Short Circuit 2

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Short Circuit 2

PG

1988

1h 50m

Kids & Family

Comedy

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Having rescued robot Johnny Five (Tim Blaney) from being destroyed by the military in "Short Circuit," Indian scientist Ben Jahrvi (Fisher Stevens) moves to New York City to become an American citizen. After struggling to sell a few toy replicas of Johnny, Ben must scramble to make more when Sandy Banatoni (Cynthia Gibb) orders 1,000 for her department store. With Johnny's help, Ben begins making the gadgets, but his plans are endangered when thief Oscar Baldwin (Jack Weston) steals Johnny.

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Eddie Harrison

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…stereotypes aside, it doesn’t have the same gravity as the first film, but it’s a brisk family entertainment, and engineers a beguilingly odd, off-kilter pathos as Johnny is bumped and bruised by city life before emerging victorious with a Tarzan yell…

Rated: 3/5

Sep 11, 2024

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Rob Humanick

Projection Booth

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

Rated: B

Jun 26, 2011

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Chuck O'Leary

Fantastica Daily

This sequel is slightly better than its barely-above-average predecessor.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 9, 2005

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Alex Sandell

Juicy Cerebellum

Entertaining enough, as far as sequels go.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 23, 2005

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Emanuel Levy

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Rated: 2/5

Aug 11, 2005

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Greg Maki

Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

Rated: 3/5

Jan 30, 2005

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Kojo A

give the robot an oscar

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/13/25

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Jay F

Probably an unpopular opinion, but I prefer this one to the original. It has more laughs, heart (and heartbreak) than its predecessor. Some things haven’t aged well, but I’ve always found this film to be quite entertaining, despite its flaws.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/26/25

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Stephen C

Funny movie sequel in 1 hour and 50 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $20,800,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/20/25

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Erik B

Not as good as the first movie, but still has its moments. The ending is tough to watch, which is kind of silly...but shows you how attached you can get to anything with a personality.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/06/25

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Gary M

Watched this movie so many times as a kid, I melted the VHS tape. The robotic work alone is worth the watch

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/10/24

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Jeremiah N

"Short Circuit 2" is really good continuation of the previous movie "Short Circuit"! Fisher Stevens plays great as the supporting character that Johnny 5(Tim Blaney, voice) helps! Johnny 5 though naive to city life, learns about things that are different than the previous movie! My favorite scene is where Johnny 5 takes Fred Ritter(Michael McKean) into a RadioShack® to repair himself, only needing Fred for soldering and informing Johnny 5 where his friend is, making Johnny 5 get Rea peaved!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/13/23

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Kenneth Johnson

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Cynthia Gibb

Sandy Banatoni

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Synopsis

Having rescued robot Johnny Five (Tim Blaney) from being destroyed by the military in "Short Circuit," Indian scientist Ben Jahrvi (Fisher Stevens) moves to New York City to become an American citizen. After struggling to sell a few toy replicas of Johnny, Ben must scramble to make more when Sandy Banatoni (Cynthia Gibb) orders 1,000 for her department store. With Johnny's help, Ben begins making the gadgets, but his plans are endangered when thief Oscar Baldwin (Jack Weston) steals Johnny.

Director: Kenneth Johnson
Producer: David Foster, Gary Foster, Lawrence Turman
Screenwriter: Brent Maddock, S.S. Wilson
Production Co: TriStar Pictures, Turman-Foster Company
Rating: PG
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $20.8M
Runtime: 1h 50m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo

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