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Real Genius (1985)

PG08/07/1985Comedy, Romance, Science Fiction1h 46m

When he gets mad, he doesn't get even… he gets creative.

Overview

When teenage geniuses Mitch Taylor and Chris Knight, working on an advanced laser project, learn that the military wants to use it as a weapon, they decide to thwart the plan.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Val Kilmer

    Chris Knight

  2. Cast 1

    Gabriel Jarret

    Mitch Taylor

  3. Cast 1

    Michelle Meyrink

    Jordan

  4. Cast 1

    William Atherton

    Professor Hathaway

  5. Cast 1

    Robert Prescott

    Kent

  6. Cast 1

    Louis Giambalvo

    Major Carnagle

  7. Cast 1

    Jon Gries

    Lazlo Hollyfeld

  8. Cast 1

    Ed Lauter

    CIA Man Decker

  9. Cast 1

    Stacy Peralta

    Shuttle Pilot

The Big Bang guys when they were in college (not really, but sort of) RELEASED IN 1985 and directed by Martha Coolidge, "Real Genius" is a college dramedy about a 15 year-old genius in laser technology (Gabe Jarret) who’s recruited by physics Professor Jerry Hathaway (William Atherton), who has ulterior motives for having the kid work in his personal lab. The newbie’s roommate turns out to be the most brilliant freshman in history, who’s now a senior and seemingly clouded by college-age mischief (Val Kilmer). Michelle Meyrink plays a kinetic student interested in Mitch (Jarret) while Jonath...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$8,000,000.00

Revenue $12,952,019.00

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