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Short Circuit | 
 enlarge | Director: John Badham
Actors: Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg, Fisher Stevens, Austin Pendleton, G.w. Bailey
Studio: Image Entertainment
Category: DVD
List Price: $9.99
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Rating:  99 reviews
Format: Color, Dolby, Widescreen, Subtitled
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 99 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.6
MPN: 014381006124
UPC: 014381006124
EAN: 0014381006124
ASIN: B0000UJDLM
Theatrical Release Date: May 9, 1986
Release Date: March 23, 2004
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John Badham's family-oriented adventure comedy, 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 consciousness, curiosity, a wacky sense of humor, 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 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
Product Description
When a lightning bolt strikes a top secret experimental military robot, it comes to life and escapes to the home of a woman who tries to keep it from being \""repaired\"" by its computer-genius creator.
Genre: Science Fiction
Rating: PG
Release Date: 23-MAR-2004
Media Type: DVD
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| Customer Reviews: Read 94 more reviews...
Blu Ray - good quality October 6, 2008
M. A. Aziz (malaysia)
I bought the blu ray format and I must say that eventhough this movie was made more than 20 years ago, the blu ray produced higher resolution video. What a deal, for less than 12 bucks, my family and I got to watch this old movie in high def.
 Horrible excuse for a hi-def picture October 2, 2008
Leonard Gibson (Houston, Tx)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
First of all, THIS is supposed to be a PG rated film? I wouldn't be surprised if any kids that saw this film picked up a few cuss words they had not been exposed to before. The movie itself is not bad at all. I remember seeing it as a child and loving it, but the picture is just horrible. 1080i not 1080p and there's lots of distortion and artifacts throughout the entirety of the flick. It was like watching a VHS tape on my 1080p flat screen. The film is worth watching. Its a very touching story. But get the DVD. This Blu-ray is very poorly produced.
 Buy this! September 29, 2008
Ryan E. Wool (NYC, NY)
My personal favorite of the two Short Circuit movies. Steve Guttenberg! Number 5! More input! Classic 80's cheese right here. And don't forget the guy who played the Captain in Police Academy as a bad military officer. I highly suggest this movie, and I believe the Blu-Ray versaion is less than $10 on Amazon. Go get it!
Blu Ray Review - Not Bad!!! September 7, 2008
D.S. (Honolulu)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Great movie for the family. Would have been nicer not to have a few "colorful" words in it but overall a good family flik. But most folks already knew that.
What I'm quite impressed about is the BluRay transfer. Not bad at all! For a movie of this age the picture is very sharp. I've seen more recent movies that aren't this sharp.
To me, the BluRay version is definitely worth buying over the "regular" DVD and at current prices quite a bargain!
 Short Circuit - Blu-ray Info September 3, 2008
LGANS316 (Tokyo Japan)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
Version: U.S.A / Region-A
Aspect ratio: 2.40:1
MPEG-4 AVC 1080i59.94
Running time: 1:38:34
Movie size: 17,528,340,480 bytes
Disc size: 21,390,890,600 bytes
Average video bit rate: 19.00 Mbps
DTS-HD Master 5.1 2438Kbps (48kHz/16-bit) English
DD AC3 5.1 640Kbps
Subtitles: English SDH / Spanish
#Audio Commentary
#Cast Interviews (SD, 59 minutes)
#The Creation of Number-5 (SD, 7 minutes)
#Isolated Music and Effects
#Behind-the-Scenes Featurette (SD, 3 minutes)
#Press Kit (SD)
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