NOVA Laboratory robotics experts Newton Crosby and Ben Jabituya have developed several prototype robots called S.A.I.N.T. (Strategic Artificially Intelligent Nuclear Transport) for the U.S. military to use in Cold War operations, … 展开

• Tim Blaney as voice of Number 5, later nicknamed "Johnny 5"
• Ally Sheedy as Stephanie Speck, who befriends Number 5
• Steve Guttenberg as Newton Crosby, Ph.D., the designer of the prototypes… 展开

This film was conceived after the producers distributed an educational video about a robot to various colleges. Studying other films with a prominent robot cast (like the Star Wars series) for inspiration, they decided to questi… 展开

Although no soundtrack album was released at the time, El DeBarge had a chart hit with the single "Who's Johnny (Theme from Short Circuit)". Released in 1986 on the Gordy label, the single was used for the film and reache… 展开