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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.

1h 38m1986

6.7TMDB

Science FictionComedyFamily

English

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Storyline

Something wonderful has happened... No. 5 is alive.

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.

# Science Fiction# Comedy# Family

Info

Type
Film
Released
9 May 1986
Runtime
1h 38m

Production

Studios
TriStar Pictures, PSO, The Turman-Foster Company
Countries
United States

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English
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TMDB
2605
TMDB score
6.7 / 10

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