This film had the same basic premise as another 80's movie that came out not that long before or after called "Chopping Mall". Basically a lightening strike causes a robot, or robots in the case of that movie, to go out of control. While they went killer in that movie, here it had a more positive effect as it made the robot self aware and actually seemed to give it a mind of its own. The result, a robot made for military use on the run from the military who wants to get it back. He somehow gets into the home of a woman who takes him in and soon discovers that the robot is actually quite intelligent and she later tries to convince one of his creators that he is actually alive. A lot of funny things happen, though as you can expect a lot of sweet sentimental stuff is to be expected too. Also, Steven Guttenberg is also a star in this one, and I have never really cared for him that much. He is tolerable in this film though and not nearly as annoying as Fisher Stevens is, who for some reason was made the focus of the sequel so yeah I hated the sequel. This one though for the most part is rather good and a rather nice family flick.
Review of Short Circuit
