Short Circuit (1986)
7/10
Classic 1980s
23 December 2009
A government robot, designed to kill, is hit by lightning and may now be alive, whatever it means to be alive. A traveling bakery woman and the scientist who created the robot (called Number Five) face off against the government to see that he is not disassembled.

Long before Wall-E, there was Johnny Five. With Ally Sheedy, Fisher Stevens and Steve Guttenberg, this is an 80s classic. I miss the Guttenberg, I miss the Sheedy. And Stevens was underrated even in his time, he was an excellent comedian and character actor.

I do not wish to really go on and on about this film because everyone has seen it. But the point is this: it's a good family film, with humor and charm and very little offensive in it. No nudity, little violence, and only one really noticeable use of profanity, which is pretty light by today's standards. The sequel is also worth checking out.
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