Short Circuit (1986 film)

Short Circuit
Short Circuit
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John Badham
Written by	S. S. Wilson; Brent Maddock;
Produced by	David Foster; Lawrence Turman;
Starring	Ally Sheedy; Steve Guttenberg; Fisher Stevens; Austin Pendleton; G. W. Bailey;
Cinematography	Nick McLean
Edited by	Frank Morriss
Music by	David Shire
Production; companies	Producers Sales Organization; Turman-Foster Company;
Distributed by	Tri-Star Pictures
Release date	May 9, 1986;
Running time	98 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$15 million
Box office	$40.7 million

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, with Tim Blaney providing 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. A sequel, Short Circuit 2, was released on July 6, 1988.

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

[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.

[boxofficemojo-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.

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