Dimension Films has tapped Dan Milano to script “Short Circuit,” the remake of the 1986 pic. The original was about an armed robot that acquired a personality after a lightning strike, and ...

The '80s sci-fi movie Short Circuit is being rebooted as a Latinx family film from one of the filmmakers behind Instructions Not Included.

Looks like Number 5 is still alive! Time to add Short Circuit to the list of '80s sci-fi classics getting a big screen reboot.

A film fanatic who has built a fully-functioning replica of the robot from the 1986 film Short Circuit said fans get emotional when they see his creation.