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7 August 1985 (USA) moreTagline:
Who ELSE can turn lasers into light shows, aircraft into armchairs, and high-tech into hijinks? morePlot:
Teenage geniuses deal with their abilities while developing a laser. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
2 wins & 2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(8 articles)
Villains We Love: William Atherton (From Cinematical. 28 October 2009, 11:33 AM, PDT)
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Terrific '80's Film more (114 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Val Kilmer | ... | Chris Knight | |
| Gabriel Jarret | ... | Mitch Taylor (as Gabe Jarret) | |
| Michelle Meyrink | ... | Jordan Cochran | |
| William Atherton | ... | Prof. Jerry Hathaway | |
| Jon Gries | ... | Lazlo Hollyfeld (as Jonathan Gries) | |
| Patti D'Arbanville | ... | Sherry Nugil | |
| Stacy Peralta | ... | Shuttle Pilot | |
| Daniel Ades | ... | Laser Ray Victim | |
| Andres Aybar | ... | Bartender | |
| Louis Giambalvo | ... | Maj. Carnagle | |
| Ed Lauter | ... | David Decker | |
| Charles Shull | ... | Air Force General | |
| Beau Billingslea | ... | George | |
| Charles Parks | ... | Larry | |
| Sean Frye | ... | Boy at Science Fair |
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108 minCountry:
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Argentina:Atp | Iceland:L | Australia:PG | New Zealand:PG | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:PG | West Germany:12 | Singapore:PGFun Stuff
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When Hollyfeld sends in a large number of entries to the Frito-Lay contest, he is mirroring the actions of Caltech students Steve Klein, Dave Novikoff and Barry Megdal, who, in 1974, used a similar strategy to win a McDonald's sweepstakes. Their entries came to roughly 1/5th of the total entries and won them a station wagon, $3,000 and $1,500 in food gift certificates. moreGoofs:
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: When Jordan brings Chris and Mitch the fake IDs to get into the military base she first gives the wrong one to each of them, then switches as Chris Knight (Val Kilmer) is looking at his he flips it over to another picture of him, but the name on the top is that of Mitch Taylor (Gabriel Jarret). Jordan gave them the wrong badges because she accidentally mixed up which picture went on which badge. moreSoundtrack:
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I've noticed that some people who've commented on REAL GENIUS do not appear impressed. This must be either because they lack a sense of humor or simply don't know a good movie when they see one. Val Kilmer is hysterical, the script is filled with clever one-liners. William Atherton is THE ego-meniacle bad guy. And Chris Knight and Mitch Taylor have a guy named Lazlow living in their closet. Come on, this film is terrific. I could watch this film every day. It's that good.