Short Circuit (1986 film)

"Short Circuit 1" redirects here. For other uses, see Short circuit (disambiguation).
Short Circuit
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJohn Badham
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyNick McLean
Edited byFrank Morriss
Music byDavid Shire
Production
companies
  • PSO
  • Turman-Foster Company
Distributed byTri-Star Pictures
Release date
  • May 9, 1986 (1986-05-09)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$15 million[1][2]
Box office$40.7 million[3][4]

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 centers on an experimental military robot that is struck by lightning and gains a human-like intelligence, prompting it to escape its facility to learn more about the world. It stars Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg, Fisher Stevens, Austin Pendleton, and G. W. Bailey; Tim Blaney is the voice of the robot Number 5.

Short Circuit was theatrically released in the United States and Canada on May 9, 1986, by Tri-Star Pictures. Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, the film was a box office success, grossing $40.7 million against a $15 million budget. It earned three nominations, including Best Science Fiction Film, at the 14th Saturn Awards. The film's sequel, titled Short Circuit 2, was directed by Kenneth Johnson and was theatrically released on July 6, 1988.

  1. ^ "SHORT CIRCUIT (1986)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Archived from the original on December 7, 2022. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  2. ^ McNary, Dave (November 13, 2020). "'Short Circuit' Latinx Remake in Development at Spyglass Media". Variety. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  3. ^ "Short Circuit". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  4. ^ "Short Circuit". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Archived from the original on May 23, 2023. Retrieved September 7, 2023.