Weird Science (1985)

Two nerdish boys attempt to create the perfect woman, but she turns out to be more than that.

Director:

John Hughes

Writer:

John Hughes

Stars:

Anthony Michael Hall, Kelly LeBrock, Ilan Mitchell-Smith

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Anthony Michael Hall	...	Gary Wallace
Kelly LeBrock	...	Lisa
Ilan Mitchell-Smith	...	Wyatt Donnelly
Bill Paxton	...	Chet Donnelly
Suzanne Snyder	...	Deb
Judie Aronson	...	Hilly
Robert Downey Jr.	...	Ian (as Robert Downey)
Robert Rusler	...	Max
Vernon Wells	...	Lord General
Britt Leach	...	Al Wallace
Barbara Lang	...	Lucy Wallace
Michael Berryman	...	Mutant Biker
Ivor Barry	...	Henry Donnelly
Ann Coyle	...	Carmen Donnelly (as Anne Bernadette Coyle)
Suzy J. Kellems	...	Gymnast

Storyline

Two unpopular teenagers, Gary and Wyatt, fail at all attempts to be accepted by their peers. Their desperation to be liked leads them to "create" a woman via their computer. Their living and breathing creation is a gorgeous woman, Lisa, whose purpose is to boost their confidence level by putting them into situations which require Gary and Wyatt to act like men. On their road to becoming accepted, they encounter many hilarious obstacles, which gives the movie an overall sense of silliness.

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Plot Keywords:

perfect woman | teenager | computer | dream girl | baseball bat | 

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Taglines:

It's all in the name of science. Weird Science.

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy | Romance

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 August 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ciencia loca

Filming Locations:

Black Lagoon, Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$16,300,000 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Shermer, the fictional town in which many of John Hughes' movies are set, is actually the name of a street that runs through several of the communities that Hughes used as backdrops in his films.

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Goofs

When Wyatt and Gary are inputting information on the computer to create Lisa, Wyatt's shirt goes from buttoned to unbuttoned (or open) in the following shots.

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Quotes

Lisa: [to Wyatt's grandfather] Stop hitting people with your Rex Harrison hat!

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Connections

Referenced in Dave's Old Porn: Bill Burr/Nina Hartley (2011)

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Soundtracks

"FOREVER"
Performed by Taxi
Courtesy of MCA Records, Inc.

User Reviews

Total fun!

WEIRD SCIENCE was a great movie made in the mid 80s.The cast is pretty cool,it is fairly well acted,and its total fun! The film develops nicely from beginning nearly till the end,the last 15 minutes of the film are rather unnecessary.Although not the best 80s film out,it is a great imaginary film,with pretty cool SFX. Bill Paxton did an exceptionally well performance,i had total fun watching this movie,you will too!

7.5 out of 10