News of the Short Circuit remake has been around for a bit now, but we get wind today that Robot Chicken scribe and voice artist will be in charge of writing the story. Dan Milano.
Dimension Films has picked Dan Milano to write the remake of the 1986 film Short Circuit.
In the original, an armed robot became “human” after being struck by lightning. It then enlisted the help of human beings when the military tried to “disassemble” it.
I never noticed before just how much of a resemblance there was between Johnny 5 and Wall-E. Maybe they are related? It is said that Johnny 5 himself will be the same robot, but I was kinda hoping for an updated version, just for fun.
The original film was great in a number of ways, but the style of humour and pop culture references are dated. Having a comedic writer on board that has a firm grasp of current pop culture, as well as a solid laugh record should benefit the remake. I just hope we get a modern artist to cover El DeBarge’s 80s hit “Who’s Johnny” that served as the closing credits theme.
Here is the official video for the song which in true 80s fashion has NOTHING to do with the lyrics.
And yes, without going through the list I do feel that this qualifies as a film that could benefit from a remake.
