Short Circuit 2 (1988)

Directed by

Kenneth Johnson

Genre

comedy film, science fiction film, science fiction comedy, heist film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 46m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 660 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A self-aware robot named Johnny 5 goes to the big city. He makes new friends and gets mixed up with criminals who want to use him for a bank heist.

lightheartedfunnyfriendlynaiveadventurousquirkyupbeatfamily-friendly

What happens

Short Circuit 2 is a 1988 American science fiction comedy film, the sequel to the 1986 film Short Circuit. It was directed by Kenneth Johnson (in his feature directorial debut) and starred Fisher Stevens as Ben Jahrvi, Michael McKean as Fred Ritter, Cynthia Gibb as Sandy Banatoni, and Tim Blaney as the voice of Johnny 5 (the main character – a friendly, naive, self-aware robot). The film received mixed reviews from critics and was not as financially successful as its predecessor, grossing only $21 million on a $15 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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