Johnny 5 Apparently Still Alive 22 Years Later - io9 Comments

Johnny 5 Apparently Still Alive 22 Years Later

SusannaLurco — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:14:42 PDT

I can¹t wait for the new Short Circuit. Johnny Five is the best! That Wall-e looks like a cheap rip-off I also just got a copy of Short Circuit on Blu-Ray. The sound and picture quality is sooo amazing!!! It was like being a kid again and watching it for the first time in theaters.

SusannaLurco

Johnny 5 Apparently Still Alive 22 Years Later

dead_red_eyes — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:56:47 PDT

@Tim Faulkner:

I have no idea who else would do it. It's the only thing that I actually like about the Weinsteins, but I hate it that they chop up movies that they have no right chopping up. It's not their film/vision.

dead_red_eyes

Johnny 5 Apparently Still Alive 22 Years Later

cde — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:14:55 PDT

Moar laserz?

cde

Johnny 5 Apparently Still Alive 22 Years Later

Spoony Bard — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:31:09 PDT

I have a question.

Who's Johnny?

Spoony Bard

Johnny 5 Apparently Still Alive 22 Years Later

Tim Faulkner — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 12:51:29 PDT

@dead_red_eyes: Who else is even willing to bring foreign films to the U.S. on a steady basis? Yes, I don't like dubbing or edits of great foreign films but at least someone is willing to do it at all.

Tim Faulkner

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Tim Faulkner — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 12:29:52 PDT

@Belabras: Short Circuit is just a retelling of Frankenstein with a happy ending. Classic stories never die, they're repurposed.

Tim Faulkner

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Plague — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 12:05:35 PDT

@dead_red_eyes:
Neither can I.
But they exist. I'm serious!

Plague

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femto — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 11:23:41 PDT

I'd like some new robot movies please. (Then we can talk about how they will never be as awesome as Johnny Five).

femto

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dead_red_eyes — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 10:51:31 PDT

@Plague:

Are you serious? I can't believe someone would say such a thing. The Weinstein brothers are HORRIBLE HORRIBLE people. They chop the shit out of films that get imported here into the US, and they always say that the cuts will help the American audiences understand the film better or some heaping load of bullshit like that.

Down with the Weinsteins.

dead_red_eyes

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Chnoubis — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 10:45:54 PDT

I'm surprised they can do this, given that Johnny 5 is so obviously the final cylon.

Chnoubis

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darcymcgee — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 10:33:39 PDT

@Belabras: Long ago, my friend. Long ago.

darcymcgee

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DSTRYA — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:50:13 PDT

uhm, hey you hollywood ASSHOLES: the writers strike is over. you do NOT have to waste my summer-blockbuster seasons remaking GARBAGE. you can actaully hire humans to make NEW MOVIES that are AWESOME.

BURN HOLLYWOOD BURN

DSTRYA

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hossifer — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:47:08 PDT

Los Lobos needs to kick the Wienstein's ass.

hossifer

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DarkPlaces — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:19:32 PDT

I regret existing long enough to see this happen.

DarkPlaces

Johnny 5 Apparently Still Alive 22 Years Later

JoeyTheHobo — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:05:04 PDT

Wow, cashing in on the Wall-E attention?

JoeyTheHobo

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se7a7n7 — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:03:33 PDT

If you haven't seen these Short Circuit remakes, you have to watch them. HILARIOUS!!!

part 1
[www.ebaumsworld.com]

part 2
[www.ebaumsworld.com]

se7a7n7

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Benjo — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:57:29 PDT

@BlindKarma: Amen to that. The Guttenberg, the better. It's the only way the remake is going to have any street cred. Let's get Ali Sheedy on board too.

Benjo

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ideaman2020 — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:52:38 PDT

@KiddChaos: Those who don't remember the past... will buy tickets to the remakes.

ideaman2020

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BloggyMcBlogBlog — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:44:08 PDT

I think Fisher Stevens is probably free as well. Even though him doing an Indian character isn't very PC anymore.

BloggyMcBlogBlog

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EBone — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:41:41 PDT

@radio1: If he can stay out of jail long enough...

EBone

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Miranda Kali — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:35:01 PDT

This is but a harbinger. When they start remaking Pauly Shore movies...THAT will be the true sign of the apocalypse.

Miranda Kali

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sandmanfvr — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:29:24 PDT

Another remake, and another of my favorite child hood movies to. I hope this doesn't suck.

sandmanfvr

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deckard97 — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:23:15 PDT

As it happened so it shall happen again...

deckard97

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Plague — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:19:39 PDT

A commenter a while back said the Weinstein's were in it for the quality and not to make money.

All I have to say is:

THIS.

Plague

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OtakuboyT — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:19:11 PDT

For the love of all that is good, stop the remakes.

OtakuboyT

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radio1 — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:02:40 PDT

@BlindKarma: Neither is Ally Sheedy. Hell, even El Debarge to do the remake song!

radio1

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KiddChaos — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:02:27 PDT

Is it April Fools WEEK here at io9? Because this and the Bill and Ted story have got to be some kind of unfunny prank.

KiddChaos

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Dunny0 — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:58:33 PDT

Maybe they can tie this into the Bill and Ted remake and kill two childhood memories with one stone.

I can see it now: Two stoners and their all CGI anti-military robot travel back in time in their converted VW Bus to...
Um..

SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ROCKS!

Dunny0

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Rexter — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:50:15 PDT

Well its a good thing that its made by the original producers, but it is rather obvious that they got the idea from Wall-e.

Rexter

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92BuickLeSabre — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:49:30 PDT

@Belabras: Why go looking for new ones, when we've got all these old one just sitting right here!

92BuickLeSabre

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Belabras — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:42:26 PDT

Have all the new ideas died out?

Belabras

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lava — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:41:29 PDT

Wall-E

lava

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Miranda Kali — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:40:44 PDT

#5 is ali!...All right. Actually kid, #5 is really tired, and would like a nap. Can you keep it down please? ...and get the hell off my lawn! (little bastards...pain in my pentium...)

Miranda Kali

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BlindKarma — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:39:30 PDT

I can assure you Steve Guttenberg isn't doing anything and would be down since he got screwed out of the sequel...

BlindKarma