There was a script for a possible third film, where Johnny 5 went to college, that was written in 1989 and rewritten in 1990 but was found unsatisfactory by the producers, and the project was scrapped and …

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 …

FILM DESCRIPTION: Having rescued robot Johnny Five (Tim Blaney) from being destroyed by the military in "Short Circuit," Indian scientist Ben Jahrvi (Fisher Stevens) moves to New York City to...

With the help of a young woman, Number 5 tries to evade capture and convince his creator that he has truly become alive. Number 5, one of a group of experimental military robots, undergoes a sudden …

Amiable and good-natured but also shallow and predictable, Short Circuit is hardly as deep or emotionally resonant as E.T. -- though Johnny Five makes for a charming robot protagonist.

Johnny 5 (originally called "S-A-I-N-T Prototype Number 5") is the fictional robotic star of the movies Short Circuit and Short Circuit 2 and a TV special called Hot Cars, Cold Facts.

Jul 20, 2025 · Let’s talk about Johnny 5 — the titular metallic hellspawn with googly eyes, tank treads, and the voice of a vaudeville ghost trapped inside an answering machine.

Mar 7, 2025 · Discover 19 fascinating facts about the lovable and intelligent robot, Johnny 5, from the beloved film "Short Circuit".

With the help of a young woman, Number 5 tries to evade capture and convince his creator that he has truly become alive.

It was directed by Kenneth Johnson (in his 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 …