Short Circuit

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 80’s (1428 movies items)

" 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. Short Circuit is a 1986 American science fiction comedy film directed by John Badham and written by S. S. Wilson and Brent Maddock. The film'"

The Loser's Club (64 movies items)

"July 19, 2022 - First time I smoked a cigar. (Half of it.)"

You know......for kids! (180 movies items)

"Poor Johnny Five, all he wants to do is experience life and be alive, but his creators won't let him, and rather see him get blown to pieces. Kind of like Frankenstein, but with a cute adorable robot."

Ally Sheedy Films Viewed by Kathy (50 movies items)

" Director: John Badham Starring: Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg, Fisher Stevens, Austin Pendleton, G. W. Bailey, Tim Blaney (voice) and Brian McNamara When one of an experimental range of military robots is hit by lightning, it is given consciousness. It escapes from the military and befriends a young woman, Stephanie Speck. Its creator, Newton Crosby, is desperate to find it or his entire project may be scrapped."

Favorite Comedy Films: 1986-1987 (90 movies items)

" Directed by: John Badham Produced by: Gregg Champion, Mark Damon, John Hyde, David Foster, Gary Foster, Dennis E. Jones, and Lawrence Turman Written by: S.S. Wilson, Brent Maddock, and Jay Tarses Cinematography: Nick McLean Edited by: Frank Morris Music by: David Shire Music and lyrics by: Will Jennings, Max Carl, David Shire, Peter Wolf, and Ina Wolf Distributed by: Tri-Star Pictures"

Best Films of 1986 (60 movies items)

"An 80's classic that doesn't hold up."

Favorite Family Films: 1986-1987 (26 movies items)

" Directed by: John Badham Produced by: Gregg Champion, Mark Damon, John Hyde, David Foster, Gary Foster, Dennis E. Jones, and Lawrence Turman Written by: S.S. Wilson, Brent Maddock, and Jay Tarses Cinematography: Nick McLean Edited by: Frank Morris Music by: David Shire Music and lyrics by: Will Jennings, Max Carl, David Shire, Peter Wolf, and Ina Wolf Distributed by: Tri-Star Pictures"

Moviewatcher122's 2017 Film Diary: April (15 movies items)

"April 5 "Number 5 is alive." I've been wanting to watch this for years and I never gotten around to it. I was holding it off at first because the idea of watching this before E.T. sounded like a crazy idea, but then I just forgot about it. Now that I found it on Netflix I decided to finally give it a watch and it was a pretty charming film. It told a fun story, some decent characters and it did have a good sense of humor. It's not a movie that's aged particularly well and it makes itself obv"