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Short Circuit is a 1986 American science fiction comedy film directed by John Badham and written by S. S. Wilson and Brent Maddock. The film centers on an experimental military robot that is struck by lightning and gains a human-like intelligence, prompting it to escape its facility to learn more about the world.
Brent Maddock is an American screenwriter, producer and film director who has worked with S. S. Wilson on several high-profile projects such as Short Circuit (1986), Batteries Not Included (1987), Tremors (1990) and Wild Wild West (1999). [1] Maddock is a founding partner of Stampede Entertainment.
YearTitleWriterProducer1975Recorded LiveNoNo1980YesNo1980The Reference SectionYesNo1986YesNoMay 9, 1986 · Mr. Mead and Mr. Allard, along with the people who radio-controlled No. 5 during filming, are as important to ''Short Circuit'' as Mr. Badham and the screenwriters, S. S. Wilson and Brent...
- John Badham
May 8, 2016 · Hot off the box office success of Wargames, director John Badnam decided to make Short Circuit immediately after reading Brent Maddock and S.S Wilson’s script. The film follows the adventures of ‘Number 5’, an $11 million killing machine described as “the most sophisticated robot on planet earth”.
Brent Maddock. Writer. Full Cast & Crew. 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.
With the help of a young woman, Number 5 tries to evade capture and convince his creator that he has truly become alive. Number of Movies: 2. Revenue: $62,297,761. Sort. Number 5, one of a group of experimental military robots, undergoes a sudden transformation after being struck by lightning.
Short Circuit: Directed by John Badham. With Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg, Fisher Stevens, Austin Pendleton. Number 5 of a group of experimental robots in a lab is electrocuted, suddenly becomes intelligent, and escapes.
