Real Genius (1985)

Directed by

Martha Coolidge

Genre

science fiction film, science fiction comedy, romantic comedy, teen film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 48m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 506 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A brilliant but lazy college senior is paired with a young prodigy to build a laser. They discover their professor plans to use it as a weapon, so they sabotage him with a prank.

quirkylightheartedcomedicplayfulsatiricalbrightenergeticunpretentious

What happens

Real Genius is a 1985 American science fiction comedy film directed by Martha Coolidge, written by Neal Israel, Pat Proft, and PJ Torokvei, and starring Val Kilmer and Gabriel Jarret. The film, set on the campus of Pacific Tech, a science and engineering university similar to Caltech, follows Chris Knight (Kilmer), a genius in his senior year, who is paired with a new student on campus, Mitch Taylor (Jarret), to work on a chemical laser, only to learn it will be used for dangerous purposes. The film received positive reviews from critics, and grossed $13 million at the North American box office. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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