Short Circuit 2

Short Circuit 2 is a 1988 motion picture, sequel to 1986's Short Circuit directed by Kenneth Johnson. It starred Fisher Stevens as Ben Jahveri (his last name is a running gag on the film, mistaken as Jahrvi or something else); Michael McKean as Fred Ritter; Cynthia Gibb as Sandy Banatoni; and Johnny 5 (the main character—a very friendly, self-aware robot), voiced by Tim Blaney. Ally Sheedy, who played main character Stephanie Speck in the first S... more

Short Circuit 2 is a 1988 motion picture, sequel to 1986's Short Circuit directed by Kenneth Johnson. It starred Fisher Stevens as Ben Jahveri (his last name is a running gag on the film, mistaken as Jahrvi or something else); Michael McKean as Fred Ritter; Cynthia Gibb as Sandy Banatoni; and Johnny 5 (the main character—a very friendly, self-aware robot), voiced by Tim Blaney. Ally Sheedy, who played main character Stephanie Speck in the first Short Circuit film, lends her voice to one scene in the sequel. Benjamin Jahveri (Fisher Stevens) has moved to a city where he is selling toy versions of Johnny 5 out on the street. Struggling department store buyer Sandy Banatoni (Cynthia Gibb) sees the toys and works out an order for 1,000 units. Ben gains the help of street hustler Fred Ritter (Michael McKean) for the project, and Fred borrows money from a loan shark to get equipment, temps and a warehouse to build the toys. Unfortunately, the warehouse is the base of operations for a duo of... less