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Real Genius (1985)

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

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When he gets mad, he doesn't get even… he gets creative.

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When teenage geniuses Mitch Taylor and Chris Knight, working on an advanced laser project, learn that the military wants to use it as a weapon, they decide to thwart the plan.

Pat Proft

Screenplay, Story
Neal Israel

Screenplay, Story
Martha Coolidge

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PJ Torokvei

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Val Kilmer

Chris Knight
Gabriel Jarret

Mitch Taylor
Michelle Meyrink

Jordan
William Atherton

Professor Hathaway
Robert Prescott

Kent
Louis Giambalvo

Major Carnagle
Jon Gries

Lazlo Hollyfeld
Ed Lauter

CIA Man Decker
Stacy Peralta

Shuttle Pilot
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A review by Wuchak

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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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