Short Circuit

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After a lightning bolt zaps a robot named Number 5, the lovable machine starts to think he's human and escapes the lab. Hot on his trail is his designer, Newton, who hopes to get to Number 5 before the military does. In the meantime, a spunky animal lover mistakes the robot for an alien and takes him in, teaching...

Short Circuit was directed by John Badham and released in 1986. It stars Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg and Fisher Stevens.

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