Short Circuit 2

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Short Circuit 2

PG,

1988,

1h 50m,

Kids & Family/

Comedy

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Having rescued robot Johnny Five from being destroyed by the military in "Short Circuit," Indian scientist Ben Jahveri moves to New York City to become an American citizen. After struggling to sell a few toy replicas of Johnny, Ben must scramble to make more when Sandy Banatoni orders 1,000 for her department store. With Johnny's help, Ben begins making the gadgets, but his plans are endangered when thief Oscar Baldwin steals Johnny.

Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

Sep 11, 2024

3/5

…stereotypes aside, it doesn’t have the same gravity as the first film, but it’s a brisk family entertainment, and engineers a beguilingly odd, off-kilter pathos as Johnny is bumped and bruised by city life before emerging victorious with a Tarzan yell…

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Rob Humanick

Projection Booth

Jun 26, 2011

B

An awkward manifestation of both the typically overwritten trappings of a box-office mandated sequel and a seriously thoughtful rumination on free will.

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Chuck O'Leary

Fantastica Daily

Oct 9, 2005

3/5

This sequel is slightly better than its barely-above-average predecessor.

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Alex Sandell

Juicy Cerebellum

Aug 23, 2005

3/5

Entertaining enough, as far as sequels go.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Aug 11, 2005

2/5

Greg Maki

Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

Jan 30, 2005

3/5

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Ron L

Dec 27, 2017

This film made me cry more than any other as a child due to the brutal attack scene! but watching it as an adult its actually quite a deep and moving story about acceptance. Whereas this doesn't fit with the tone and feel of the original it does however provide a wonderful story. well worth a watch just take the kids out of the room for the fight scene!

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Luke M

Dec 4, 2017

The best short circuit movie out of the two.

Hagrid S

May 20, 2017

#5 is in the big Apple to help his friend, Ben.

Hermione M

Jan 7, 2017

Funny, who doesn't love some cheesy Johnny 5 alive!

Kylo W

Feb 3, 2012

I tend to keep watching this movie year after year. It was one of my favorites from my childhood and I still love it to this day. The critics hated it. Heck, even audiences generally didn't love it...but it was certainly everything I wanted it to be. Probably would be somewhere on my top 30 of all time list.

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Kenneth Johnson

Director

Fisher Stevens

Ben Jahveri

Michael McKean

Fred Ritter

Cynthia Gibb

Sandy Banatoni

Jack Weston

Oscar Baldwin

Dee McCafferty

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Synopsis

Having rescued robot Johnny Five from being destroyed by the military in "Short Circuit," Indian scientist Ben Jahveri moves to New York City to become an American citizen. After struggling to sell a few toy replicas of Johnny, Ben must scramble to make more when Sandy Banatoni orders 1,000 for her department store. With Johnny's help, Ben begins making the gadgets, but his plans are endangered when thief Oscar Baldwin steals Johnny.

Director: Kenneth Johnson
Producer: David Foster, Gary Foster, Lawrence Turman
Screenwriter: Brent Maddock, S.S. Wilson
Production Co: TriStar Pictures, Turman-Foster Company
Rating: PG
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $20.8M
Runtime: 1h 50m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo

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