Oct 27 2009'Short Circuit' Remake Finds Way To Get Less Appealing

Making a Short Circuit remake somehow even more unappealing than that already sounds is tough. How can you make people want to see a updated version of a simultaneously idiotic and beloved Ally Sheedy/Steve Guttenberg comedy--co-starring Fisher Stevens in whatever the Indian equivalent of blackface is--any less then they already do? Well, it's actually easier than you'd think. Just get the Paul Blart director on board and make the concept even more trite:

Dimension Films has signed Steve Carr to direct "Short Circuit," the remake of the 1986 sci-fi pic.

Carr is coming off the Kevin James hit "Paul Blart: Mall Cop."

Scripted by Dan Milano ("Robot Chicken"), the remake is a robot reboot that brings the iconic Johnny 5 into the 21st century. Built by the military to be a highly sophisticated weapon, Johnny 5 develops a conscience and personality after being hit by lightning. He befriends a lonely boy and his fractured family.

So now it's about a machine that becomes sentient after being hit by lightning that befriends a lonely boy in a broken home? I'm pretty sure I've seen that movie already:

If only Dom DeLuise were still around to provide new Johnny 5's voice.

Carr to drive 'Short Circuit' remake* [Variety]

*Every Variety article about someone named "Carr" has a title involving them driving something.