ReScreen: Short Circuit

About this episode

Michael revisits the 1986 film 'Short Circuit' and shares his memories and thoughts after rewatching it.

For this "ReScreen" episode, Michael does a rewatch of the 1986 science fiction comedic film "Short Circuit" starring Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg, Fisher Stevens, Austin Pendleton, Tim Blaney and G. W. Bailey. What are some of his memories of seeing this film previously and thoughts after seeing the film again? Check it out and see! Be a part of the conversation! E-mail the show at screennerdspodcast@gmail.com Follow the show on Twitter @screennerdspod Like the show on Facebook (Search for Screen Nerds Podcast and find the page there) Follow the show on Instagram and Threads just search screennerdspodcast Check out the show on Bluesky just search screennerdspodcast Be sure to check out the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Goodpods, Overcast, Amazon Music or your podcast catcher of choice! (and please share rate and review!) Want to share your thoughts on the podcast? Send me an e-mail! Thanks to Frankie Creel for the artwork

People in this episode

Hosts: Michael, Frankie Creel

Topics covered

• Short Circuit
• 1986 film
• science fiction
• comedy
• rewatch

Keywords

• Ally Sheedy
• Steve Guttenberg
• Fisher Stevens
• Austin Pendleton
• Tim Blaney
• G. W. Bailey

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Books & works: Short Circuit, ReScreen

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