Short Circuit
Something wonderful has happened... No. 5 is alive.
1986 1 hour 38 minutes
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.
9th May 1986
40 years ago
1 hour 38 minutes
Finishes at 3:58am
$10,000,000 ($23,831,000 today)
Revenue $40,697,761
1 win & 5 nominations total
6.6/10
62%
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67%
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