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The Jewel of the Nile
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FilmPG1986
Short Circuit
Directed by John Badham
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. From TMDB
177 reactions from 3 sources (Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Oct 25, 2026 · last updated Nov 4, 2026 · How this works
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Short Circuit is a 1986 science fiction comedy family film, directed by John Badham, starring Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg and Fisher Stevens.
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60 of 177 · most liked firstAny fans of the 1986 film, Short Circuit?
positive · AI labelView post →Not getting my hopes up for Megalopolis, Francis Ford Coppola hasn’t directed a good movie since Short Circuit 2
neutral · AI labelView post →Tonight's Midnight Radio guest caller is legendary stage & screen star Austin Pendleton, veteran of 165 TV shows & movies, and untold number of stage productions, and acting teacher to several generations. You'll remember him from THE MUPPET MOVIE, MY COUSIN VINNIE, WHAT'S UP DOC? and SHORT CIRCUIT.
neutral · AI labelView post →Watching an MCU movie from 5 years ago is like watching Short Circuit (1986). It’s like measuring in dog years.
neutral · AI labelView post →First look at “Maddie & Test,” a brand new short film from the Walt Disney Animation Studios: Short Circuit program. The short follows Maddie, a young girl with dyslexia who tries to make taking a test more fun using hand-drawn animation elements. (via @laughingplace.com)
neutral · AI labelView post →So anyway, did that robot in Short Circuit ever get laid finally or what ended up happening? I didn’t make it all the way to the end of the movie…
neutral · AI labelView post →iconic needle-drops of "Holding Out For A Hero" goes ranked as thus: 1) Short Circuit 2 2) Shrek 2 3) The Super Mario Bros Movie 4) loki i guess
neutral · AI labelView post →Just saw a mom complain about TADC being rated PG and it’s like… I watched tons of things that were way worse growing up 😂 Short Circuit was one of my favorites as a kid and it had tons of profanity and a woman in a bathtub. That’s what PG was back before they started making just any kids movie PG
positive · AI labelView post →For all my fellow 'olds' who remember Johnny 5 from "Short Circuit" (1986), the movie makers weren't too far off, except the wrong planet and 34 years later.
neutral · AI labelView post →Oh hey maybe I should watch Short Circuit with the kids! I loved that movie and....oh my god.
positive · AI labelView post →The only robot that can be sincere or insincere is Johnny-5. And that still wasn’t enough to score poor ol’ Johnny a third Short Circuit movie.
neutral · AI labelView post →Aaron Sorkin is playing Fisher Stevens in the movie about the making of the Short Circuit movies
neutral · AI labelView post →The Japanese dub of the American science fiction film Short Circuit 2 includes the line "I borrowed money from a loan shark," to which I replied, "A popsicle lends money? This is ridiculous!" There is a conversational exchange that goes something like this. I love this line!
neutral · AI labelView post →Any 80s comedy that has aged terribly. Short Circuit would be great, maybe just make it with slightly less brownface. Revenge Of The Nerds except it’s a horror movie that knows the nerds are sex terrorists. Every Ernest movie. Just cast John Cena as Ernest.
positive · AI labelView post →Short Circuit (1986) Directed by John Badham
neutral · AI labelView post →I am "Goonies," "Short Circuit," and the BMX movie "RAD" years old.
neutral · AI labelView post →Any word on VR streaming from Linux? I have yet to watch and read most reviews, but I can't seem to find anything about it being exclusive to Windows like the Short Circuit leak claimed
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm reminded of this line from the movie "Short Circuit": "It's a machine, Skroeder. It doesn't get pissed off. It doesn't get happy; it doesn't get sad; it doesn't laugh at your jokes; IT JUST RUNS PROGRAMS." youtu.be/mJFvqNOorTs?...
neutral · AI labelView post →Keen to contribute to the debate about artificial intelligence; my thesis is based on the groundbreaking moral questioning featured in 1988's Short Circuit 2. A cheeky robot has the ability to think; how does that change our future? Johnny 5 is alive!!! 3 out of 5. film-authority.com/2026/09/28/s...
neutral · AI labelView post →Conversation w/ my son: Him: What was your favorite movie when you were a kid? Me: Short Circuit What's it about? A robot who comes to life. What was your favorite movie when you became a grownup? Blade Runner What's it about? A guy who hunts and kills robots who have come to life.
positive · AI labelView post →For me: -Goofy Movie -Pokemon 1-4 -Lion King 1, 1 1/2 & 2 -Pooh -Fantasia -Care Bears 2 -Brave Little Toaster -Most Classic Disney -We're Back -Goonies -Neverending Story -Short Circuit 1 & 2 -Home Alone -Christmas Story -Hocus Pocus -Holiday specials (Rudolph, Grinch, Snoopy, SpongeBob, etc)
positive · AI labelView post →I follow an IG that reproduces Wizard magazine spreads and one was fantasy casting for a live-action Simpsons movie where they have Fisher Stevens as Apu because he "basically played the same character in Short Circuit," the 90s were a whole other galaxy man
neutral · AI labelView post →if you ever feel old remember that one of my very common vocal stims that no one understands is from a single scene in a 1986 comedy movie called Short Circuit
neutral · AI labelView post →Massive appreciation to the Short Circuit Pacific Rim Film Festival for gifting me with a Best Editing award for director Arnold Lim's film Obscura. Our team also won Best Screenplay and Audience Choice Award.
neutral · AI labelView post →I feel like Caine would love the movie Short Circuit (1986). Everyone assumes Terminator or 2001: A Space Odyssey and he just keeps showing them the scenes where the friendly robot pets the dog or makes pancakes.
neutral · AI labelView post →If you see this, post a robot! Short Circuit! If anyone knows this film I will love you forever 🥰
neutral · AI labelView post →The Cinema Snob relives another great year in cinema history! Top Gun gave us the need for speed, Crocodile Dundee taught us what a knife is, and Short Circuit proved Johnny Five is alive. Time to go through the whole year of 1986 IN FILM! youtu.be/5mXl16HHfC8?...
neutral · AI labelView post →Who wants to turn to dust? This weekend is the 40th anniversary celebration for the movie Short Circuit. www.shortcircuit40.com
neutral · AI labelView post →Every time that I hear the phrase 'rapid unscheduled disassembly' it reminds me of the movie Short Circuit. When the little robot figures out just what 'disassemble' really means.
neutral · AI labelView post →When I was 6 years old and this movie came out, our class was given the option of Short Circuit II or Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer. To this day, I have never seen the movie but at least I have the first appearance of Rainbow Brite in comics! #TopShelfFriday 💫
neutral · AI labelView post →I actually did not know what Montana was like until today. I loved "Short Circuit 2" as a child and watched it many times. The word "Montana" is mentioned in this movie. So I had only heard the name many times.
positive · AI labelView post →Post a movie from the year you turned 18. Short Circuit (1986) Malfunction. Need input.
neutral · AI labelView post →Don't Oakland's new speed enforcement cameras look like Johnny 5, the AI robot from the 1980s sci-fi film "Short Circuit"?
neutral · AI labelView post →[standing in front of her Cyberpunk 2077 conspiracy board] [Stares at paper marked "V"] [Stares at paper marked "Johnny"] [Eyes flick back and forth] Oh... Oh my god [Grabs both pieces of paper, switches their order] Johnny V... Cyberpunk is a Short Circuit prequel...
neutral · AI labelView post →I watched Short Circuit with my 8yo son last week. It was a childhood favorite of mine. He laughed a lot.. it's still quite cute. Not nearly as dated as I expected, in fact a lot of it is still relevant (maybe even more relevant) today. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_C...
positive · AI labelView post →Short Circuit (1986) Director: John Badham Cast: Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg, Fisher Stevens, Austin Pendleton Watch Review wp / wd
neutral · AI labelView post →The Wambsgans are having a sentient robot movie double feature: Short Circuit and Chappie. Chappie has to wait for tomorrow, though. We can’t do two movies in a night.
neutral · AI labelView post →Czech poster produced in 1989 for the movie, “Short Circuit” (1986), directed by John Badham. Poster art by Zdeněk Vlach.
neutral · AI labelView post →I’m watching 1986’s Short Circuit with the fam and realizing it may land a little different in the era of actual Ai warfare.
neutral · AI labelView post →Share an 80s movie you will always love! Short Circuit!
positive · AI labelView post →Short Circuit is the better “1980’s movie filmed in Astoria Oregon”
positive · AI labelView post →Short Circuit (1986) 🤖 #80s #Retro #Film 🤖
neutral · AI labelView post →(for those of you really just following to see how the 4-year-old liked Short Circuit: he liked it. it's been years since I saw it, everyone in this movie makes terrible decisions)
positive · AI labelView post →Post a movie from the 80s that starts with the letter S? (feel free to post more than one at this point) Scarface (1983) Short Circuit (1986) Scrooged (1988) Splash (1984) #moviesky #filmsky
neutral · AI labelView post →Underrated movie from that era... "*Batteries Not Included" 80's movie in the spirit of Goonies, Short Circuit, Cocoon, etc. Heartwarming and cute.
neutral · AI labelView post →Short Circuit... Johnny #5 is the best robot character ever, in my opinion. 🤖 I don't know what a smart person movie is exactly.
positive · AI labelView post →The opening to "Short Circuit" remains one of the coolest movie of openings of all time in my opinion. Imagine being a tech-obsessed nine year old in 1986 and seeing this. It was absolutely enthralling to an extent that can't quite be described. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwqZ...
positive · AI labelView post →'86 simply means the year of Short Circuit, the greatest film ever
positive · AI labelView post →I think a lot of people my age and younger are weirdly desperate to believe their computers are sentient. ChatGPT isn’t Number 5 from Short Circuit. But a quote from that film is useful. “It's a machine, it doesn't get scared, it doesn't get happy, it doesn't get sad, it just runs programs.”
neutral · AI labelView post →#booksky delivery today whilst I was driving to Manchester, Birmingham and back to Wales. Now drinking tea and admiring my paperback, in VG/Ex condition, Short Circuit by Colin Wedgelock. Am i a massive fan of the movie and had to buy it? No, it's another Christopher Priest pseudonym! #scifi #SF
neutral · AI labelView post →Couldn't agree on a Christmas movie, so we're watching Short Circuit (1986)
neutral · AI labelView post →106) #StarTrek IV: Voyage Home - And you might not like this... It's a film I’ve always had mixed feelings about. So, my case: it’s an excellent 1980s light comedy film, in the vein of Short Circuit or Mannequin. It's funny, light-hearted, and comforting. Catherine Hicks is a great lead. But... 1/
neutral · AI labelView post →But you CAN workshop a remix of the 1987 Commodore 64 video game adaptation of the 1986 film Short Circuit because Johnny Five is, in fact, alive and his intelligence is actual rather than artificial.
neutral · AI labelView post →You’ve inherited a movie theater, what’s your first double feature? RoboCop (1987) Short Circuit (1986)
neutral · AI labelView post →Can somebody please make a buddy cop film starring Johnny 5 from the Short Circuit movies and Wall-E from the Pixar movie? Thank you!
neutral · AI labelView post →This week on the Dogg Zzone, @seanbaby.bsky.social invites @brockway.bsky.social and @gamefullyun.bsky.social's Tom Reimann back to discuss a movie they thought they actually loved as children: Short Circuit 2. They fucked up. They fucked up!
neutral · AI labelView post →Short Circuit a movie that will outlive us all. Including Jerry and his crew.
positive · AI labelView post →Holding Out For A Hero by Bonnie Taylor I can't pick which film used it more effectively, Shrek 2 or Short Circuit 2
neutral · AI labelView post →Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli. Ez, was obsessed with Short Circuit and its sequel as a kid, and still love them today, will watch either at basically any time! In fact, maybe I will watch them again today~
positive · AI labelView post →The should do a Short Circuit remake where the robot is constantly screwing up because he's an AI, and randomly changes personality through the film because the AI company updated his model, making it feel like the robot they'd come to love had died, and now something else wears its metal flesh.
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