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Something wonderful has happened... No. 5 is alive!
Something wonderful has happened... No. 5 is alive!
Comedy, Family, Science Fiction - 1986
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After a lightning bolt zaps a robot named Number 5, the lovable machine starts to think he's human and escapes the lab. Hot on his trail is his designer, Newton, who hopes to get to Number 5 before the military does. In the meantime, a spunky animal lover mistakes the robot for an alien and takes him in, teaching her new guest about life on Earth.
Director:
,
John Badham
Cast:
,
Austin Pendleton
,
Ally Sheedy
,
Marvin J. McIntyre
,
Steve Guttenberg
,
Fisher Stevens
,
G.W. Bailey
,
Brian McNamara
,
John Garber
,
Tim Blaney

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Rated:
PG
Runtime:
98 min
Release date:
9 May 1986
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$10,000,000
Revenue:
$40,697,761
Awards:
1 win & 3 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
It's basically a kid's movie, and quite possibly the kids will like it. But they'll have to be fairly young kids.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
The movie, which has the clean, well-scrubbed look of an old Disney comedy, is nicely acted by Miss Sheedy, who demonstrates a light-comedy touch not unlike Amy Irving's [and] Mr. Guttenberg.
– Vincent Canby,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
Scripters get credit for some terrific dialog that would have been a lot less disarming if not for the winsome robot and Sheedy's affection for it. Guttenberg plays his best goofy self.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
6 Jul 2010
rotten:
One of the stranger ironies to be found in Hollywood these days is that some of its most resourceful directors use high-tech wizardry and state-of- the-art movie technology to make films that rail against the tyranny of science.
– Desmond Ryan,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
2 Apr 2014
rotten:
The film has nowhere to go except to give us a predictable initial confrontation between Guttenberg and Sheedy over military weapons.
– Gene Siskel,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr 2014
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