Short Circuit: Difference between revisions

* [[Bank Robbery]]: {{spoiler|Oscar}}'s scheme in the sequel.

* [[Become a Real Boy]]: One of the plot points of the second movie is Johnny Five's quest to be recognized as sentient. {{spoiler|He eventually is, and becomes a naturalized U.S. citizen alongside Ben at the end.}}

'''Ben''': [[Open Mouth, Insert Foot|Nun soup?]] }}

* [[California Doubling]]: The sequel takes place in the USA, but was shot in Toronto. It was rumouredrumored that the crew had to go out of their way to add litter to the shots to maintain to the illusion of an American city, but it kept getting cleaned up by City Services when they were on break.

* [[Do-Anything Robot]]: Let's see... Johnny has a parachute, "multi-frequency remote control" that allows him to control anything electric (within range), and a [[Swiss Army Weapon]] that extends to {{spoiler|cut through solid steel bank vault walls}}, unlock cars and unscrew their radios, and help build little toy robots.

{{quote|'''Johnny Five:''' ''I am NOT stolen goods!'' -slams fists on the table, yanking the police officers down- }}

'''Howard:''' "Well, why wasn't I notified?" }}

* [[Fire-Forged Friends]]: Fred treats Johnny like he's his personal butler (partly because Ben kept him in the dark about Johnny's AI), then tries to sell him to some corporate bigwigs, prompting Johnny to unleash the white hot rage: "He is [[I Feel Angry|NOT]] my friend!" However, after Johnny is {{spoiler|nearly killed by Oscar's mooks}}, Fred [[Pet the Dog|scavenges the city]] for him and later [[I Owe You My Life|repairs]] him ''single-handedly''. By the end of the movie, they've become an [[Adventure Duo]].

Yeah, battery fluid maybe. }}

* [[Fun with Acronyms]]: S.A.I.N.T. Touches on nightmare fuel, given the root is '''S'''trategic '''A'''rtificially '''I'''ntelligent '''N'''uclear '''T'''ransport.. The SAINT series are nuke delivery platforms, designed, [[Chekhov's Skill|as explained at the start of the first film]], to be para-dropped into enemy cities, use their maneuvrabilitymaneuverability, intelligence, and weaponry to safely deliver their nuclear payload to their target, and then blow themselves up.

"Los Locos [[Cut His Heart Out with a Spoon|kick your balls into outer SPAAAAAACE!]]" }}

* [[Heel Face Turn]]: Howard Marner is hinted at undergoing one at the conclusion of the first film by {{spoiler|firing Schroeder}}.

'''Ben:''' [[And a Diet Coke|Plus we are needing gas money.]] }}

'''Johnny''': "Fifteen minutes you have to get good." }}

'''Skroder''': Well let me tell you I've got three of them. Three dandy little Skroders, and I want them to be adults, not barbeques. }}

* [[Strange Syntax Speaker]]: Johnny {{spoiler|after getting mutilated by Oscar's mooks.}}

* [[Suicidal Overconfidence]]: {{spoiler|Johnny heatedly goes after Oscar, ignoring the fatal gash in his battery. He doesn't bleed to ''death'', but he cuts it pretty close.}}

'''Johnny''': "[[Electronic Speech Impediment|Derf]], [[wikipedia:The Rains of Ranchipur|a life-form's gotta do what a life-form's gotta do.]] Stand aside." }}

* [[Unwitting Pawn]]: Johnny, in the second movie. ''Twice.'' In the beginning he steals just about a dozen car radios after being decieveddeceived by a gang to believe that he was helping them do their jobs as the "Department of Car Stereo Repair"; and later when {{spoiler|Oscar tricks him into digging into the bank vault, thinking it was to create a safe place for Ben.}} Don't worry, [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge|he fixes it.]]

* [[Violently Protective Girlfriend]]: Maybe not violent, but Sandy [[Took a Level In Badass|takes a level in badass]] when she believes Ben is in toubletrouble, impressively decoding his voiceless-phone messages to use as directions, and demanding that the taxi driver break the law to move faster.