Film
Real Genius (1985)
When he gets mad, he doesn't get even... he gets creative.
Comedy, Romance, Science Fiction· Directed by Martha Coolidge· 106 min
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.
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- Who ELSE can turn lasers into light shows, aircraft into armchairs, and high-tech into hijinks?
- You need brains to act this crazy!
- MEET CHRIS KNIGHT, THE EINSTEIN OF THE '80'S. He can turn the simple into the simply amazing, and now he turns revenge into high comedy.
- It's yet another in a long series of diversions in an attempt to avoid responsibility.
Connections
Top billing
- Val Kilmer as Chris Knight
- Gabriel Jarret as Mitch Taylor
- Michelle Meyrink as Jordan
- William Atherton as Professor Hathaway
- Robert Prescott as Kent