Short Circuit

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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Fisher Stevens regrets his controversial 'Short Circuit' role: 'It definitely haunts me'

The actor looks back at his controversial "brownface" character in the 1986 comedy, which recently celebrated its 35th anniversary.