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.

• DirectorJohn Badham
• Release9 May 1986
• Genre
  Science Fiction / Comedy
• Duration1h 38m
• Budget$10,000,000
• Revenue$40,697,761
• Rate
  

  6.643
  1560 reviews
• Productions

  TriStar Pictures, PSO, The Turman-Foster Company