Short Circuit 2 (1988)

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

Director:

Kenneth Johnson

Writers:

Brent Maddock, S.S. Wilson

Stars:

Fisher Stevens, Michael McKean, Tim Blaney

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tim Blaney	...	Johnny 5 (voice)
Fisher Stevens	...	Ben Jahveri
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)

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.

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Plot Keywords:

robot | numbered sequel | product placement | talking robot | second part | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Family | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jack Weston's final film. He worked on this project after production was completed on his previous films, Dirty Dancing (1987) and Ishtar (1987). After completing production on this film, Weston retired from acting. He passed away on May 3, 1996 at the age of seventy-one.

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Goofs

This movie is set in an American city, but when Ben is selling his toys at the beginning you can see a sign for an entrance to the Toronto Subway or TTC.

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Quotes

Johnny Five: [to book store clerk] Two excellent books. May I have these craphead?

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Alternate Versions

Early UK versions were cut by 5 secs by the BBFC to remove a shot of man holding nunchakus, and to edit 2 uses of the word "fucking" for a PG certificate (though some debate remains as to whether the swearing may have been misheard by mistake). The nunchaku shot was restored for the 2002 DVD release though the swearing remained cut.

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Connections

Spoofs Taxi Driver (1976)

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Soundtracks

I Heard it Through the Grapevine
Written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong
Performed by Marvin Gaye

User Reviews

A Very Touching Movie

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.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 July 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

Short Circuit 2: More Input

Filming Locations:

Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,843,067, 10 July 1988

Gross USA:

$21,630,088

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$21,630,088

Company Credits

Production Co:

TriStar Pictures, Turman-Foster Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1