Real Genius

Real Genius

1985 · 106 min · EN · PG · 6.7 (529 votes)
Dir. Martha Coolidge · Starring Val Kilmer, Gabriel Jarret, Michelle Meyrink, William Atherton, Robert Prescott, Louis Giambalvo · Music Thomas Newman

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

ComedyRomanceScience Fiction

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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A blast of pure 80s energy, this film feels like a high-octane, caffeine-fueled study session that accidentally leads to a laser-powered prank war. It's a celebration of smarts, friendship, and youthful exuberance.

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