Short Circuitis a 1988 American comic science fiction film, the sequel to 1986s film Short Circuit. It was directed by Kenneth Johnson, and starred Fisher Stevens as Ben Jahveri, Michael McKean as Fred Ritter, Cynthia Gibb as Sandy Banatoni, and Tim Blaney as the voice of Johnnythe main character a friendly, naive, selfaware robot. Filming took place in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Ben and Fred move into a derelict warehouse which is the base of operations for thieves who are tunneling into a bank vault across the street to steal a set of jewels known as the Vanderveer Collection. The thieves attack Ben and Fred and destroy their equipment, preventing them from completing Sandys order. However, Bens friends Stephanie and Newton have sent Johnny 5, a humansized sentient robot whom Ben helped to create. When the thieves return, Johnny defends against them, then sets up selfdefense mechanisms should they try to break in. Johnny sets to work mass producing the toys to meet Sandys deadline but later leaves to explore the city. He runs afoul of many New Yorkers, who are rude and unfriendly. However, he befriends one man, Oscar Baldwin Jack Weston, who works at the bank across the street from Ben and Freds warehouse.Fred, having learned that Johnny is worthmillion, tries to sell the robot. Discovering this, Johnny escapes into the city, is taken into custody by the police, and is placed in the stolen goods warehouse, where he is claimed by Ben. Johnny uses his robotic abilities to help Ben court Sandy. ........
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