Real Genius (1985)
Teenage geniuses deal with their abilities while developing a high-powered laser for a university project. When their professor intends to turn their work into a military weapon, they decide to ruin his plans.
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Cast & Crew
Top Billed Cast
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Chris Knight -
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Jordan Cochran -
Prof. Jerry Hathaway -
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Sherry Nugil -
Shuttle Pilot -
Laser Ray Victim -
Bartender
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Major Carnagle -
David Decker -
Air Force General
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George -
Larry
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Boy at Science Fair
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Director:
Martha CoolidgeWriters:
Neal Israel (screenplay), Neal Israel (story), Pat Proft (screenplay), Pat Proft (story), Pj TorokveiAll Cast & Crew
Awards
2 wins & 2 nominations.Reviews & Commentary
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Trivia
The coordinates for Hathaway's house are given in the film as "34D 10M 15.21S NORTH, 119D 7M ..." Assuming the longitude is in the western hemisphere, that's somewhere in an area of farmlands east of Oxnard, California. The script gave a slightly different set of coordinates: "Thirty-four degrees, ten minutes, fifteen seconds North; one hundred eighteen degrees, nine minutes, three seconds West." The building at that location is a mortuary in Pasadena, a few blocks north of Caltech.
Quotes
Professor Hathaway:
What are you looking at? You're laborers; you should be laboring. That's what you get for not having an education.
Goofs
For Lazlo to mail in 1,650,000 entries into the Frito-Lay sweepstakes with $0.20 stamps would cost him $300,000. This would far exceed the value of any and all prizes he would get even including the car. Actually the cost of mailing a post card in 1985 was 13 and later 14 cents, so at worst the cost would actually be $231,000; still a lot but more accurate to the time.
Alternate Versions
The UK theatrical and video versions were censored for a 15 certificate:
- The line, "Can you hammer a six-inch nail through a board with your penis?" was removed.
Soundtracks
You're the Only LovePerformed by Paul Hyde and the Payolas
Courtesy of A&M Records
Storyline
Plot Summary
Synopsis (WARNING: Spoilers)
Genres
Comedy | Romance | Sci-FiDetails
Release Date:
7 August 1985Language
English
Country of Origin
USAFilming Locations
Claremont, California, USABox Office
Budget:
$8,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend USA:
$2,557,180 11 August 1985
Gross USA:
$12,952,019
Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$12,952,019
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