Real Genius

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

Aug 7 1985 PG 1h 48m
Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi

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.

Plot

Mitch Taylor is one of the youngest students ever accepted to a university known for its programs for geniuses. He partners up with his roommate, science club legend Chris Knight, on a project to develop a high-powered laser. Together with their hyperkinetic friends, they employ their intellects in the pursuit of bigger blasts, practical jokes, and a deeper understanding of what real genius means. When they find out that their professor intends to turn their work over to the military for use as a weapon, they decide to get even.

Written by

Neal Israel, Pat Proft, PJ Torokvei

Directed by

Martha Coolidge

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Delphi III Productions, TriStar Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

2 wins & 2 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
40,693
Average Rating
6.9 out of 10
Metascore
71
Popularity
NA