"Short Circuit" (1986)
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Now I'm quoting Wikipedia here, so don't take it as gospel...
"This film was conceived after the producers found success with an educational video about a robot that they created and distributed to local colleges. Studying other films with a prominent robot cast in them (like the Star Wars series) for inspiration, they decided to take a more realistic approach to the standard "living robot" plot, asking how people would truly react if a living robot appeared before them (with the theory that no one would believe for a second the robot was alive). As part of this, they purposely made Captain Skroeder the one taking the most rational action against the robot, having him do the "right" thing despite being a villain.
According to the commentary in the DVD, Johnny 5 was the most expensive part of the movie, requiring several different versions to be made for different sequences. Almost everything else in the movie was relatively inexpensive, allowing them to allocate as much money as they needed for the robot character. Johnny 5 was designed by Syd Mead, the "visual futurist" famous for his work on Blade Runner and TRON."
I don't think Metal Mickey ever aired on TV in the U.S. so I doubt the producers of Short Circuit were even aware of it.
"This film was conceived after the producers found success with an educational video about a robot that they created and distributed to local colleges. Studying other films with a prominent robot cast in them (like the Star Wars series) for inspiration, they decided to take a more realistic approach to the standard "living robot" plot, asking how people would truly react if a living robot appeared before them (with the theory that no one would believe for a second the robot was alive). As part of this, they purposely made Captain Skroeder the one taking the most rational action against the robot, having him do the "right" thing despite being a villain.
According to the commentary in the DVD, Johnny 5 was the most expensive part of the movie, requiring several different versions to be made for different sequences. Almost everything else in the movie was relatively inexpensive, allowing them to allocate as much money as they needed for the robot character. Johnny 5 was designed by Syd Mead, the "visual futurist" famous for his work on Blade Runner and TRON."
I don't think Metal Mickey ever aired on TV in the U.S. so I doubt the producers of Short Circuit were even aware of it.
Marf said:
Man-At-Arms said:
dxg said:
(It's being remade, btw...)
oh FFS !why?
At least the remake has the same writing team as the original: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0929281/fullcredits
So, the story might be okay, but who could ever replace Ally Sheedy...?
How could a re-making of Short Circuit be updated?
and yet imdb have him confirmed (yes i know they could be wrong)
dxg said:
Yup - and this is why Bill Murray is refusing to be part of Ghostbusters 3 - because it's written as a "reboot" of the franchise and he doesn't play the Hollywood game.
oh crap, not another reboot and yet imdb have him confirmed (yes i know they could be wrong)Best lines in Short Circuit "Hey laserlips, your mama was a snowblower!"
Ben Jabituya, "Oh her pants are blazing for you Newton Crosby!"
In Metal Mickey, what happened to Lucinda Bateson who played Hayley? She was kind of cute.
Ben Jabituya, "Oh her pants are blazing for you Newton Crosby!"
In Metal Mickey, what happened to Lucinda Bateson who played Hayley? She was kind of cute.
Edited by Langweilig on Thursday 19th November 14:16
Edited by Langweilig on Thursday 19th November 14:18
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