<s>
A	O
sequel	B-Language
,	O
Short	O
Circuit	O
2	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1988	O
,	O
directed	O
by	O
Kenneth	O
Johnson	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Strategic	O
Artificially	O
Intelligent	O
Nuclear	O
Transport	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
U.S.	O
military	O
to	O
use	O
in	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
operations	O
,	O
though	O
they	O
would	O
rather	O
seek	O
peaceful	O
applications	O
of	O
the	O
robots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
waiting	O
for	O
NOVA	O
to	O
arrive	O
,	O
Number	O
5	O
learns	O
about	O
death	O
when	O
he	O
accidentally	O
crushes	O
a	O
grasshopper	B-Application
and	O
concludes	O
that	O
if	O
NOVA	O
disassembles	O
him	O
,	O
he	O
will	O
die	O
,	O
and	O
escapes	O
in	O
Stephanie	O
's	O
food	O
truck	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Number	O
5	O
outwits	O
the	O
other	O
robots	O
and	O
reprograms	O
their	O
personalities	O
to	O
act	O
like	O
The	B-Application
Three	I-Application
Stooges	I-Application
,	O
allowing	O
him	O
to	O
escape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
they	O
drive	O
off	O
,	O
Number	O
5	O
asserts	O
that	O
his	O
name	O
should	O
now	O
be	O
"	O
Johnny	B-Application
5	I-Application
"	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
El	O
DeBarge	O
song	O
"	O
Who	O
's	O
Johnny	O
"	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
playing	O
on	O
the	O
van	O
's	O
radio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Studying	O
other	O
films	O
with	O
a	O
prominent	O
robot	O
cast	O
(	O
like	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
series	O
)	O
for	O
inspiration	O
,	O
they	O
decided	O
to	O
question	O
human	O
reactions	O
to	O
a	O
'	O
living	O
 '	O
robot	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
premise	O
that	O
no	O
one	O
would	O
initially	O
believe	O
its	O
sentience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Number	O
5	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Syd	O
Mead	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
visual	O
futurist	O
"	O
famous	O
for	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
and	O
Tron	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
arm	O
movements	O
of	O
Number	O
5	O
were	O
controlled	O
by	O
a	O
"	O
telemetry	O
suit	O
"	O
,	O
carried	O
on	O
the	O
puppeteer	B-Application
's	O
upper	O
torso	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
joint	O
in	O
the	O
suit	O
had	O
a	O
separate	O
sensor	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
puppeteer	B-Application
's	O
arm	O
and	O
hand	O
movements	O
to	O
be	O
transferred	O
directly	O
to	O
the	O
machine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
also	O
voiced	O
in	O
real-time	O
by	O
his	O
puppeteer	B-Application
,	O
the	O
director	O
believing	O
that	O
it	O
provided	O
for	O
more	O
realistic	O
interaction	O
between	O
the	O
robot	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
actors	O
than	O
putting	O
in	O
his	O
voice	O
in	O
post-production	O
,	O
although	O
a	O
few	O
of	O
his	O
lines	O
were	O
re-dubbed	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
portray	O
the	O
role	O
he	O
had	O
to	O
grow	O
a	O
beard	O
,	O
dye	O
his	O
hair	O
black	O
,	O
darken	O
his	O
skin	O
with	O
makeup	O
,	O
turn	O
his	O
blue	O
eyes	O
brown	O
with	O
contact	O
lenses	O
,	O
speak	O
with	O
an	O
East	O
Indian	O
accent	O
and	O
"	O
walk	O
hunched	O
over	O
like	O
a	O
cricket	B-Application
player	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ocean	O
Software	O
for	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
and	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
was	O
also	O
made	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
featured	O
two	O
parts	O
:	O
one	O
arcade	O
adventure	O
where	O
Johnny	B-Application
5	I-Application
had	O
to	O
escape	O
from	O
the	O
lab	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
action	O
part	O
where	O
Johnny	B-Application
5	I-Application
escapes	O
across	O
the	O
countryside	O
,	O
avoiding	O
soldiers	O
,	O
other	O
robots	O
,	O
and	O
animals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	B-Language
,	O
Short	O
Circuit	O
2	O
,	O
premiered	O
on	O
July	O
6	O
,	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Johnny	B-Application
5	I-Application
answered	O
questions	O
in	O
character	O
in	O
a	O
videotaped	O
interview	O
with	O
Dallas-based	O
reporter	O
Bobbie	O
Wygant	O
to	O
promote	O
Short	O
Circuit	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spyglass	B-Application
Media	O
Group	O
bought	O
the	O
rights	O
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
reportedly	O
planning	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
remake	O
with	O
James	O
Vanderbilt	O
through	O
his	O
company	O
Project	O
X	O
Productions	O
,	O
Paul	O
Neinstein	O
and	O
William	O
Sherak	O
producing	O
,	O
Eduardo	O
Cisneros	O
and	O
Jason	O
Shuman	O
writing	O
,	O
and	O
John	O
W	O
.	O
Hyde	O
returning	O
as	O
executive	O
producer	O
alongside	O
Terissa	O
Kelton	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Badham	O
,	O
the	O
character	O
was	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
American	O
when	O
Stevens	O
was	O
cast	O
;	O
inspired	O
by	O
a	O
scene	O
in	O
Beverly	B-Application
Hills	I-Application
Cop	I-Application
(	O
1984	O
)	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
French	O
shop	O
assistant	O
is	O
rude	O
to	O
his	O
American	O
customers	O
,	O
Badham	O
made	O
Ben	O
Indian	O
,	O
thinking	O
the	O
"	O
culture	O
mismatch	O
was	O
fun	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
