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Short Circuit 2 (1988) -- Robot Johnny Five comes to the city and gets manipulated by criminals who want him for their own purposes.
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Overview

User Rating:
4.8/10   6,965 votes
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Director:

Kenneth Johnson

Writers:

Brent Maddock (writer)
S.S. Wilson (writer)

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Release Date:

6 July 1988 (USA) more

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Sci-Fi more

Tagline:

Some say he's nuts. Some say he's bolts. But can Number Five make it in the big, bad city? Keep your wires crossed. more

Plot:

Robot Johnny Five comes to the city and gets manipulated by criminals who want him for their own purposes. full summary | add synopsis

Awards:

2 nominations more

NewsDesk:
(3 articles)

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User Comments:

Great movie! more (36 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Tim Blaney ... Johnny Five (voice)
Fisher Stevens ... Ben Jahrvi

Michael McKean ... Fred Ritter

Cynthia Gibb ... Sandy Banatoni
Jack Weston ... Oscar Baldwin
Dee McCafferty ... Saunders
David Hemblen ... Jones

Don Lake ... Manic Mike
Damon D'Oliveira ... Bones
Tito Núñez ... Zorro (as Tito Nuñez)
Jason Kuriloff ... Lil Man

Robert LaSardo ... Spooky
Lili Francks ... Officer Mendez
Wayne Best ... Officer O'Malley
Gerard Parkes ... Priest (as Gerry Parkes)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Short Circuit 2: More Input (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:

110 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

The location of the city of the film, while never spoken, is hinted as being New York City through statements of the characters. Furthermore, as Sandy is using Ben's impromptu musical cues to locate him, the song "On Broadway" is played, a familiar street of the Big Apple. more

Goofs:

Continuity: When Sandy wakes up with the guitar in her hands, she places it on the couch, strings down, over the back of the couch. In the next shot, the guitar has flipped over, and is now resting on the armrest. more

Quotes:

Johnny Five: [Hang-gliding over the city] It's great up here... no problems... I wish I were a bird. Me, Chrome-Breasted Input Eater. Dream on, Johnny. more

Movie Connections:

Edited into "Muppet Babies: ...At the Movies (#7.14)" (1990) more

Soundtrack:

Tutti Frutti more


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6 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
Great movie!, 17 June 2007
10/10
Author: Abusimble1 from The Back of Beyond, in the Void behind Reality

I watched this movie when I was around 11 years old (1991). It was great and I also saw Short Circuit 1. Short Circuit 2 was liked better by me back then and after watching them both again, I still the 2nd one better. Johnny's voice is much better and he looks better too. The acting by the two leading men and the female department store worker is very good too. The plot in the movie is excellent and I recommend this movie to everyone. There's a lot of junk on T.V. these days and the quality has deteriorated very badly the last decade or so. This movie is the movie one needs to see if he wants to escape that junk and watch something that is enjoyable.

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