I haven't seen WALL-E yet but I know a little something of the story. Since
Short Circuit is basically "our super-soldier/brain enhanced monkey/robot
has gotten away and we want to get it back, no matter what or who gets
hurt" and takes place in "contemporary" society and WALL-E takes place
on a desolate, unpopulated Earth, it seems unlikely that one is a copy of
the other, let alone a "dead copy". Not impossible, but on the surface
unlikely.
Craig.
At 12:08 AM 7/10/2008, Michael Wong wrote:
Hi All,
I know it's not just me. Wall-E is a dead copy of Number 5 from Short
Circuit (1973?).
I saw the filmmaker and clips at Wondercon SF and someone asked him about the
similarity to Short Circuit. He claimed ignorance of the other film, not
surprising since he said he was trying to evoke the great science
fiction films
of the past (his youth), i.e. Blade Runner, 2001, Star Wars, etc.
Michael, Cinecityposters </HTML>
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