When a group of crazy college guniuses put their heads together, almost anything can happen. Hold on for a freewheeling, uproarious look at how much mischief a bunch of high-IQers can concoct. Chris (Val Kilmer) is the top brain who just wants to party, Mitch (Gabe Jarret) is the 16-year-old wiz kid, and Lazlo (Jonathon Gries), America's number one brain, literally lives in a world of his own ... Chris' closet. Supposedly hard at work on a lab project, they still find time to turn the dorm into an ice-skating rink, dismantle a nerd's car and reassemble it in his room, and throw a beach party in the auditorium complete with a lagoon and bikini-clad beauties. When the geniuses discover that their unscrupulous mentor Professor Hathaway (William Atherton) has had them working on a secret weapon for the military, they plot an elaborate revenge. Their plan culminates in an incredible scheme that outsmarts the military and convinces the professor that it doesn't pay to fool with a REAL GENIUS!

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Real Genius (1985)

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Romance/Comedy/Science-Fiction · 1h 48m · 8/7/1985

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

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When a group of crazy college guniuses put their heads together, almost anything can happen. Hold on for a freewheeling, uproarious look at how much mischief a bunch of high-IQers can concoct. Chris (Val Kilmer) is the top brain who just wants to party, Mitch (Gabe Jarret) is the 16-year-old wiz kid, and Lazlo (Jonathon Gries), America's number one brain, literally lives in a world of his own ... Chris' closet. Supposedly hard at work on a lab project, they still find time to turn the dorm into an ice-skating rink, dismantle a nerd's car and reassemble it in his room, and throw a beach party in the auditorium complete with a lagoon and bikini-clad beauties. When the geniuses discover that their unscrupulous mentor Professor Hathaway (William Atherton) has had them working on a secret weapon for the military, they plot an elaborate revenge. Their plan culminates in an incredible scheme that outsmarts the military and convinces the professor that it doesn't pay to fool with a REAL GENIUS!

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Status

Released

Language

English

Country

United States

Production Company

Delphi III Productions

Budget

$13,000,000
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Cast
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Stacy Peralta

Shuttle Pilot
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Daniel Ades

Laser Ray Victim
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Andres Aybar

Bartender
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Louis Giambalvo

Major Carnagle
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Ed Lauter

David Decker
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Charles Shull

Air Force General
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Beau Billingslea

George
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Charles Parks

Larry
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William Atherton

Professor Jerry Hathaway
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Sean Frye

Boy at Science Fair
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JoAnn Willette

Girl at Science Fair
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Ina Gould

Old Lady
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Nadine Vix

Student at Science Fair
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Gabriel Jarret

Mitch Taylor (as Gabe Jarret)
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Ev Courter

Old Man (uncredited)
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Helen Kelly

Party Guest (uncredited)
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David Monterosso

Student in Cafeteria (uncredited)
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Joy Michelle Moore

Party Girl on Surfboard (uncredited)
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Kimberly Spak

Young Girl in Popcorn (uncredited)
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Tom Tangen

Student on Ice Skates (uncredited)
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Robert J. Woodhead

Hacking Consultant (uncredited)
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Paul Tulley

Mr. Taylor
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Joanne Baron

Mrs. Taylor
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Harry Johnson

Darlington Recruiter (as Chip Johnson)
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Val Kilmer

Chris Knight
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Patti D'Arbanville

Sherry Nugil
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Monte Landis

Dr. Dodd
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Sandy Martin

Mrs. Meredith
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Severn Darden

Dr. Meredith
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Randy Lowell

Cornell (as Randolph Dreyfuss)
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Jon Gries

Lazlo Hollyfeld (as Jonathan Gries)
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Robert Prescott

Kent
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John Shepherd Reid

Carter
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Tommy Swerdlow

Bodie (as Tom Swerdlow)
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Mark Kamiyama

'Ick' Ikagami
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Michelle Meyrink

Jordan Cochran
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Martin Gundersen

Math Professor
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Brett Miller

Carpet Man
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Dean Devlin

Milton
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Yuji Okumoto

Fenton
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Lynda Wiesmeier

Chris' Girl at Party
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Penny Baker

Ick's Girl at Party
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Marcia Karr

Cornell's Girl at Party
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Isabelle Walker

Girl at Party
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Marii Mak

Girl at Party
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Cheri Wells

Girl at Party
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Catherine MacNamara

Girl at Party
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John Vasily

Student
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Ed Garrabrandt

TV Makeup Man
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Isabel Cooley

TV Stage Manager
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Robin Stober

Waitress
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Deborah Foreman

Susan Decker
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David Marvit

Student in Hall
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Michael Crabtree

Air Force SP at Gate
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Charles Sweigart

Air Force SP at Gate
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Peter Parros

Air Force SP at Gate
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Ronald Taylor

Computer Technician
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James Carrington

Air Force Major
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Michael Backes

Air Force Controller
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Corki Grazer

Air Force Sergeant
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Jeanne Mori

Laser Technician
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David Ursin

Engineer
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Joe Dorsey

Congressman Dougton
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Will Knox

Laser Specialist
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Kevin Hurley

Air Force Technician
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Stephen Douglas Butler

Naval Flag Officer (uncredited)
Crew
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Martha Coolidge

Director
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Neal Israel

Writer
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Pat Proft

Writer
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Pj Torokvei

Writer
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