Real Genius

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Real Genius (1985)

PG 08/07/1985 (US) Comedy, Romance, Science Fiction 1h 46m

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Who ELSE can turn lasers into light shows, aircraft into armchairs, and high-tech into hijinks?

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Chris is the top brain who just wants to party, Mitch is the 15-year-old college wiz kid. Supposedly hard at work on a lab project with a mysterious deadline, they still find time to use their genius to discover new ways to have fun.

Neal Israel

Screenplay, Story
Pat Proft

Screenplay, Story
Martha Coolidge

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Peter Torokvei

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Val Kilmer

Chris Knight
Gabriel Jarret

Mitch Taylor
Michelle Meyrink

Jordan Cochran
William Atherton

Prof. Jerry Hathaway
Jon Gries

Lazlo Hollyfeld
Patti D'Arbanville

Sherry Nugil
Stacy Peralta

Shuttle Pilot
Louis Giambalvo

Maj. Carnagle
Ed Lauter

David Decker
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A review by Wuchak

6.0

Written by Wuchak on April 28, 2018

The Big Bang guys when they were in college (not really, but sort of)

RELEASED IN 1985 and directed by Martha Coolidge, "Real Genius" is a college dramedy about a 15 year-old genius in laser technology (Gabe Jarret) who’s recruited by physics Professor Jerry Hathaway (William Atherton), who has ulterior motives for having the kid work in his personal lab. The newbie’s roommate turns out to be the most brilliant freshman in history, who’s now a senior and seemingly clouded by college-age mischief (Val Kilmer). Michelle Meyrink plays a kinetic student interested in Mitch (Jarret) while Jonatha... read the rest.

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