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Welcome back, listeners, to our most recent addition to our series on weird/bizarre science films. This time around, we discuss one of the absolute best films of the 1980s–“Short Circuit”. This film follows the path of Number 5, the last in a series of prototype robots designed for the military by Nova Robotics Corporation after being struck by lightning while attached to a generator. In this accident, Number 5 develops sentience and wanders away from the facility. Enter animal lover and food truck operator Stephanie (Ally Sheedy), who meets 5 and seems to handle it pretty well–considering that she thinks it’s an alien from outer space. Nope, 5 is just your run-of-the-mill military industrial-complex Warbot. But 5 is alive, and Stephanie does everything she can to protect her new friend as Nova corp does their best to find and disassemble this “malfunctioning” robot. Newton Crosby (Steve Guttenberg) , 5’s creator, is also in the mix with his sidekick Ben as he tries to safely recover Number 5. Join Rey, Roland, and Daniel as they go through this fun movie that may have ties to the Terminator story (maaaybe). Don’t forget to smash that like button and share our stuff on social media!
