Short Circuit

"Something wonderful has happened... No. 5 is alive."

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Ratings & Reviews

6.6/10

69,830 votes

62/100

Fresh

50/100

Metascore

6.6/10

1,596 votes

Great

Average

Poor

Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

1 win & 5 nominations total

Source: OMDB

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$10.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$40.7M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$40,697,761

United States

Profit

+$30.7M

ROI: +307%

Budget Recovery407% of budget

$0|Budget: $10.0M|Revenue: $40.7M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

50.0K

Daily Avg

833

7-Day Trend

+11%

30 days agoToday

Wikipedia

Story Setting

Set In

Oregon

Themes & Subjects

#artificialintelligence

Series & Franchise

Timeline

This Movie

Sequel

Short Circuit 2

1988

Characters

Johnny 5

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Nick McLean

Film Editing

Frank Morriss

Music / Score

David Shire

Production Companies

Turman-Foster CompanyProducers Sales Organization

Distributors

NetflixTriStar Pictures

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Aspect Ratio

2.35:1

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Short Circuit

Available in 14 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG	—	Hoopla	Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United KingdomPG	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	—	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video
Canada	Hollywood Suite, Hollywood Suite Amazon Channel	—	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
AustraliaPG	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG

United KingdomPG

AustraliaPG

Germany6

FranceTP

BrazilL

Denmark7

IrelandG

+1 more countries

Production

Director

John Badham

Writers

Brent Maddock, S.S. Wilson

Production Companies

TriStar PicturesPSOThe Turman-Foster Company

Cast

Ally Sheedy

Stephanie Speck

Steve Guttenberg

Newton Crosby

Fisher Stevens

Ben Jabituya

Austin Pendleton

Howard Marner

G.W. Bailey

Skroeder

Brian McNamara

Frank

Tim Blaney

Number 5 (voice)

No Image

Marvin J. McIntyre

Duke

No Image

John Garber

Otis

No Image

Penny Santon

Mrs. Cepeda

Vernon Weddle

General Washburne

Barbara Tarbuck

Senator Mills

Tags & Keywords

artificial intelligence (a.i.)lightningoregon, usarobotmilitarychildlike

External Links

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