Anthony Michael Hall has one of the feature roles in season three of the "Reacher" limited series. Now in his mid-50s, I watched this movie, "Weird Science", to recall what he was like as a 16-yr-old.
He plays Gary and along with his good friend Wyatt are among the unpopular nerds. Wyatt's parents are going away for the weekend and the two boys begin to fantasize - what would their ideal woman look like, what characteristics would she have? Maybe they could do something with their computer?
This of course is a fantasy all the way. I remember 1984 very well, I was in my 30s and working in a scientific job with a technical company and I recall that home computers were still very new and no one really knew what all they could do. This fantasy plays on that.
So their experiment worked, the beautiful woman came alive in the form of Kelly LeBrock (about 24) as "Lisa." Much havoc follows her appearance.
The late Bill Paxton was Wyatt's mean older brother Chet. And a 19-yr-old Robert Downey Jr. Was one of the boys in school.
While everything is fantasy the filmmaker chose to put in a life lesson, about growing up and finding out who you really are, but that is secondary.
I watched it at home on a Blu Ray version issued in 2008. I was struck by how clear and sharp the video is, plus it has a couple of interesting "extras."
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