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Short Circuit 2 (1988) 5.2
Robot Johnny Five comes to the city and gets manipulated by criminals who want him for their own purposes. Director:Kenneth Johnson |
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Cast
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Tim Blaney | ... |
Johnny Five
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| Fisher Stevens | ... | ||
| Michael McKean | ... | ||
| Cynthia Gibb | ... |
Sandy Banatoni
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Oscar Baldwin
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Dee McCafferty | ... |
Saunders
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David Hemblen | ... |
Jones
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| Don Lake | ... |
Manic Mike
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| Damon D'Oliveira | ... |
Bones
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Tito Núñez | ... |
Zorro
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Jason Kuriloff | ... |
Lil Man
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| Robert LaSardo | ... |
Spooky
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Lili Francks | ... |
Officer Mendez
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Wayne Best | ... |
Officer O'Malley
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| Gerard Parkes | ... |
Priest
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When Number Five is sent from Newton and Stephanie's ranch to the big city to help Ben with his electronics business, he finds that his robotic talents are wanted by city low-life who want to turn Number Five into profits. Written by Michael Silva <silvamd@cleo.bc.edu>
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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. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
6 July 1988 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Short Circuit 2: More Input See more »Box Office
Gross:
$21,630,088 (USA)Company Credits
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Fred: Oh, look, we still got all of the robot parts in the van; I can get a new staff together...
Ben Jarhvi: But we are having no more money and now we are having no equipment. To assemble the robots with our naked hands, it would be slower than - than moles' asses in January.
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The sad music track in the film that was played in the background, after Johnny 5 is attacked, was influenced by "Gymnopedie No. 1" by Erik Satie. See more »Goofs
When Number 5 is holding Oscar from the tree and one of the thugs smashes him with the crowbar from behind, we see the robot's head flop forward as he drops from the tree like it had been cut off. When we see him next, the head is still attached. See more »Quotes
Ben Jarhvi: Oh, now, now we are un-employers.Fred: Oh, look, we still got all of the robot parts in the van; I can get a new staff together...
Ben Jarhvi: But we are having no more money and now we are having no equipment. To assemble the robots with our naked hands, it would be slower than - than moles' asses in January.
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Number Five is back! This time he goes to New York City to help his co-creator Ben Jahrvi (Fisher Stevens) making toys-tiny robots that look just like Five. And he has named himself "Johnny Five"! Can you imagine what will happen when Johnny realizes that he's in a big city (No one has told that to him...he was put in a box to be transferred from Montana to where Ben is located...because they know how curious and crazy for input he is) and then goes out exploring just about everywhere?
Johnny talks a lot more like a human than he used to, but people still treat him like a ridiculous-looking machine, they don't know he is alive, and they are not willing to believe it. As Johnny Five helps Ben and his partner Fred Ritter (Michael McKean), we can see Johnny is very intelligent, cheerful, full of life and loves to help. And then, Oscar Baldwin (Jack Weston), a man who's about to steal some really valuable jewelry, notices Johnny's being naive, enthusiastic about helping people and his abilities. He and two other thieves proceed to cheat and use Johnny Five. But Johnny will go chasing them soon after he's aware of what has happened. The movie is dramatic, breath-taking, dynamic and heart-warming.
Interestingly, the endings of the original and of the sequel are quite opposite in some way, but they are both happy ones. Tim Blaney, as the voice of Johnny Five, successfully brought the character to life. Michael McKean as Fred, a smart, a little bit greedy salesman, who basically is not a bad guy. He played so beautifully that he made Fred become a very charming guy!
I want to thank the creators, the entire cast and the crew for this extraordinary work. Also, the soundtrack is great. Johnny Five is so charismatic, When you watch this film you will fall in love with this remarkable life form immediately!