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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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Director:
Martha CoolidgeWriters:
Neal Israel (screenplay), Neal Israel (story), Pat Proft (screenplay), Pat Proft (story), Pj TorokveiAll Cast & Crew
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2 wins & 2 nominations.Reviews & Commentary
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The math professor portrayed in the movie is played by Dr. Martin Gundersen, who is actually a physics professor at the University of Southern California.
Quotes
Old Lady:
Tell me, what's Einstein really like?
Professor Hathaway:
Dead.
Goofs
When the students are trying to break into the military computer, Laslo comments, "Oh, we'll get in; it's just going to take six hours." A six letter string using only the 26 letters of the alphabet (and no numbers or case changes) has approximately 308.9 million possible combinations. There are about 31 million seconds in one year. That means that trying every combination once every five seconds would give Laslo the chance to try about 6.3 million combinations per year. Given that there are 300 million possible combinations, it would take approximately 47 years for Laslo to try every possible combination.
Alternate Versions
An edited version of Real Genius has appeared on American television. Some of the language has been altered, for instance "penis" to "pinkie", "bastard" to "bonehead", and "Jesus" to "God". Also, instead of the children playing in the popcorn as the final credits roll, we see a long-distance high-angle shot of the Professor's house as he comes home and discovers the popcorn.
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Number OneWritten by Chaz Jankel, Ian Dury and Norman Watt-Roy
Performed by Chaz Jankel
Courtesy of A&M Records
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Genres
Comedy | Romance | Sci-FiDetails
Release Date:
7 August 1985Language
English
Country of Origin
USAFilming Locations
Claremont, California, USABox Office
Gross:
$13,000,000 (USA)
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