Number 5 is alive!
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Number 5 is alive! |
| Original title | Short circuit |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1986 |
| length | 94 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director | John Badham |
| script |
Brent Maddock , SS Wilson |
| production |
David Foster , Lawrence Turman |
| music | David Shire |
| camera | Nick McLean |
| cut | Frank Morriss |
| occupation | |
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Number 5 is alive! is an American science fiction film from 1986. Directed by John Badham . The film opened in German cinemas on August 21, 1986.
action
After being struck by lightning, the military robot SAINT number 5 from Nova Robotics suddenly goes into business for itself . On a turbulent chase, its inventors Ben Jabituya and Newton Crosby and the military have their hands full to recapture the robot. On his escape, number 5 ends up with the animal lover Stephanie, with whom he befriends. Number 5 is constantly developing new skills and gaining knowledge at a breathtaking pace, e.g. B. by reading through books like a flip book. The persecutors decide, because they fail to capture him, to destroy number 5. But Stephanie helps number 5 with his escape because she has realized that he is not a war robot, but develops emotions and is therefore more of a living being than a machine.
Newton and Stephanie escape in a truck with number 5. When they are caught up by the military and forced to give up, number 5 takes flight and rolls away at breakneck speed. The soldiers open fire and just before the robot is out of range, it is hit and smashed by a projectile, leaving only a pile of junk. But while the military are celebrating their triumph and Stephanie sadly moves away from the scene, number 5 emerges from his hiding place on the back of the truck. It turns out that number 5 has outsmarted his pursuers: the robot that escaped from the truck was not number 5, but a structurally identical doppelganger that he had assembled himself from spare parts. Number 5 gives himself the nickname "Johnny 5" at the end of the film after the song Who's Johnny he heard.
Awards
John Badham, the film for Best Science Fiction Film and the Special Effects were nominated for a Saturn Award in 1987 . David Shire won the BMI Film Music Award in 1987 .
The German Film and Media Evaluation FBW in Wiesbaden awarded the film the title valuable.
Soundtrack
A popular song from the movie is Who's Johnny by El Debarge , which reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Hot R&B Singles chart in 1986 .
Trivia
- The special effects of the robots were created by Eric Allard .
- Guitarist John William Lowery took the stage name John 5 when he joined the band Marilyn Manson in 1998.
- WALL-E director Andrew Stanton thinks it is not impossible that the similar design of the robot in his film lives on an unconscious inspiration from number 5! is due.
- The scene in which number 5 is dancing with Stephanie is inspired by the film Saturday Night Fever , which she runs on television. This film was also directed by John Badham .
- The scene in which Stephanie calls Nova and asks to speak to someone “who loves to play war” is a reference to the WarGames movie , in which Ally Sheedy was a part. This film was also directed by John Badham.
- The actors Steve Guttenberg and GW Bailey had also been two years earlier at Police Academy - Dumber than the police allowed opponents.
criticism
“An action film with comedic features, a superficial pacifist tendency and funny technical effects. Entertaining entertainment. "
continuation
In 1988, directed by Kenneth Johnson, the sequel number 5 does not give up , in which Fisher Stevens took the lead role. Steve Guttenberg stopped performing at all. Ally Sheedy only had a brief speaking role.
synchronization
The German dubbing was based on a dialogue book and the dialogue direction by Ronald Nitschke on behalf of Interopa Film GmbH, Berlin.
| actor | Voice actor | role |
|---|---|---|
| Tim Blaney | Wolfgang number | Number 5 |
| Ally Sheedy | Katja Nottke | Stephanie Bacon |
| Steve Guttenberg | Arne Elsholtz | Newton Crosby |
| Fisher Stevens | Tayfun Bademsoy | Benjamin |
| Brian McNamara | Ronald Nitschke | Frank |
| Austin Pendleton | Peter Schiff | Howard Marner |
| GW Bailey | Helmut Krauss | Schröder |
| Barbara Tarbuck | Barbara Adolph | Senator Mills |
| John Wayne | Arnold Marquis | John Wayne |
| NN | Gerd Duwner | Number 5 imitated |
| NN | Wolfgang Pampel | Number 5 imitated |
| NN | Michael Brennicke | robot |
Web links
- Number 5 is alive! in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Number 5 is alive! in the online film database
- Number 5 is alive! at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B / Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 150.
- ↑ Alex Billington: WonderCon: Pixar's Wall-E Presentation - Incredible! . On: FirstShowing.net . Accessed July 24, 2008.
- ↑ Number 5 is alive! In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed October 15, 2016 .
- ↑ Number 5 is alive! in the German dubbing index