"Short Circuit" is without a doubt one of the best movies of its type from the 80's, if not of all time. It's a great comedy movie and even a better family movie. "Short Circuit" is a GREAT movie for kids to watch, but anybody of any age can enjoy it.

"Short Circuit" is VERY original, parts of it such as when No. 5 (remember that he's a robot) watches "Saturday Night Fever" on TV and tries to dance, and several other parts, are funny. But best of all, No. 5 makes the movie more than interesting enough to watch over and over again.

If you like comedy movies and especially if you need a great family movie that the whole family can sit down, watch, and enjoy, I recommend getting "Short Circuit." If you like this movie, I also recommend getting the sequel that is humbly named "Short Circuit 2."


Number 5 Should Be Dead   June 1, 2004
 6 out of 33 found this review helpful

I almost did not finish the film because Fisher Stevens' East Indian character Ben Jabituya was very annoying (It brings to mind such annoyances as Chris Tucker in THE FIFTH ELEMENT...and Jar Jar Binks doesn't seem so bad after all!). SHORT CIRCUIT is another attempt of filmakers in the 80's trying to do Disney type family films due to the success of E.T. An experimental robot is struck by lightning at an electronics lab dealing in artificial intelligence/robotics. It then takes on a life and personality of its own taking on the name "Number 5" (it's actual numerical name from a bunch of experimental robots of its class). Then (surprise!) the military gets wind of it and wants to destroy it (how many movies have we seen this plot device!). Then the race is on to save it..him. If Steven's/Jabituya character is annoying, the Robot is even more annoying once it starts talking and sprouting pop culture quips fed to it by humans thinking he's an alien. Overall, a film that has a couple of laughs with a fish-out-of-water theme along with some pathos to make the audience take out their hankerchiefs. However, in the end we really don't care about anyone in this film.


A Classic Memory ... "Short Circuit"   July 19, 2000
 5 out of 6 found this review helpful

"Short Circuit" is classic memory in my mind. The film is all about the funny cute robot known as, Johnny 5. Also known as #5, the film takes place with #5 getting hit by lightning and escaping a military show of new army robotics. While #5 stumbles on the homely Stephanie (Ally Sheedy) she believes he is a alien, but when she see's his trademark on his back she calls the company, then everything breaks loose as this top-secret military machine with a lovable personality may be Public Enemy #1. Also Starring - Steve Guttenburg and Fisher Stevens. Conatins - Some Violence and Language.


Don't even bother....   September 26, 2000
 5 out of 21 found this review helpful

wasting your time on this lump of corn-fed ... matter. It's sooooo bad
I thought that it might've ruined Steve Guttenberg and Ally Sheedy's
careers....wait a minute! It did ruin their careers! Do the world a
favor and ignore it! Let it fade away into "The Hell Of Bad
Family Movie Ideas" like Police Academy: Mission to Moscow and
The Wizard



A personal favorite from the 80s   November 20, 2002
 5 out of 5 found this review helpful

A feature with a feel I consider to be slightly different than others. This movie bases itself around a piece of machinery that becomes much more. Like many movies out there it explores concepts of AI, but further more artificial emotions. Expressed in what I feel is a highly entertaining and humorous manor, it is definately worth a viewing, and perhaps owning.
Of course there is the draw back, of the fact the DVD is letterbox widescreen, meaning that if you have, or plan to get a widescreen TV the quality will be short of that of an anamorphic version which appears not to exist at the time, it is the sole reason for 4 versus 5 stars.