Short Circuit remake

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Steve Carr, director of those comedic colossi - Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Daddy Day Care, Rebound and Dr. Dolittle 2 - will next focus his considerable talents on the much-needed and eagerly-anticipated remake of Short Circuit.

The John Badham-directed original, which seems to assumed cult classic status over the years despite not being very good, was about a robot named Johnny 5 who is imbued with sentience by a rogue lightning bolt. On the run from the military, Johnny 5 bonds with Ally Sheedy, and hilarious adventures are had by all.

The Carr-directed remake retains essentially the same premise, although this time – for added emotional impact – Johnny 5 will bond with a lonely young boy.

Dan Milano wrote the script for the Dimension film – his background on Robot Chicken is relatively encouraging. But if his script has a line even half as good as ‘Hey laser lips, your mamma was a snowblower’, we’ll be astonished. It might hopefully guarantee some chuckles as the story switches to the former military robot befriending a lonely boy and helping his fractured family.

[neverending]

I never understood why this movie is loved so much- it's just not very good, as mentioned- and it's got Ally Sheedy.

Well, it seems they got a writer who fits the project...

[Doc Faustus]

No reassemble Johnny 5!

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There are signs of life once again in the long-unplugged "Short Circuit" remake.

Dimension Films is going forward with the new adventures of Number 5 (later "Johnny 5") as the studio has hired Tim Hill to direct the robot mayhem, according to Deadline.

The project originally had Steve Carr ("Paul Blart: Mall Cop") attached to direct with Dan Milano set to write the screenplay. Things were shut down back in 2009, and now the studio has turned the power back on.

Hill ("Hop," "Alvin and the Chipmunks") will supervise a new script about an experimental military robot designed to be the perfect weapon that becomes sentient (and lovable) after it's struck by lightning.

The original "Short Circuit" was released in 1986 and starred Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg and Fisher Stevens (and his rather peculiar accent). Stevens and Johnny Five returned for the 1988 sequel, "Short Circuit 2."

"Short Circuit" was no classic (and the sequel was even worse), but some impressive work could be done with today's filmmaking technology to make Number Five alive again -- those "Transformers" movies were pretty impressive, after all, and "Real Steel" looks to be a champ, too. And the kids would eat it up, no questions asked.

[hammerfan]

I will NEVER understand the reason they (Hollywood) keep doing all these remakes! C'mon people, get an original idea in your head!:mad:

[The Villain]

I am so sick of remakes. Also, really Short Circuit? Out of all the movies they could remake they choose Short Circuit? Oh wait they're remaking everything, i forgot.