Short Circuit

Short Circuit (1986)

Released: 1986-05-09 Duration: 1hr 38min
Rating 6.6
Something wonderful has happened... No. 5 is alive!

Overview

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.

Production Companies

TriStar Pictures
TriStar Pictures
PSO
PSO
The Turman-Foster Company

Additional Info

Budget $10,000,000.00
Revenue $40,697,761.00
Original Language en
Popularity 19.927

Directed By

John Badham

Crew

Director
John Badham
Producer
Gregg Champion
Producer
David Foster
Producer
Lawrence Turman
Original Music Composer
David Shire
Director of Photography
Nick McLean
Production Design
Dianne Wager
Stunts
Brad Bovee
Stunts
Danny Costa
Stunts
Bob Harris
Stunts
Loren Janes
Stunts
Ben Scott
Stunts
Sasha Jenson
Stunts
Ted White
Stunts
R.L. Tolbert
Second Assistant Camera
Robert Samuels
Scenario Writer
S.S. Wilson
Unit Production Manager
Steve Perry
First Assistant Director
Jerry Ziesmer
Second Assistant Director
Bryan Denegal
Assistant Art Director
Donald B. Woodruff
Camera Operator
Michael D. O'Shea
Camera Operator
Steve Bridge
First Assistant Camera
Michael A. Chavez
Still Photographer
Bruce McBroom
Sound Mixer
Willie D. Burton
Boom Operator
Marvin E. Lewis
Utility Sound
Robert W. Harris
Supervising Sound Editor
William L. Manger
Supervising Sound Editor
Milton C. Burrow
Sound Editor
Richard Burrow
Sound Editor
Scott Burrow
Sound Editor
Richard Oswald
Music Editor
Stan Witt
Assistant Sound Editor
Kelly L. Manger
Construction Coordinator
Michael Muscarella
Construction Foreman
Joseph C. Fama
Property Master
Gregg H. Bilson
Assistant Property Master
Stan Cockerell
Standby Painter
Jerry Gadette
Greensman
Philip C. Hurst
Makeup Artist
Tom Lucas
Hairstylist
Damon Grill
Key Grip
Bill Young
Dolly Grip
Donald L. Hartley
Leadman
Mark Woods
Video Assist Operator
Richmond G. Cogswell
Production Illustrator
Martin A. Kline
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Wayne Artman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tom E. Dahl
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tom Beckert
Unit Publicist
Vic Heutschy
Production Accountant
Jan Garner
Negative Cutter
Donah Bassett
Second Unit Director
Gregg Champion
Stunt Coordinator
Walter Scott
Special Effects Coordinator
Chuck Gaspar
Executive Producer
Mark Damon
Associate Producer
Gary Foster
Associate Producer
Dana Satler Hankins
Executive Producer
John W. Hyde
Co-Producer
Dennis E. Jones
Casting
Jane Feinberg
Casting
Mike Fenton
Casting
Judy Taylor
Art Direction
Dianne Wager
Set Decoration
Garrett Lewis
Location Manager
Mark Indig
Title Designer
Wayne Fitzgerald
Production Coordinator
Mary Cay Hollander
Title Designer
David Oliver Pfeil
Script Supervisor
H. Bud Otto
Stunts
Freddie Hice

TOP 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

Tim Blaney
Tim Blaney

Number 5 (voice)

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

Robert Krantz
Robert Krantz

Reporter

Jan Speck
Jan Speck

Reporter

Marjorie Card Hughes
Marjorie Card Hughes

Farmer's Wife

Herb Smith
Herb Smith

Gate Guard

Jack Thompson
Jack Thompson

Party Guest

William Striglos
William Striglos

Party Guest

Mary Reckley
Mary Reckley

Party Guest

Shay McLean
Shay McLean

Party Guest

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