SHORT CIRCUIT MOVIE ONLY (DVD) (DOLB DIG 5.1/2.35:1 DVD

Short Circuit
Struck by lightning, an endearing little robot known only as "Number 5" escapes from an experimental electronics firm. Technician Steve Guttenberg and his indecipherable East Indian assistant Fisher Stevens set out to locate Number 5 before the military can go through with its plans to destroy the robot. Number 5 takes refuge with loopy Ally Sheedy, who is convinced that the mechanical man is an extraterrestrial. Hoping to teach the "alien" all about Earth, Ally fills Number 5's memory banks with reams of pop culture--and then the real fun begins. Short Circuit is so carefully contrived to push the right audience buttons that one is made to feel ungrateful if one doesn't laugh. This E.T. wannabe was popular enough to warrant a 1988 sequel, titled (brace yourself!) Short Circuit II. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast Ally Sheedy as Stephanie Speck Steve Guttenberg as Newton Crosby Fisher Stevens as Ben Jabituya Austin Pendleton as Howard Marner G.W. Bailey as Skroeder Brian McNamara as Frank Tim Blaney as No. 5

Crew Dianne I. Wager - Art Director Dana Satler - Associate Producer Gary Foster - Associate Producer Jane Feinberg - Casting Mike Fenton - Casting Judy Taylor - Casting Dennis E. Jones - Co-producer Mary Vogt - Costume Designer John Badham - Director Frank Morriss - Editor Mark Damon - Executive Producer John W. Hyde - Executive Producer David Shire - Composer (Music Score) Marcy Levy - Songwriter Inia wolf - Songwriter Peter Wolf - Songwriter Will Jennings - Songwriter Max Carl - Songwriter Tom Lucas - Makeup Michael D. O'Shea - Camera Operator Philip Harrison - Production Designer Nick McLean - Cinematographer David Foster - Producer Lawrence Turman - Producer Garry Lewis - Set Designer Eric Allard - Special Effects Syd Mead - Special Effects Brent Maddock - Screenwriter S.S. Wilson - Screenwriter Timothy R. Sexton - Executive Music Producer Gregg Champion - Supervising Producer

Short Circuit
Sort of a family-friendly, lighthearted Promethean story, John Badham's Short Circuit pleases audiences by blending together two popular movie-types of the era, the sci-fi adventure comedy (Back to the Future, Explorers, etc.) and charming fish-out-of-water films like E.T.. Assuming one has the ability to suspend a little disbelief, the results are quite fun. But there is more to the film if one chooses to look for it. The Number 5 character is affable and funny enough that a half hour into the film the audience regards "him" as being as human as any of his fleshy costars, in effect making the film a parable for racial and/or religious oppression, though it's doubtful many would go so far as to give the filmmakers credit for such a deep and meaningful metaphor when they have essentially adapted a basic storyline that is anything but novel. On the whole, the movie has a generous amount of genuine laughs and, even though it's sometimes laid on a little thick, enough heart to make it likeable for just about anyone. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide
 

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General Specifications: Language Options: Subtitle Options: Sound Processing: DD2: Dolby Digital Stereo DD5.1: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel Additional Features: none specified DVD Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1: Cinemascope MPAA Rating: PG DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 99 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 1. Main Title [2:27] 2. Combat Tests [4:10] 3. Newton Crosby [3:22] 4. Freak Accident [3:21] 5. Number Five Escapes [4:58] 6. Evasive Maneuvers [3:21] 7. Stephanie Speck [3:01] 8. "Need Input" [8:44] 9. Too Much Information [3:30] 10. "No Disassemble" [3:16] 11. A Wild Ride [2:52] 12. "Number Five Is Alive" [6:09] 13. Throwing Nova Off the Trail [6:59] 14. Hiding Out [6:09] 15. Teaching Frank a Lesson [5:24] 16. Ambush [9:17] 17. Convincing Newton [9:48] 18. No Escape [5:37] 19. A New Life [2:21] 20. End Credits [3:38]