Short Circuit 2 (1988)

Release date: 1988-07-06
Country: USA
Language: English
Director: Kenneth Johnson
Production Co: TriStar Pictures, Turman-Foster Company
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Science Fiction
Rating: 5.7/10
Length: 1h 50min

Storyline

When Number Five is sent from Newton and Stephanie's ranch to the big city to help Ben with his electronics business, he finds that his robotic talents are wanted by city low-life who want to turn Number Five into profits.

Plot Keywords

robot, number in title, heist, street vendor, robbery, sequel, second part, talking robot, product placement, numbered sequel, punk, robot as pathos, hitman, boat, 1980s, reference to god, date, toy robot, remote control, ends with freeze frame

Short Review

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