Short Circuit
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 (Steve Guttenberg), who hopes to get to Number 5 before the military does. In the meantime, a spunky animal lover (Ally Sheedy) mistakes the robot for an alien and takes him in, teaching her new guest about life on Earth. This high-tech comedy adventure hit spawned a 1988 sequel.
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Movie Details
- Ratings
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PGParental guidance suggested. Some material may not be suitable for children.
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10Common Sense rating OK for kids 10+
Widescreen Anamorphic 2.35:1
SubtitlesNo
Closed captionedNo
Language and soundEnglish: Dolby Digital 5.1
Other featuresColor; interactive menus; scene access; director's and writers' commentary; production stills; photo gallery; making-of featurette; music and effects track.
Widescreen Anamorphic 1.78:1
SubtitlesNo
Closed captionedNo
Language and soundEnglish: DTS 5.1 Surround
Other featuresColor; interactive menus; scene access; audio commentary; trailer; making-of featurette; cast and crew information; behind-the-scenes featurette; photo gallery.
Short Circuit
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Common Sense Note
Parents need to know that from the opening scene -- which shows robots attacking and blowing up mannequins and heavy war machinery -- to the closing moments -- when bad guy-soldiers are trying to destroy the beloved robot-hero -- guns, rifles, lasers, and automatic weaponry are fired at regular intervals. No one is injured or killed, but the lovable robot character is in danger throughout. Also expect frequent angry and/or frustrated swearing in many sequences.
- Sexual Content
- One gentle kiss. Some mild sexual innuendo with one character's continued misuse of words and expressions.
- Violence
- All cartoon/fantasy violence. Cars, equipment, mannequins blow up; lots of gunfire, though no one is hit or injured except robots, who almost always bounce back; physical scuffles on two occasions between young woman and ex-boyfriend; Three Stooges hits and slaps in several video excerpts; runaway truck causes cartoon mayhem; machine gun and laser attacks on robots.
- Language
- Frequent cursing: "hell" "damnit," "God damn," "pissed off," "Jesus," "fart," "red-ass," "son-of-a-bitch," "bulls--t," "bastard," "dips--t," "holy s--t," "a--hole."
- Social Behavior
- An East Indian scientist's stereotypical speech and struggles with the English language provides much of the humor.
- Consumerism
- Product placement is pervasive: Dr. Pepper, Brawny, MacIntosh, Pemco, Colgate, Alaska Air, Oreida, Volkswagen, Texaco, Campbell Soups. Some humor is derived from robot regurgitating familiar 1980s commercials.
- Drugs / Tobacco / Alcohol
- Robots are shown preparing and serving cocktails at party. Elderly couple at police roadblock briefly refer to the "grass in the glove compartment."
Legend
- Age appropriate
- Not an issue
- Depends on your kid and your family
- Not appropriate for kids of the age most likely to want to see it
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