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Short Circuit 2 (1988)

 -  Comedy | Drama | Family  -  6 July 1988 (USA)
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Robot Johnny Five comes to the city and gets manipulated by criminals who want him for their own purposes.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tim Blaney ...
Johnny Five (voice)
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Sandy Banatoni
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Oscar Baldwin
Dee McCafferty ...
Saunders
David Hemblen ...
Jones
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Manic Mike
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Bones
Tito Núñez ...
Zorro (as Tito Nuñez)
Jason Kuriloff ...
Lil Man
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Spooky
Lili Francks ...
Officer Mendez
Wayne Best ...
Officer O'Malley
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Priest (as Gerry Parkes)
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Storyline

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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robot | street gang | model airplane | 1980s | robot as pathos | See more »

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The adventures of America's most electric leading man continue. See more »

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Comedy | Drama | Family | Sci-Fi

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$21,630,088 (USA)
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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. See more »

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When Johnny 5 is writing "GET BEN, U FIX" onto the wall, one can see, that these lines have been written there before. The lines have been erased, but can still be read when you look closely. See more »

Quotes

Fred: You like McNuggets?
Ben Jarhvi: Who is he?
Fred: Trust me.
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Referenced in Tosh.0: Make It Snow Girl (2010) See more »

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"Tutti Frutti"
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A Very Touching Movie
11 June 2002 | by (Pennsylvania) – See all my reviews

I thought this was a very touching movie. Johnny 5 is a very sympathetic character with real human-like qualities. I enjoyed the romantic angle and I could identify with all the characters. I bought this video for my Mother and she loved it. Overall, I think this is a very underrated movie and I think this is an instance where the sequel is better than the original. Remember, it's a fantasy - it's good escapism.
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