1986 Movie Short Circuit - Wall-E
By kykidd
@kykidd (6812)
United States
November 16, 2008 6:19pm CST
Has anyone seen the commercials for the movie called Wall-E? If so, does the robot remind you of the robot in the 1986 movie Short Circuit? The robot in the movie said "No. 5 is Alive", if you can remember that far back. Amazing it has been 22 years. It was a really cute movie.
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@ShepherdSpy (8544)
• Omagh, Northern Ireland
17 Nov 08
I've been to see Wall-E in the Cinema! Yep,I reckon Johnny 5 must have been some kind of far back relation of Wall-E...Although It just seems a little funny that Short Circuit, 22 years ago, featured the Wisea$$ motormouth (ex?) Military 'bot whose programming changed when struck by lightning,whereas Wall-E in 2008 is almost a Silent Movie Character..a bit of a step back?
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@kykidd (6812)
• United States
17 Nov 08
Glad to hear from someone who has actually seen the movie Wall-E. It sounds like you remember Short Circuit a lot more than I do.
That's funny though, that the newer movie would seem like it has less technology the older one. Odd how things like that happen.
Thanks for responding to this discussion, and have a great day!
@ShepherdSpy (8544)
• Omagh, Northern Ireland
17 Nov 08
Short Circuit would be a Guilty pleasure movie for Me, with it being a bit of a kiddy pleasing performance,but I enjoyed the cultural references and gags at the time,and Ally Sheedy looked like She had fun making the Movie!
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@ShepherdSpy (8544)
• Omagh, Northern Ireland
11 Jan 09
Thanks for Best response!
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@sudalunts (5523)
• United States
17 Nov 08
Hello Stephanie...............I actually saw the commercial for the first time today. I thought it was related to Johnny five. I loved that movie, and I loved Johnny five. I actually cried when they were shooting at him. Yeah, the little robot in the commercial did make me think of Short circuit.
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@kykidd (6812)
• United States
17 Nov 08
I'm confused, who's Stephanie?
Wow, you have an even great recollection of the movie than I do. I'm glad to hear that I was the only one who thought about it when they saw the commercials for Wall-E.
Thank you for your response in this discussion, and have a great day!
@sudalunts (5523)
• United States
17 Nov 08
Stephanie was the lady who was protecting him , I am sorry, I was not referring to you
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@crimsonladybug (3112)
• United States
17 Nov 08
YES! I just said that the other day, "Doesn't Wall-e look like an itty bitty Number 5?" And no one got what I was talking about. The reference was completely lost, even when I explained who Number 5 (or Johnny 5, as he named himself) was.
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@ShepherdSpy (8544)
• Omagh, Northern Ireland
17 Nov 08
I wouldn't think there's much similarity between the movies,other than that they both heavily feature engagingly expressive,tracked Robots..check out both profiles on www.imdb.com-I'm sure there are discussions there about the differences and similarities! #5 and his unit were versatile robot "soldiers",until lightning zaps him,He develops a personality and tries to prove to his creator He's Alive so that they won't reset him back as he was..Wall-E is the last(?) working cleanup bot many years after Earth's ecosystem had collapsed (The only living things are Wall-E's "friend",a cockroach,and a small plant Wall-E recently found and looks after) and humanity has left Earth to live on corporate consumer driven Space cruise ships,to be tended by robots until Earth Recovers-A probe bot,EVA,arrives,meets Wall-E,then returns to the Human's spaceship with the Plant-He hitches a lift to be with Her and helps set in motion events leading to a decision for the People to return to Earth or Stay on the ship?
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