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| Anthony Michael Hall | ... | Gary Wallace | |
| Kelly LeBrock | ... | Lisa | |
| Ilan Mitchell-Smith | ... | Wyatt Donnelly | |
| Bill Paxton | ... | Chet Donnelly | |
| Suzanne Snyder | ... | Deb | |
| Judie Aronson | ... | Hilly | |
| Robert Downey Jr. | ... | Ian (as Robert Downey) | |
| Robert Rusler | ... | Max | |
| Vernon Wells | ... | Lord General | |
| Britt Leach | ... | Al Wallace | |
| Barbara Lang | ... | Lucy Wallace | |
| Michael Berryman | ... | Mutant Biker | |
| Ivor Barry | ... | Henry Donnelly | |
| Ann Coyle | ... | Carmen Donnelly (as Anne Bernadette Coyle) | |
| Suzy J. Kellems | ... | Gymnast | |
| John Kapelos | ... | Dino | |
| Fred D. Scott | ... | Bar Patron | |
| Vince Townsend Jr. | ... | Bar Patron (as Vince Monroe Townsend) | |
| Chino 'Fats' Williams | ... | Bar Patron (as Chino Williams) | |
| Jill Whitlow | ... | Susan, Perfume Salesgirl | |
| Theodocia Goodrich | ... | Lingerie Saleswoman | |
| Wallace Langham | ... | Art (as Wally Ward) | |
| Johnny Timko | ... | The Weenies | |
| Mikul Robins | ... | The Weenies | |
| Darren Harris | ... | The Weenies | |
| Renee Props | ... | The Weenies (as Babette Props) | |
| Michael Cramer | ... | The Weenies | |
| Todd Hoffman | ... | The Weenies | |
| D'Mitch Davis | ... | Bartender | |
| Mary Steelsmith | ... | Girl in Bathroom | |
| Robin Frohman | ... | Girl in Bathroom | |
| Alison Carole Lowe | ... | Girl in Upside Down Bathroom | |
| Kym Malin | ... | Girl Playing Piano | |
| Jennifer Balgobin | ... | Biker Girl | |
| Jeff Jensen | ... | Metal Face | |
| Prince Hughes | ... | Party Guest (as Prince A. Hughes) | |
| Rick Le Fevour | ... | Policeman (as Rick LeFevor) | |
| Rock A. Walker | ... | Policeman (as Rock Walker) | |
| Joe Gieb | ... | Blob Operator | |
| Kevin Thompson | ... | Blob Operator | |
| Doug MacHugh | ... | Wyatt's Father | |
| Pamela Gordon | ... | Wyatt's Mother | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Phillip Borsos | ... | Candy Bar Owner (uncredited) | |
| Steve James | ... | Guy at Table (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| John Hughes | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| John Hughes | written by | |
Produced by | |||
| Joel Silver | .... | producer | |
| Jane Vickerilla | .... | associate producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Ira Newborn | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Matthew F. Leonetti | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Chris Lebenzon | |||
| Scott K. Wallace | (as Scott Wallace) | ||
| Mark Warner | |||
Casting by | |||
| Jackie Burch | |||
Production Design by | |||
| John W. Corso | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| James Allen | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Jennifer Polito | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Marilyn Vance | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Sherry Caudle | .... | body makeup | |
| Michael Germain | .... | makeup artist | |
| Dagmar Loesch | .... | hair stylist | |
| Craig Reardon | .... | special makeup creator | |
Production Management | |||
| Don Zepfel | .... | unit production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Rob Corn | .... | second assistant director | |
| Bennie E. Dobbins | .... | second unit director (as Bennie Dobbins) | |
| Wendy Ikeguchi | .... | dga trainee | |
| Deborah Love | .... | first assistant director | |
| Deborah Rosen | .... | second assistant director: Chicago | |
| Willie E. Simmons Jr. | .... | second second assistant director (as Willie Simmons) | |
| Marvin Towns Jr. | .... | second assistant director: Chicago (as Marvin Towns) | |
Art Department | |||
| Jaymes Hinkle | .... | stand-by painter (as Jimmy J. Hinkle) | |
| Jack M. Marino | .... | property master (as Jack Marino) | |
| Nick Navarro | .... | set designer | |
| Jeff Passanante | .... | construction coordinator | |
| John Rozman | .... | lead man | |
| Edmund Villa | .... | assistant property master (as Ed Villa) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| David Blitstein | .... | special effects (as David M. Blitstein) | |
| Doug Hubbard | .... | special effects | |
| David P. Kelsey | .... | mechanical animation (as David Kelsey) | |
| Jim Leonard | .... | creature crew | |
| Roger Lifsey | .... | special effects | |
| James D. McGeachy | .... | creature crew (as James McGeachy) | |
| Henry Millar | .... | special effects | |
| Mike Millar | .... | special effects | |
| Nancy Nee | .... | creature crew | |
| Rick Thompson | .... | special effects (as Richard Thompson) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Randall Balsmeyer | .... | cloud tank photography: R/Greenberg (as Randy Balsmeyer) | |
| Rich Champa | .... | optical camera: R/Greenberg (as Richard Champa) | |
| Joel Hynek | .... | visual effects supervisor: R/Greenberg | |
| Robert Mrozowski | .... | special animation effects: R/Greenberg | |
| Stuart Robertson | .... | optical layout: R/Greenberg | |
Stunts | |||
| Steve Cremin | .... | stunts (as Stephen T. Cremin) | |
| Phil Culotta | .... | stunts | |
| Bennie E. Dobbins | .... | stunt coordinator (as Bernie Dobbins) | |
| Greg Wayne Elam | .... | stunts (as Greg Elam) | |
| Kimberly Epper | .... | stunts | |
| Steve Kelso | .... | stunt double | |
| Steve Kelso | .... | stunt driver | |
| Steve Kelso | .... | stunts | |
| Paul M. Lane | .... | stunts (as Paul Michael Lane) | |
| Shawn Lane | .... | stunts (as Shawn P. Lane) | |
| Sharon Schaffer | .... | stunts | |
| John-Clay Scott | .... | stunts | |
| Kay Whipple | .... | stunts (as Kay H. Whipple) | |
| Daniel Maldonado | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
Animation Department | |||
| Rhonda C. Gunner | .... | computer animation and displays: Video Image (as Rhonda Gunner) | |
| Richard E. Hollander | .... | computer animation and displays: Video Image (as Richard Hollander) | |
| Gregory L. McMurry | .... | computer animation and displays: Video Image | |
| John C. Wash | .... | computer animation and displays: Video Image (as John Wash) | |
Casting Department | |||
| David Gonzales | .... | casting associate | |
| Jim Green | .... | extras casting: Central Casting | |
| Carl Joy | .... | extras casting: Central Casting | |
| Nancy Nayor | .... | casting coordinator | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Phyllis Corcoran-Woods | .... | costumer: women | |
| Greg Hall | .... | costumer: men | |
| Silvio Scarano | .... | costume supervisor: men | |
| Barbara Siebert | .... | costume supervisor: women (as Barbara Siebert-Bolticoff) | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Donah Bassett | .... | negative cutter (as Donah J. Bassett) | |
| Jerrie Fowler | .... | assistant editor: Chicago | |
| Jack Garsha | .... | color timer | |
| J.W. Kompare | .... | assistant film editor | |
| Steven Ramirez | .... | first assistant film editor | |
| Craig Ridenour | .... | assistant film editor | |
| Lauren A. Schaffer | .... | apprentice film editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Jeff Carson | .... | music editor | |
| Alf Clausen | .... | composer: additional music | |
| Alf Clausen | .... | orchestrator | |
| Raechel Donahue | .... | vocal effects advisor | |
| Jim Harrison | .... | assistant music editor (as James Harrison) | |
| Jimmy Iovine | .... | composer: special musical material | |
| Jimmy Iovine | .... | song producer | |
| Gary Ladinsky | .... | score mixer | |
| Kathy Nelson | .... | music supervisor | |
| Greg Fulginiti | .... | music engineer (uncredited) | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Russ Dwyer | .... | transportation captain | |
| John Hardy | .... | transportation coordinator: Chicago | |
| Robert Wilson | .... | transportation coordinator | |
| Chris Haynes | .... | driver (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Rafe Blasi | .... | publicity coordinator | |
| Jerry Evans | .... | choreographer | |
| Ron Filbert | .... | cost estimator | |
| Billy Higgins | .... | location manager: Chicago | |
| Luca Kouimelis | .... | script supervisor | |
| Willy Kupahu | .... | location auditor: Chicago | |
| Ron Payne | .... | production assistant | |
| Willie Radcliff | .... | craft service | |
| Ron Rotholz | .... | assistant: Joel Silver | |
| Kathleen Sacchi | .... | secretary: John Hughes | |
| Millie Sacks | .... | studio teacher | |
| Kimberly Sizemore | .... | production assistant | |
| Mary Thomas | .... | secretary: Joel Silver (as Mary C. Thomas) | |
| Elaine K. Thompson | .... | production associate | |
| Susan Vanderbeek | .... | production coordinator: Chicago (as Sue Vanderbeek) | |
| Lisa J. Watters | .... | production coordinator | |
| Jim Michaels | .... | 24 frame computer playback operator (uncredited) | |
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80s! I'm living in the 80s! If you love 80s teen movies, then Weird Science ought to be in your catalogue. It is one of director John Hughes most memorable, and one of the 80s most original.
Written in two days, this is a teen science fiction film, the story of two teenage loners, Wyatt (the always grimacing Ilan-Mitchell Smith) and Gary (Anthony Michael Hall before he went deadpan) and their weird way of discovering girls. A variation on Frankenstein, the teenagers create a beautiful woman (the super cool Kelly LeBrock) using their computer and some clever hacking skills (of course, it's exaggerated). Their creation is Lisa, the chic English accent woman who brings a little life to the subtle Illinois suburb. As the antithesis of both Wyatt and Gary's personalities, she's going to show these boys a little adventure, get them to loosen up, and for crying out loud, gain some self-esteem.
Because Lisa is a lady with some supernatural power like freezing grandparents in time, erasing the memory of a bad first impression with Gary's parents, turning Wyatt's obnoxious military school brother Chet (Bill Paxton in his funniest, most arrogant role yet) into a giant pus maggot, or even having a gang of mutant bikers storming a house party. And Lisa's greatest gift to the boys: showing them true love by helping them along to meet the two girls they've been after all along, their high school classmates, Deb and Hilly, who are unfortunately hung up on the dweeb bullies, Max (Robert Russler) and Ian (Robert Downey, Jr.). So essentially, it deals with many aspects of teen angst (but more like just teen self-esteem or self-consciousness issues) within one story. Parents, class status (done subtly here as opposed to Some Kind of Wonderful or Pretty in Pink), relationships, etc. It works well, and is done quite humorously.
One of my favorite scenes is when the trio (Lisa, Gary, and Wyatt) go to the night club looking pretty out of place (they're not only the only white people there, but probably the only ones under thirty). Once Anthony Michael Hall's character, Gary, gets drunk and starts with his slang, it's hilarious. Reminds me a little of Adventures in Babysitting when the gang drops in on the club and they're not allowed to leave until they sing. So eventually, they loosen up and have a little fun.
It's a wonderful movie with a classic John Hughes comic touch (says the mutant biker to Gary and Wyatt after they threaten to kill them if they don't leave, "Please don't tell anyone about this. I'd hate to lose my teaching job.). Plus, it's got a great soundtrack, featuring Killing Joke, Lords of the New Church, and Oingo Boingo doing the title song. The music video for it was fantastic, and not only features clips from the movie, but Kelly LeBrock herself in Oingo Boingo's own rendition of creating the woman via technology.
Although not one of John Hughes' best (I think Sixteen Candles is still his greatest), it is certainly one of his most memorable and one that I will love no matter how old I get. So have yourself a lazy Saturday, pop in the movie, and enjoy.