Short Circuit

Short Circuit (1986)

Timing: 1:38 (98 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

1986-05-09

Country

United States

Production

TriStar Pictures, Turman-Foster Company, PSO, David Foster Productions

Genre

Science Fiction, Comedy, Family

Budget

$10 000 000

Revenue

$40 697 761

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Director

John Badham

Actors

Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg, Fisher Stevens, Austin Pendleton, G.W. Bailey, Brian McNamara, Tim Blaney, Marvin J. McIntyre, John Garber, Penny Santon
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Scenario

Brent Maddock

Producer

David Foster, Lawrence Turman, Gregg Champion, Mark Damon, John W. Hyde

Operator

Nick McLean

Composer

David Shire

Artist

Donald B. Woodruff

Audition

Jane Feinberg, Mike Fenton, Judy Taylor

Editing

Frank Morriss
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• Some plot elements were borrowed from Isaac Asimov’s short story “Robot AL-76 Goes Astray” (1941).
• During filming, “Johnny 5” was controlled by remote control. And the operating technicians spoke for the robot on camera to make it easier for the actors to imagine a sentient robot.
• The robot couldn't move fast enough, so its footage had to be sped up during editing.
• The 'Johnny 5' robot was the most expensive item in the film's budget. The remaining costs were not as significant.
• When Stephanie gives a quick interview, the film's director John Badham can be seen operating the camera (a.k.a. a cameo appearance).
• The most famous line from the film became: 'Life is not a malfunction.'
• A video game was created based on the film.