Short Circuit
1986 · 98 MIN · IMDB 6.6 · 68,231 VOTES · DIR. John Badham
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,444 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:04:27 Enemy neutralized, ladies and gentlemen.
00:08:54 Ben, a child of four can tell them that.
00:14:14 - Have you got anything stronger? - I got trouble which I don't need.
00:18:06 Why don't you get your team together and Skroeder
00:22:40 - So I'm just here to collect. - I owe you?
00:26:03 Oh, my God!
00:29:52 You are here. Here.
00:33:21 - Where are you from, anyway? - Bakersfield, originally.
00:36:45 Am I the jerk of the world? You're just programmed.
00:40:08 Disassemble, dead!
00:44:19 What planet is this guy from?
00:47:50 They're killing him!
00:50:26 All of which were made from the ashes of the volcano...
00:55:57 and you stay at your terminal.
00:58:57 I'm a business man. I'm not a scientist anymore.
01:03:32 For crisp, yet moist potatoes...
01:06:45 And when you do that, Frankie...
01:09:40 It's a deal.
01:14:30 I don't like these Nova guys anymore than you do.
01:18:45 I saw Number Five crash trough a wall, grab the girl...
01:21:54 Right.
01:25:42 we'll throw the money way up in the air and whatever lands outside the circle...
01:29:36 We need that robot.
01:35:05 Gimme five.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,444
Dialogue density14.7 lines / min
First line00:04:27
Final line01:35:05
Production Record
DirectorJohn Badham
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10,000,000
Revenue$40,697,761
IMDb votes68,231