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John Badham's family-orientated adventure comedy Short Circuit, though obviously hatched in the wake of E.T. and Star Wars, manages to create its own identity through a sweet tone and an affectionate sense of fun. Military robot Number 5, a well-armed killing machine, is zapped by lightning during a test and emerges with a wacky sense of humour and a new peace-loving philosophy. Ally Sheedy (who debuted in Badham's hit WarGames) is the animal-lover whose home is sanctuary for a zoo-full of strays and who adopts the adolescent robot. Steve Guttenberg is the goofy but reclusive robotics designer who goes off in search of his creation to save him from the gun-happy army.
The mix of gentle slapstick and innocent romance makes for a harmless family comedy. It veers toward the terminally cute, what with Number 5's hyperactive antics and E.T.-ish voice, and the mangled grammar of Guttenberg's East Indian sidekick (Fisher Stevens) threatens to become offensive, but Badham's breezy direction keeps the film on track. Sheedy and Guttenberg deliver spirited and engaging performances, but most importantly the robot emerges as a real person. Give credit to designer Syd Mead, an army of puppeteers and robotics operators, and the cartoony voice of Tim Blaney: Number 5 is alive. --Sean Axmaker
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Truly exhilirating,
This review is from: Short Circuit [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Robot No5 is alive. This excellent movie is based on a robot,who is struck by a lighting bolt, which causes him to "malfunction" and escape from his creator.No5 then meets stephanie(played by ally sheady) teaches 5 all there is to know,but when stephanie tell nova robotics shes found No5,he doesnt want to be disasembled because No5 is alive and goes on the run. want to know what happens then buy this excellent film.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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Timeless Classic's,
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This review is from: Short Circuit/Flight of the Navigator [DVD] [1987] (DVD)
This twin DVD is an absolute bargain! containing two classic movies from 1986. This DVD has been brought as a gift for my 7 year old Son for Christmas as he thinks both films are fabulous! What more can I say - loved by young and old alike and totally timeless. Buy it you won't be dissapointed.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Short Circuit/Flight of the Navigator [DVD] [1987] (DVD)
Classic films, must have movie for retro film lovers out there.
Just though you might want to know that this DVD set has officially been discontinued and not sure when it will be re-releases. If you are a Short Circuit and Flight of the Navigator lover, get the last of the stock while you can... I guarantee once its unavailable, it will become valuable. Just to let you know that this particular product advertised is not UK (PAL), it's from the Netherlands but still is in English. It just has optional Dutch subtitles. I have a playstation 3 and an ordinary DVD player and both discs work perfectly fine on both formats.
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