Short Circuit 2 is a 1988 comedy science fiction film, the sequel to 1986's film Short Circuit. It was directed by Kenneth Johnson, and starred Fisher Stevens as Ben Jahrvi , Michael McKean as Fred Ritter, Cynthia Gibb as Sandy Banatoni, and Tim Blaney as the voice of Johnny 5 . Filming for this film took place in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Benjamin Jahrvi has moved to New York City where he is selling toy versions of Johnny 5 on the street. Struggling department store buyer Sandy Banatoni sees the toys and orders 1,000 units. Ben is helped by con artist Fred Ritter with the... project. Fred borrows money from a loan shark for equipment, hires temporary workers and rents a warehouse to build the toys. Unfortunately, the warehouse is the base of operations for a couple of thieves hired by bank teller Oscar Baldwin to tunnel into the bank vault across the street. They plan to steal a set of jewels known as the Vanderveer Collection, worth $37,862,000.
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| Release date: | July 6, 1988 |
| Directed by: | Kenneth Johnson |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 110 Minutes |
| Producer: | Lawrence Turman, David Foster |
| Editor: | Conrad Buff |
| Music by: | Charles Fox |
| Screenplay by: | S. S. Wilson |
| Genre: | Science Fiction, Comedy, Action |