Short Circuit

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 Short Circuit 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.

Short Circuit was released in 1986 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 98 minutes.