Review - Short Circuit: Special Edition
SHORT CIRCUIT: SPECIAL EDITION [PG]
While the timing of this re-release of the minor 1986 comedy hit about a sentient robot named Johnny 5 may be suspect — a month before Pixar’s annual windfall, Wall-E (about a robot who looks suspiciously like Johnny 5) — it doesn’t diminish its appeal and staying power. The pic starred a pre-punchline Steve Guttenberg as Dr. Newton Crosby, an AI pioneer whose work is used by the military to create five prototype soldier robots. When he learns that one of his creations has become self-aware after being struck by lightning, he teams with animal lover Stephanie Speck (Ally Sheedy) and Indian sidewalk vendor Ben Jabituya (Fisher Stevens) to protect its human rights. Hijinks ensue (and zany hijinks will ensue if the Weinsteins cast Ben Stiller for their planned 2010 remake).
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Original post by Robert Newton
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