Short Circuit
1986 film directed by John Badham
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Summary
Short Circuit is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,976 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: John Badham[3]
- Screenwriter: Brent Maddock[4], S. S. Wilson[5]
- Composer: David Shire[6]
- Genre: science fiction film[7], science fiction comedy[8], comedy film[9]
- Followed by: Short Circuit 2[10]
- Cast member: Ally Sheedy[11], Steve Guttenberg[12], Fisher Stevens[13], Austin Pendleton[14], G. W. Bailey[15], Brian McNamara[16], Tim Blaney[17], Jack Thompson[18], Barbara Tarbuck[19], Tom Lawrence[20], Bill L. Norton[21]
- Producer: David Foster[22], Lawrence Turman[23]
- Production company: Producers Sales Organization[24], Turman-Foster Company[25]
- Director of photography: Nick McLean[26]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[27]
- Platform: ZX Spectrum[28]
- Distribution format: video on demand[29]
- Review score: 5.3/10[30], 50/100[31], 62%[32]
- Color: color[33]
- Country of origin: United States[34]
- Publication date: August 21, 1986[35], May 9, 1986[36], January 1, 1986[37]
- Characters: Johnny 5[38]
- Distributed by: TriStar Pictures[39], Netflix[40]
- Narrative location: Oregon[41]
- Filming location: Astoria[42]
- Main subject: artificial intelligence[43]
- Film editor: Frank Morriss[44]
- Executive producer: Mark Damon[45]
- Title: Short Circuit[46]
- MPA film rating: PG[47]
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Cultural Impact
Things named for Short Circuit include John 5[48], a guitarist[49], b. 1971[50], of United States[51].
Why It Matters
Short Circuit has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]
Entities named for it include John 5[48], a guitarist[49], b. 1971[50], of United States[51].