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Where was Short Circuit filmed?

1986 film, directed by John Badham.

  • Astoria

The story is set in Oregon, about 222 miles (358 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
Oregon
Filmed in
Astoria
Distance
About 222 miles (358 km) between Oregon and the nearest filming location.
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About Short Circuit

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Released
1986
Director
John Badham
Cast
Ally SheedySteve GuttenbergFisher StevensAustin PendletonG. W. BaileyBrian McNamaraTim BlaneyJack ThompsonBarbara TarbuckTom Lawrence
Genre
Science FictionScience Fiction ComedyComedy

NOVA Laboratory robotics experts Newton Crosby and Ben Jabituya have developed a series of robotic soldiers called S.A.I.N.T.

Number 5, is struck by lightning arcing through the lab's power grid.

She takes the robot into her home, where the variety of stimuli (which the robot refers to as "input") allows him to improve his cognitive and language skills and begin to develop a personality.

Famous lines from Short Circuit

Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.

  • "Nun Soup"?Ben
  • No; sunrise!Stephanie
  • Beautiful! Lightbulb!Number 5
  • "Unable. Malfunction".Ben
  • Maybe it's pissed off.Skroeder

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