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Sean, builder of the real-life Johnny 5 from Short Circuit, recasp the film’s 40th anniversary celebration in Astoria, Oregon — including two blown gearboxes on the same night, a UK-built Johnny 5 that got stuck in customs, an impromptu voice cameo from original Johnny 5 actor Tim Blaney, meeting the town’s mayor, and touring the set with one of the movie’s actual puppeteers.

Plus, why transporting a 368-pound robot across the country is basically like owning a temperamental classic car.