Underplayed Gems

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969)

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes poster
Directed by
Robert Butler
Genre
comedy film, science fiction film, science fiction comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
G
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 160 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A college student accidentally gets a computer's knowledge downloaded into his brain. He becomes a genius but has to deal with a shady businessman who wants to use his new abilities for crime.

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What happens

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes is a 1969 American science fiction comedy film starring Kurt Russell, Cesar Romero, Joe Flynn and William Schallert. It was produced by Walt Disney Productions and distributed by Buena Vista Distribution Company. It was one of several films made by Disney using the setting of Medfield College, first used in the 1961 Disney film The Absent-Minded Professor and its sequel Son of Flubber. The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes is the first film of the "Dexter Riley" series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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