Lawrence Turman helped produce this film based on a military robot who is struck by lightning and gains human like intelligence 
Lawrence Turman:  He has also produced such films such as "Pretty Poison" (1968), "The Great White Hope" (1970), "The Thing" (1982), "Mass Appeal" (1984), "Short Circuit" (1986), "The River Wild" (1994), and "American History X" (1998). Short Circuit (1986 film):  The film's plot centers upon an experimental military robot that is struck by lightning and gains a more humanlike intelligence, with which it embarks to explore its new state.
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