Movie · Comedy · Sci-Fi

When one of an experimental range of military robots is hit by lightning, it is given consciousness and escapes from the military and befriends a young woman. Its creator, Newton Crosby, is desperate to find it, or his entire project may be scrapped.

1986 · 1h 38m
Director John Badham

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When one of an experimental range of military robots is hit by lightning, it is given consciousness and escapes from the military and befriends a young woman. Its creator, Newton Crosby, is desperate to find it, or his entire project may be scrapped.

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Average 5.3
Reviews 39
Fresh 24
Rotten 15

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Studio
TriStar Pictures
Released
1986
Run Time
1 hr 38 min
Rated
PG Low level coarse language, low level violence.
Regions of Origin
United States, Germany
© 1986 PSO Presentations & Tri-Star Pictures, Inc.

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Original Audio
English
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English (AAC)

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English (CC)

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Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.