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Short Circuit
Comedy, Family, Science Fiction
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.
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers who enjoy affectionate family science fiction about an innocent outsider discovering humanity through friendship and everyday curiosity.
- Tone
- playful, whimsical, warm
- Payoff
- amusement, wonder
- Pacing
- brisk
- Intensity
- gentle
- Structure
- linear
- Themes
- artificial intelligence, identity, friendship, compassion, military control
- Setting
- late twentieth-century, wooded Pacific Northwest town and military research facility
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