Short Circuit
Science Fiction
Comedy
Family
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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.
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artificial intelligence (a.i.)
lightning
oregon, usa
robot
military
childlike
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