the young Stephanie, try to avoid capture, and convince his robot creator, Newton Crosby, that he is truly alive. Yes, he is alive...you can't deactivate or disassemble him. I enjoyed this exciting '80s comedy/sci-fi adventure film, as I see this as a mechanical version of E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial for the human/nonhuman friendship element. The creators of WALL-E supposedly saw Number 5 as their inspiration for their titular character - it was while watching Short Circuit when I came with that connection between both. And it does have its share of action moments, of course. :)

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    Short Circuit is directed by John Badham (of WarGames) and features good acting performances from the following cast:
    1.) Ally Sheedy (Stephanie Speck)
    2.) Steve Guttenberg (Newton Crosby)
    3.) Fisher Stevens (Ben Jabituya)
    4.) Austin Pendleton (Howard Marner)
    5.) G.W. Bailey (Skroeder)
    6.) Tim Blaney (Number 5's voice)

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    Well, my fellow movie fans, when you need a robotic friend, go for Number 5. And watch Short Circuit as a film example of mechanical beings with manlike personalities - you'll like it. Wish I can see this again so I can compare Number 5 as a house mate to a Roomba (a smart vacuum cleaner).
  • edmeyer83
    April 13, 2009
    edmeyer83
    Another movie I haven't seen in about 20 years...need to see it again to rate it...
  • gamaluc
    April 12, 2009
    gamaluc
    I miss this movie... I have not found the DVD
  • rvik777
    April 10, 2009
    rvik777
    xcellent comedy and very entertaining
  • redrum4130
    April 8, 2009
    redrum4130
    "Jonny 5 would please ASSEMPLE"
  • headsink
    April 7, 2009
    headsink
    This movie was great. Enough said.
  • rew69er
    March 30, 2009
    rew69er
    classic....johnny number 5, that asian guy had gotta be the greatest casting of all time
  • lucidartz
    March 17, 2009
    lucidartz
    NO DISASSEMBLE!!!! JOHNNY 5 IS ALIVE!!!!!
  • marlefox
    March 7, 2009
    marlefox
    I need to re watch this. It's been forever, and I must still be good, right?
  • bubblynami
    March 5, 2009
    bubblynami
    i haven't seen this movie yet.
  • ElaineJoy1
    March 3, 2009
    ElaineJoy1
    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)usness. As Steve Guttenberg's goofy inventor tries to locate his missing model, the cute cyborg befriends vegetarian animal lover Stephanie and has a series of misadventures. John Badham directs with the lightest of touches, and funny moments include the runaway robot's mimicry of John Wayne, the Three Stooges and John Travolta; not so funny is Number Five's incessant whine of Stephanie, which may force grown-ups to leave the room.
  • mhand14609
    February 25, 2009
    mhand14609
    on the scale of cuteness.....10
  • kmansell1
    February 23, 2009
    kmansell1
    A steve gutterburg classic. Brilliant back when it was made and still brilliant now. Johnny 5 is still alive.
  • lulucita
    February 22, 2009
    lulucita
    la vi una vez pero no puedo acordarme de ella
  • mathewdekker
    February 17, 2009
    mathewdekker
    Johnny 5.... 3.5 for good memories.
  • TheHitcher1987
    February 15, 2009
    TheHitcher1987
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  • sw691999
    February 13, 2009
    sw691999
    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!
  • lizwicker28
    February 11, 2009
    lizwicker28
    omg i love this movie!!! It has been way to long since i have seen it!
  • wobistdeinfisch
    February 11, 2009
    wobistdeinfisch
    Adorable! I wonder if this inspired Wall-E?
  • Tazstar84
    February 11, 2009
    Tazstar84
    One Of My Fav Childhood Films
  • shadalike420
    February 6, 2009
    shadalike420
    loved it childhood favs
  • disabledveteran0304
    February 1, 2009
    disabledveteran0304
    of course awesome total classic....gotta love Johhny 5....thanks for lettin me borrow it Ezra.
  • xoxomarixoxo
    January 29, 2009
    xoxomarixoxo
    this movie was amazing and i feel like a better person because of it.
  • malacaynomuerto
    January 28, 2009
    malacaynomuerto
    5 es el robot mas particular que domingo en la mañana cuando pequeños no estaba completo sin esta película
  • fickdich
    January 21, 2009
    fickdich
    I liked this when I was a kid. Watched it recently, lots of swear words, still cool though.
  • ArafaxDeep04
    January 20, 2009
    ArafaxDeep04
    One of those awesomely old movies you watch over and over again on ACM
  • godsend311
    January 19, 2009
    godsend311
    "Johnny 5 Alive!" Everyone's favorite talking robot comes to life in this timeless 80s movie.
  • JamesThePirate
    January 17, 2009
    JamesThePirate
    Seen It
    Review Coming Soon

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