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Real Genius

Real Genius (1985)★ 6.9/10

PG · US · 108 min · August 7, 1985

  • Comedy
  • Romance
  • Sci-Fi

Directed by: Martha Coolidge

Written by: Neal Israel, Pat Proft, PJ Torokvei

An uptight teenage prodigy enters a top engineering college, but feels awkward among the freewheeling students. When a professor aims to turn their laser project into a military weapon, he and his offbeat roommate plot to ruin the plan.

Directed by

Martha Coolidge

Written by

Neal IsraelPat ProftPJ Torokvei

Cast & crew

Val KilmerChris KnightStacy PeraltaShuttle PilotDaniel AdesLaser Ray VictimAndres AybarBartenderLouis GiambalvoMajor CarnagleEd LauterDavid DeckerCharles ShullAir Force GeneralBeau BillingsleaGeorgeCharles ParksLarryWilliam AthertonProfessor Jerry HathawaySean FryeBoy at Science FairJoAnn WilletteGirl at Science FairIna GouldOld LadyNadine VixStudent at Science FairGabriel JarretMitch TaylorPaul TulleyMr. TaylorJoanne BaronMrs. TaylorHarry JohnsonDarlington RecruiterPatti D'ArbanvilleSherry NugilMonte LandisDr. DoddSandy MartinMrs. MeredithSevern DardenDr. MeredithRandy LowellCornellJon GriesLazlo HollyfeldRobert PrescottKentJohn Shepherd ReidCarterTommy SwerdlowBodieMark Kamiyama'Ick' IkagamiMichelle MeyrinkJordan CochranMartin GundersenMath ProfessorBrett MillerCarpet ManDean DevlinMiltonYuji OkumotoFentonLynda WiesmeierChris' Girl at PartyPenny BakerIck's Girl at PartyMarcia KarrCornell's Girl at PartyIsabelle WalkerGirl at PartyMarii MakGirl at PartyCheri WellsGirl at PartyCatherine MacNamaraGirl at PartyJohn VasilyStudentEd GarrabrandtTV Makeup ManIsabel CooleyTV Stage ManagerRobin StoberWaitressDeborah ForemanSusan DeckerDavid MarvitStudent in HallMichael CrabtreeAir Force SP at GateCharles SweigartAir Force SP at GatePeter ParrosAir Force SP at GateRonald TaylorComputer TechnicianJames CarringtonAir Force MajorMichael BackesAir Force ControllerCorki GrazerAir Force SergeantJeanne MoriLaser TechnicianDavid UrsinEngineerJoe DorseyCongressman DougtonWill KnoxLaser SpecialistKevin HurleyAir Force TechnicianStephen Douglas ButlerNaval Flag Officer (uncredited)Nick ContiBilly M (uncredited)Ev CourterOld Man (uncredited)Helen KellyParty Guest (uncredited)David MonterossoStudent in Cafeteria (uncredited)Joy Michelle MooreParty Girl on Surfboard (uncredited)Kimberly SpakYoung Girl in Popcorn (uncredited)Tom TangenStudent on Ice Skates (uncredited)Robert J. WoodheadHacking Consultant (uncredited)