Ultron Meets Johnny 5 in Genius Avengers Mashup

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Ultron Meets Johnny 5 in Genius Avengers Mashup

Mashup-trailer hilariously crosses blockbuster sequel with 80s cult-classic

Short Circuit. [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/tag/view/age%20of%20ultron] One enterprising YouTuber noticed this, and has now gifted the web with it's latest Marvel "mashup" sensation - posted just before Halloween and making the rounds now.

The parody (which uses clips from both the original Short Circuit and its New York-set sequel [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POxMp61Ksbk]) finds amusing parallels between the action in the two films; particularly given the heavy presence of explosions, guns and even a tank or two in what was otherwise a fairly whimsical pair of films. Of note: The original film co-starred Steve Guttenberg, who appeared with Robert Downey Jr. in Home For The Holidays in 1995.

Released in 1986 by TriStar, Short Circuit followed the exploits of "Number Five," a high-tech military robot who gains humanlike intelligence when a lightning-strike scrambles its programming. Renaming himself Johnny 5, the robot escapes his creators and seeks shelter with an animal doctor (Ally Sheedy) to avoid being disassembled - which he believes will "kill" him. A 1988 sequel found Johnny in New York, where he foiled bank-robbers an eventually rebuilt himself with punk-inspired weapons and armor after being nearly destroyed by thugs.

A proposed remake of the original was announced in 2008, but has thus far failed to materialize. Age of Ultron will debut May 1, 2015.


Source: YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8pp3NvS3ZM]


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[John the Gamer]

That is actually pretty hilarious, though I didn't really like Short Circuit.

 

[Czann]

Johnny 5 Kills the Marvel Universe.

 

[Something Amyss]

Youknow, I always thought Johnny 5 could use more Inception BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAs.

good to know I was right.

 

[coheedswicked]

This is brilliant

 

[Fappy]

This is pretty awesome. Also reminded me that I don't remember this movie at all OTL

 

[Draconalis]

Eh... it's no Transformers/300... but it was okay in the latter half

The beginning didn't mesh up well at all.

What I'm talking about above, in case you haven't seen it:

 

[CelestDaer]

I could see Fisher Stevens as the next Iron Man...

 

[IamLEAM1983]

"ULTRON IS ALIVE!"

Someone had to say it.

It's kind of funny, considering how later iterations of Ultron in the comics don't always place him in the villain's seat. I'm reminded of the coincidentally-named "Ultron no. 5" in the "Old Man Logan" miniseries, which actually turned out to be a bit of a helping instance and an average post-apocalyptic joe.

 

[SmugFrog]

That is actually pretty hilarious, though I didn't really like Short Circuit.

That's commie talk! No, but seriously, no offense intended I checked your profile and you were born in '92, so yeah - I don't imagine you did. It's an 80's movie, and 80's movies have a certain taste. A lot of them don't hold up well over time except for nostalgia. I haven't gone back to watch it in many years just because of how silly it all is in a way; and there's too much bad language for my kids to see it so...

 

[Dandres]

So many feels.

I will try to watch Johnny 5 once a year. That was the first robot movie I saw thanks to FOXs Saturday afternoon movies.