Short Circuit

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Theatrical Release Date:

07/25/1991

DVD Release Date:

09/19/2000

Run Time:

98min.

Starring:

Ally Sheedy , Steve Guttenberg , Fisher Stevens , Austin Pendleton , G.W. Bailey

Director(s):

John Badham

Distributor(s):

Tri-Star Pictures

MPAA Rating:

Genre(s):

Comedy

Plot: Struck by lightning, an endearing little robot known only as "Number 5" escapes from an experimental electronics firm. Technician Newton Crosby (Steve Guttenberg) and his indecipherable East Indian assistant, Ben Jabituya (Fisher Stevens), set out to ... Read More

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