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Short Circuit | 
| Director: John Badham
Actors: G.w. Bailey, John Garber, Steve Guttenberg, Robert Krantz, Tom Lawrence
Studio: Image Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  28 reviews
Sales Rank: 1916
Format: Dolby, Ntsc, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language)
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.6
MPN: 014381006124
UPC: 014381006124
EAN: 0014381006124
ASIN: B0000UJDLM
Theatrical Release Date: May 9, 1986
Release Date: March 30, 2004
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John Badham's family-oriented adventure comedy, though obviously hatched in the wake of E.T. and Star Wars, manages to create its own identity through a sweet tone and an affectionate sense of fun. Military robot Number 5, a well-armed killing machine, is zapped by lightning during a test and emerges with a consciousness, curiosity, a wacky sense of humor, and a new peace-loving philosophy. Ally Sheedy (who debuted in Badham's hit WarGames) is the animal lover whose home is sanctuary for a zoo-full of strays and who adopts the adolescent robot. Steve Guttenberg is the goofy but reclusive robotics designer who goes off in search of his creation to save him from the gun-happy army. The mix of gentle slapstick and innocent romance makes for a harmless family comedy. It veers toward the terminally cute, what with 5's hyperactive antics and E.T.-ish voice, and the mangled grammar of Guttenberg's East Indian sidekick (Fisher Stevens) threatens to become offensive, but Badham's breezy direction keeps the film on track. Sheedy and Guttenberg deliver spirited and engaging performances, but most importantly the robot emerges as a real person. Give credit to designer Syd Mead, an army of puppeteers and robotics operators, and the cartoony voice of Tim Blaney: Number 5 is alive. --Sean Axmaker
Additional Features
The DVD special edition also features relaxed audio commentary by John Badham and writers S.S. Wilson and Brent Maddock, on-set interviews with cast and crew (including some sharp observations by futurist Syd Mead, who designed the robot), a short "making of" featurette, behind-the-scenes footage, production stills and designs, and a trailer. --Sean Axmaker
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| Customer Reviews: Read 23 more reviews...
 Short Circuit, August 15, 2004
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I was verrrrrrrrrrrry pleased to recieve the DVD, sealed and in Excellent condition. Happy to have one of my classic favorites which I had accidently recorder over on one of my old vhs tapes.
 Number 5 Should Be Dead June 1, 2004
0 out of 9 found this review helpful
I almost did not finish the film because Fisher Stevens' East Indian character Ben Jabituya was very annoying (It brings to mind such annoyances as Chris Tucker in THE FIFTH ELEMENT...and Jar Jar Binks doesn't seem so bad after all!). SHORT CIRCUIT is another attempt of filmakers in the 80's trying to do Disney type family films due to the success of E.T. An experimental robot is struck by lightning at an electronics lab dealing in artificial intelligence/robotics. It then takes on a life and personality of its own taking on the name "Number 5" (it's actual numerical name from a bunch of experimental robots of its class). Then (surprise!) the military gets wind of it and wants to destroy it (how many movies have we seen this plot device!). Then the race is on to save it..him. If Steven's/Jabituya character is annoying, the Robot is even more annoying once it starts talking and sprouting pop culture quips fed to it by humans thinking he's an alien. Overall, a film that has a couple of laughs with a fish-out-of-water theme along with some pathos to make the audience take out their hankerchiefs. However, in the end we really don't care about anyone in this film.
 Cute May 20, 2004
While demonstrating the latest in automated warriors, one of them (number 5), gets arbitrarily struck by lightning, hence "Short Circuit." It (he) escapes the compound and is befriended by a ditzy mobile caterer (Ally Sheedy.)
Here is how it goes:
She mistakes the robot for an alien.
He learns what it is to be alive.
Security wants it dismantled before it takes their place.
However we know "it just runs programs" (yah right)Will Ally discover her mistake?
Will the robot escape.
Can they recover it before it blows something up? Careful you may find yourself rooting for Johnny Five.
Image should be ashamed of this edition March 26, 2004
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
Not including extras is one thing but releasing this edition without the close captioning just shows contempt for the hard of hearing.
another classic July 22, 2003
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
i love any movies with steve guttenberg. he did a great job in this great movie. watch this for a great movie.
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