Weird Science

1985

Action / Comedy / Fantasy / Romance / Sci-Fi

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 69% · 40 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 69% · 100K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.6/10 10 104788 104.8K

chicago, illinois nerd biker based on comic morphing mischievous

Plot summary

Two unpopular teenagers, Gary and Wyatt, fail at all attempts to be accepted by their peers. Their desperation to be liked leads them to "create" a woman via their computer. Their living and breathing creation is a gorgeous woman, Lisa, whose purpose is to boost their confidence level by putting them into situations which require Gary and Wyatt to act like men.

Director

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John Hughes

Top cast

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Robert Downey Jr. as Ian
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Chino 'Fats' Williams as Bar Patron
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Mikul Robins as The Weenies
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Suzanne Snyder as Deb
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1 hr 34 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by MarkLotinga-1064 7 / 10

"So, what would you little maniacs like to do first"?

Weird Science was a lot of fun, a perfect light and frothy 1980s movie.Although, having said that it is quietly subversive and more than a little risqué, it is unlike the other Directorial works of John Hughes.In a nutshell, whilst two high-school nerds are watching a colourised version of Frankenstein, they hit upon the idea of using a computer program to literally create the perfect woman, who promptly turns their lives upside-down.In a scene that echoed the earlier WarGames and perhaps foreshadowed AI our nerds tap into non-specific massive computing power via a dial-up modem!?In any case, that perfect woman turns out to be Kelly LeBrock at the absolute peak of her powers, and not only does she do a bang-up job as Lisa she also seems to be having an absolute ball.Aside from the year before's The Woman in Red the rest of Kelly's career was rather a non-event, which on this showing seems a shame.The film also contains very early appearances for Bill Paxton and a pre-Junior Robert Downey.We also have Vernon Wells relatively fresh from his rather similar role in Mad Max II, who then went on to appear in the following years Commando up against Arnie.Last of note is Michael Berryman, best known for playing Pluto in the iconic The Hills Have Eyes.These latter two actors have gone on to have prolific careers racking up more than 100 movie appearances each.Of the two lead actors, only Anthony Michael Hall's's career amounted to much, his co-star Ilan Mitchell-Smith went on to do very little else.I mention all this to illustrate just how varied and fickle this business we call show can be.As Lisa's classic first line goes, and these are words to live by: "so, what would you little maniacs like to do first"?
Reviewed by Woodyanders 8 / 10

Probably the craziest movie made by John Hughes in the 1980's

Meek and socially inept computer geeks Gary Wallace (an excellent and engaging portrayal by Anthony Michael Hall) and Wyatt Donnelly (a likable performance by Ilan-Michael Smith) get more than they bargained for when they create the perfect woman in the form of Lisa (delightfully played with winning saucy charm and aplomb by the drop-dead gorgeous Kelly LeBrock), who turns their heretofore staid existences upside down. Writer/director John Hughes really lets it all hang out: The enjoyably off-the-wall story zips along at a breathless frantic pace, the zany humor occasionally reaches surreal heights of inspired lunacy, and the major big bash set piece is positively hysterical. Although Hughes eschews his trademark adolescent angst in favor of infectiously go-for-broke wackiness, he nonetheless brings a sweet surplus of pure heart to the proceedings by having Lisa give Gary and Wyatt valuable life lessons in self-worth and self-confidence. Moreover, it's acted with zest by an enthusiastic cast: Bill Paxton almost steals the entire picture with his gloriously obnoxious turn as Wyatt's overbearing older brother Chet, Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Rusler smarm it up well as a couple of jerky bullies, and Suzanne Snyder and Jodi Aronson make for fetching and appealing love interests. Vernon Wells and Michael Berryman have funny minor roles as a pair of punk thug party crashers. An absolute hoot.
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