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Short Circuit (1986)

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1h 38min
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Synopsis

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 her new guest about life on Earth.

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Where does Short Circuit rank today?

The JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts are calculated by user activity within the last 24 hours. This includes clicking on a streaming offer, adding a title to a watchlist, and marking a title as 'seen'. This includes data from ~1.7 million movie & TV show fans per day.

Short Circuit is 4062 on the JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts today. The movie has moved up the charts by 6 places since yesterday. In the United Kingdom, it is currently more popular than Life As We Know It but less popular than The Town That Dreaded Sundown.

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Cast

Ally Sheedy
Ally Sheedy

Stephanie Speck

Steve Guttenberg
Steve Guttenberg

Newton Crosby

Fisher Stevens
Fisher Stevens

Ben Jabituya

Austin Pendleton
Austin Pendleton

Howard Marner

G.W. Bailey
G.W. Bailey

Skroeder

Brian McNamara
Brian McNamara

Frank

Tim Blaney
Tim Blaney

Number 5 (voice)

Marvin J. McIntyre
Marvin J. McIntyre

Duke

John Garber
John Garber

Otis

Penny Santon
Penny Santon

Mrs. Cepeda

Vernon Weddle
Vernon Weddle

General Washburne

Barbara Tarbuck
Barbara Tarbuck

Senator Mills

Tom Lawrence
Tom Lawrence

Howard Marner's Aide

Fred Slyter
Fred Slyter

Norman

Billy Ray Sharkey
Billy Ray Sharkey

Zack

Robert Krantz
Robert Krantz

Reporter

Jan Speck
Jan Speck

Reporter

Marguerite Happy
Marguerite Happy

Barmaid

Howard Krick
Howard Krick

Farmer

Marjorie Card Hughes
Marjorie Card Hughes

Farmer's Wife

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