Cinematic background from Short Circuit 1986 - After a lightning bolt zaps a robot named Number 5, the lovable machine starts to think he's human and escapes the lab. Hot on his trail is his designer, Newton, who hopes to get to Number 5 before the military does. In the meantime, a spunky animal lover mistakes the robot for an alien and takes him in, teaching her new guest about life on Earth.

Short Circuit

1986

Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi

Directors:
John Badham
Writers:
Jay Tarses, S.S. Wilson, Brent Maddock
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Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A robot with lights and a red smoke background; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A woman is looking at a camera on a table; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A man and a dog standing next to each other on the roof of a house; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A couple of people sitting on the ground next to a fire; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A group of geese in a yard near a house; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A woman in a nightgown standing next to a door; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – The head of a robot; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A person is holding a video camera up to the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A man sitting at a table in front of a bar; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A person wearing a necklace; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A person with short curly hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A woman and a boy are standing in front of a bridge; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – Two people are looking at a robot on a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A person holding a cup of coffee; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A man sitting at a table in front of a plate of food; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – An image of a robot in a living room setting; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A woman standing in front of a fence with a baseball bat; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A kitchen with a mixer and a bowl on the counter; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A man talking on a phone while sitting in a chair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A woman sitting in front of a robot; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A woman in a white dress standing in front of a robot; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A person in a car looking at a robot head; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A person smiling at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A woman standing in a room in a dark room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A woman and a man standing next to each other near a bridge; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A person wearing a plaid shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – The head of a robot; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – The head of a robot in a living room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A woman standing in front of a robot; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A woman holding a phone up to her ear; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – The head of a robot; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A bridge that is over a body of water at sunset; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A person wearing a sweater; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A woman standing in front of a video camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A man sitting at a table in front of a bowl of food; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A person wearing a sweater with her mouth wide open; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A truck driving down a road near a lush green field; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A person wearing a red and white shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A woman sleeping with a baseball bat in her hand; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A group of people standing next to each other holding microphones; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A man and a woman sitting next to each other in front of a truck; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A woman on the phone in a kitchen; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A man and a woman standing in front of an rv; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A man sitting in front of a computer with a robot; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A man is standing at a podium in front of a group of robots; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A woman talking on a phone while wearing a purple shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A person holding a camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A young woman with a surprised look on her face; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A woman talking on a phone while wearing a purple shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A person is holding a video camera up to the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – Two police officers are standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – Two people are walking on a bridge near a building; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A woman in a white sweater sitting on a couch; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A woman in a pink bathrobe looking surprised at a camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A person wearing a red shirt looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – Two men are sitting at a table in front of a plate of food; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A robot is standing in a living room with a plant; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A man sitting on the ground holding a cup; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A woman in a purple shirt standing next to a man in a yellow shirt; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A man standing in front of a camera in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A person wearing a red shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A woman and a man standing next to each other in front of a wall; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – An older man wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A camera is set up to take a picture of a building; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A woman smiling and touching her hair with a teddy bear; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A person in a car mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A woman standing next to a robot in a living room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A person wearing a sweater near a building; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A man smiling while holding a skateboard in a forest; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – The head of a robot; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – An ice cream truck parked on the side of the road; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A man and a woman standing next to each other on a bridge; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A woman sitting at a table in front of a cash register; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A car parked on the side of the road near a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A person smiling with trees in the background; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A young man pointing to the sky in front of a bridge; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A woman smiling for the camera in front of lights; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A woman standing in front of a parrot on a perch; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A woman leaning up against a large tire; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A woman standing in front of a building with flowers hanging from it; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A young man wearing a baseball cap and a denim jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A young woman with brown curly hair wearing a white sweater; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – The head of a robot; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A man in a red shirt is talking to someone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A blue house with a wreath hanging on it's window; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A person wearing a necklace; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A person looking up at the sky; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A person is sitting in front of a laptop computer; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A man standing next to a tree in the dark; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A person wearing a purple shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A man in a polka dot shirt is pointing to the side; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A man standing in front of a robot; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A woman sitting at a table in front of a lion statue; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A woman standing next to a camera on top of a building; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – An older man in a plaid shirt sitting in a car; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A woman in a dark room smiling for the camera; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham – A man in a red hat and a man in a tan jacket; Medium shot, Low angle