SHORT CIRCUIT 2

RELEASED 26 APRIL 1988 | 12 | Blu-ray

Was anyone crying out for Short Circuit 2 to get the Special Edition treatment? 88 Films’ artwork is lovely, but the actual extras are minimal. As for the film…

Yes, Johnny 5 is a very cute robot, and his proto-chappie adventures doing crimes are charming, but it’s impossible to get past the fact that his BFF is Fisher Stevens in brownface. Swap him for an Indian actor and this would be delightful. As it is: yikes.

Extras Commentary; Stevens profile; trailer; 80-page booklet; poster; six art cards. Sarah Dobbs