Nummer 5 lebt!

A Pacific Northwest forest, summer, a stray lightning bolt. A military robot malfunctions, a lab is breached, a quirky woman intervenes. Badham balances humor and robotics with surprising ease.

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John Badham directed Nummer 5 lebt! in 1986. See John Badham's full filmography, where to start with John Badham, or where to go after you've seen everything by John Badham.

Nummer 5 lebt! was released in 1986 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 98 minutes.