After a lightning bolt zaps a robot named Number 5, the lovable machine starts to think he's human and escapes the lab. Hot on his trail is his designer, Newton, who hopes to get to Number 5 before the military does. In the meantime, a spunky animal lover mistakes the robot for an alien and takes him in, teaching her new guest about life on Earth.
589
Short Circuit
Comedy
Guttenburg
Parental guidance, ?
None
Science Fiction, Comedy, Family
2605
21.557
1986-05-09
Short Circuit
6.616
1443
$10,000,000
$40,697,761
98 minutes