Short Circuit story
The film's plot centers upon an experimental military robot that is struck by lightning and gains a more human-like intelligence, with which it embarks to explore its new state. A sequel, Short Circuit 2, was released in 1988.
9 total · 4 major · 5 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| maker and machine | major | Number Five convinced his maker, Newton Crosby, that he was an alive, thinking machine.. |
| romantic love | major | Newton and Stephanie fell in love. |
| sentient machine | major | A prototype robot became sentient after getting struck by lightning. |
| the thirst for knowledge | major | Number Five was crazy for getting input about the world. |
| boyfriend and girlfriend | minor | Stephanie was being harassed by her ex-boyfriend Frank. |
| master and pet | minor | Stephanie and her pet dog Beasley. |
| nuclear fission power | minor | The prototype robots were nuclear powered. |
| nuclear weapons | minor | A general told a senator about operation Gotcha Last. The operation involved strapping the robots with nuclear bombs and sending them to Moscow. |
| the Cold War | minor | Newton and Ben developed several prototype robots for the U.S. military to use in Cold War operations. |