Real Genius (1985)

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Title: Real Genius

Genre: Comedy, Romance, Science Fiction

Cast: Val Kilmer, Gabriel Jarret, Michelle Meyrink, William Atherton, Robert Prescott, Louis Giambalvo, Jon Gries, Ed Lauter, Stacy Peralta, Daniel Ades, Andres Aybar, Charles Shull, Beau Billingslea, Charles Parks, Sean Frye, JoAnn Willette, Ina Gould, Nadine Vix, Paul Tulley, Joanne Baron, Harry Johnson, Patti D'Arbanville, Monte Landis, Sandy Martin, Severn Darden, Randy Lowell, John Shepherd Reid, Tommy Swerdlow, Mark Kamiyama, Martin Gundersen, Brett Miller, Dean Devlin, Yuji Okumoto, Lynda Wiesmeier, Penny Baker, Marcia Karr, Isabelle Walker, Marii Mak, Cheri Wells, Catherine MacNamara, Johnny Vasily, Ed Garrabrandt, Isabel Cooley, Robin Stober, Deborah Foreman, David Marvit, Michael Crabtree, Charles Sweigart, Peter Parros, Ronald Taylor, James Carrington, Michael Backes, Corki Grazer, Jeanne Mori, David Ursin, Joe Dorsey, Will Knox, Kevin Hurley, Kimberly Spak

Release: 1985-08-07

Runtime: 106

Plot: 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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Real Genius was one of those movies that totally hit the sweet spot for me. I was in high school when it came out and Val Kilmer was basically the coolest kind of rebel. I remember wishing my school had even one kid like that. The things we imagine when we’re young lol. The science stuff went way over my head but the popcorn scene was unforgettable. It was the perfect mix of comedy and nerdy charm. I haven’t watched Real genius in over 20 years.
 
This is a movie that I never got the chance to watch. Maybe tomorrow after work I’ll look for it.

I’m not going to guarantee that you like it but I did. It wasn’t that popular. Definitely worth giving a shot.
 
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