Number 5, one of a group of experimental military robots, undergoes a sudden transformation after being struck by lightning. He develops self-awareness, consciousness, and a fear of the reprogramming ...

Long before Alexa invaded homes, a likable robot yearning for human input arrived at a remote Victorian-era farmhouse in Astoria and was adopted by an animal-loving Ally Sheedy. The robot changed its ...

ASTORIA, Ore. — In 1987 when Richard Bates was a six year old with a face full of freckles, he first saw a movie that would have life-altering consequences. It's name is "Short Circuit." "Me and my ...

ASTORIA — Richard Bates was 6 years old when he first saw " Short Circuit,” a 1986 movie filmed in Astoria. In the movie, a military robot nicknamed “Johnny 5” is humanized by a lightning strike and ...

Number Five is still alive! Deadline reports that Spyglass Media Group is gearing up to produce a remake of the 1986 film Short Circuit. Writers Eduardo Cisneros and Jason Shuman will pen the script ...

EXCLUSIVE: Spyglass Media Group has set a remake of the 1986 film Short Circuit, bringing on the writing team of Eduardo Cisneros and Jason Shuman to put a Latinx twist on the screenplay for the ...

Spyglass Media Group is developing a Latinx remake of the 1986 sci-fi comedy “Short Circuit.” The original “Short Circuit,” starring Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg and Fisher Stevens, sees the military ...