Phil Jarrett

Short Circuit 2 -- Number Five, A.K.A. Johnny Five, that incredible lovable robot, is back and taking the big city by storm.

Unemployed single mother Loretta Sinclair (Alfre Woodard) lives with her mother, Rosa Lynn (Mary Alice), in a Chicago apartment until drug abuse causes Loretta to neglect her children in this familly drama directed by renowned poet Maya Angelou. To get Loretta back on her feet, Rosa Lynn ships her and the kids to their Mississippi Delta hometown, where Uncle Earl (Al Freeman Jr.) takes them in and teaches them about their rich heritage.

When Robot Number Five takes a trip to the city to help out his friend, Ben, with his electronics business he becomes the target for criminals who want to use him for their own purposes.