Short Circuit 2 (1988)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

Kenneth Johnson

Writers:

Brent Maddock (writer)
S.S. Wilson (writer)

Release Date:

6 July 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Some say he's nuts. Some say he's bolts. But can Number Five make it in the big, bad city? Keep your wires crossed.

Plot:

Robot Johnny Five comes to the city and gets manipulated by criminals who want him for their own purposes.

Plot Keywords:

Robot | Street Vendor | Street Gang | Reverse Footage | Model Airplane

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Tim Blaney	...	Johnny Five (voice)
Fisher Stevens	...	Ben Jahrvi
Michael McKean	...	Fred Ritter
Cynthia Gibb	...	Sandy Banatoni
Jack Weston	...	Oscar Baldwin
Dee McCafferty	...	Saunders
David Hemblen	...	Jones
Don Lake	...	Manic Mike
Damon D'Oliveira	...	Bones
Tito Núñez	...	Zorro (as Tito Nuñez)
Jason Kuriloff	...	Lil Man
Robert LaSardo	...	Spooky
Lili Francks	...	Officer Mendez
Wayne Best	...	Officer O'Malley
Gerard Parkes	...	Priest (as Gerry Parkes)
Adam Ludwig	...	Hans de Ruyter
Rex Hagon	...	Dartmoor
Rummy Bishop	...	News Vendor
Richard Comar	...	Mr. Slater
Tony De Santis	...	Russian Taxi Driver (as Tony DeSantis)
Eric Keenleyside	...	Simpsons Truck Driver
Phillip Jarrett	...	Card Hustler (as Phil Jarrett)
Jeremy Ratchford	...	Bill
Kurt Reis	...	Mr. Arnold
Garry Robbins	...	Francis
Ric Sarabia	...	Toy Robot Builder
Barry Flatman	...	Robotic Company C.E.O.
Jane Schoettle	...	Robotic Company Executive
Carlton Watson	...	Robotic Company Engineer
Eve Crawford	...	Federal Judge
Craig Gardner	...	Art Lover
Micki Moore	...	Art Lover
Sam Moses	...	Clothing Store Owner
Norwich Duff	...	Paramedic
Claudette Roche	...	Secretary (as Claudette Roach)
Frank Adamson	...	Desk Sergeant
Chris Barker	...	Bus Driver
Peter Shanne	...	Entourage Leader
James Killeen	...	Reporter
Patrick Greenwood	...	S.W.A.T. Team Officer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ally Sheedy	...	Stephanie Speck (voice) (uncredited)

Directed by
Kenneth Johnson

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Brent Maddock		writer
S.S. Wilson		writer

Produced by
Eric Allard	....	associate producer
David Foster	....	producer
Gary Foster	....	producer
Michael MacDonald	....	executive producer
Lawrence Turman	....	producer

Original Music by
Charles Fox

Cinematography by
John McPherson

Film Editing by
Conrad Buff IV

Production Design by
Bill Brodie

Costume Design by
Larry S. Wells

Production Management
Lacia Kornylo	....	production manager
Michael MacDonald	....	production manager
Ted Zachary	....	executive in charge of production (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Grant Lucibello	....	third assistant director
Michael MacDonald	....	second unit director
Andrew Shea	....	second assistant director
Rose Tedesco	....	trainee assistant director

Art Department
Tony Allard	....	propmaker
Bill Harman	....	construction coordinator

Sound Department
Tom E. Dahl	....	sound re-recording mixer
Richard Oswald	....	sound effects editor
Frank Serafine	....	sound designer
Carolyn Tapp	....	foley recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Philip Bartko	....	robotics leadman
Gary D. Bierend	....	special robotics technician
Mike Edmonson	....	pyrotechnician
Mike Edmonson	....	special effects assistant
Scott Forbes	....	special effects foreman
Scott Forbes	....	special effects technician
Jeff Jarvis	....	special effects coordinator
Arthur Langevin	....	special effects technician
John McLeod	....	special effects technician
Mark Noel	....	special effects
Mike Reedy	....	special effects crew
Mike Reedy	....	special effects shop foreman

Visual Effects by
James Balsam	....	motion control camera operator
Rob Burton	....	visual effects
Jeff Matakovich	....	visual effects
Jody Rogers	....	visual editor

Stunts
Réal Andrews	....	stunts
Kenny Bates	....	stunt coordinator
Marco Bianco	....	stunts
Kurt Bryant	....	stunts
Shane Cardwell	....	stunts
Brian Christensen	....	stunts
Johnny Goar	....	stunts
Ted Hanlan	....	stunts
Jamie Jones	....	stunts
Brian Kaulback	....	stunts
Debbie Kirby	....	stunts
Peter Langley	....	stunts
Dennis Lundin	....	stunt double
Dennis Lundin	....	stunts (as Dennis Christensen)
Walter Masko	....	precision driver
Cotton Mather	....	stunts
Dwayne McLean	....	stunts
Alison Reid	....	stunts
Tye Tyukodi	....	stunts (as Anton Tyukodi)
Ron Van Hart	....	stunts (as Ron Vanhardt)
Bob Yerkes	....	stunts
Kenny Bates	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Julian Chojnacki	....	Steadicam operator

Editorial Department
Andrew S. Eisen	....	assistant editor: Canada
Dale E. Grahn	....	color timer

Other crew
Ron Annabelle	....	boat wrangler
Gary D. Bierend	....	special robotics technician
Beth Boigon	....	location manager
Shelley A. Boylen	....	production coordinator
Sherrie Bradshaw	....	assistant production accountant
Marc Dassas	....	location manager
Stephanie Shayne	....	adr loop group
Rico Topazio	....	puppeteer
Dale Wilmarth	....	moldmaker

Production Companies

• David Foster Productions
• TriStar Pictures

Distributors

• TriStar Pictures (1988) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films (198?) (France) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD) (rental)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD) (retail)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (19??) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (19??) (USA) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar (Brazil) (DVD)
• Image Entertainment (1989) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Image Entertainment (19??) (USA) (DVD)
• LK-TEL Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• RCA Home Video (video)

Also Known As:

Short Circuit 2: More Input (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Sweden:7 | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:6

Filming Locations:

Eaton Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

David Foster Productions

Trivia:

Jack Weston's final film.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Johnny 5 attempts to catch up to the Chrysler LeBaron, he and Fred disappear into and emerge from a manhole. Johnny's wheelbase is noticeably larger than the manhole opening and therefore would not have been able to fit.

Quotes:

Fred: We gotta go! You see those two guys over there?
[points towards two advancing policemen]
Fred: They want to take your books away!
Johnny Five: [horrified gasp]

Movie Connections:

References Commando (1985)

Soundtrack:

Tutti Frutti

Call me sunshiner!!!

I first saw this film when i was in short pants and comfortable shoes with a singular pink sock eating from my Texas chili bowl and it is still as vivid in my memory now as it was back then! Looking back on it now I realise that Benjamen was obviously a god amongst mere mortals and johnny or john as i call him was a Christ type character, Oscar, the devil incarnate.

The scene when Oscar and his boys take an axe to poor johnny's metallic but yet life like face is far worse than anything you see in Saw, Hostel or the Passion of the Christ or any of those films. It truly is one of the most graphic and upsetting scenes in cinematic history, but johnny has none of that, with the inspirational Holding Out for a Hero in the background Johnny Five indeed is alive Better than the first one because this doesn't have Guttenberg in it...