"Weird Science" (1994) TV series 1994-1998

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

5 March 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

Plot:

88 episodes of this USA network show were made. Gary Wallace and Wyatt Donnelly create their dream woman...

Plot Keywords:

Computer | Magic | Two Word Title | Bizarre Comedy | Artificially Created Woman

Cast

Vanessa Angel	...	Lisa / ... (88 episodes, 1994-1998)
Michael Manasseri	...	Wyatt Donnelly / ... (85 episodes, 1994-1998)
John Asher	...	Gary Wallace / ... (85 episodes, 1994-1998)
Lee Tergesen	...	Chett Donnelly / ... (82 episodes, 1994-1998)
Bruce Jarchow	...	Principal Scampi / ... (33 episodes, 1994-1998)

Series Directed by
David Grossman		(34 episodes, 1994-1998)
Max Tash		(13 episodes, 1994-1996)
Ricardo Méndez Matta		(9 episodes, 1994-1998)
Tom Spezialy		(8 episodes, 1994-1998)
Mark Jean		(5 episodes, 1994)
Les Landau		(5 episodes, 1995-1996)
Troy Miller		(3 episodes, 1995)
Christopher Hibler		(3 episodes, 1996-1997)
Alan Cross		(2 episodes, 1996-1997)
Michael Lange		(2 episodes, 1996)

Series Writing credits
Kari Lizer		(14 episodes, 1994-1997)
Ed Ferrara		(11 episodes, 1994-1997)
Kevin Murphy		(11 episodes, 1994-1997)
Jeff Vlaming		(11 episodes, 1994-1997)
Adam Barr		(11 episodes, 1994-1996)
Peter Ocko		(11 episodes, 1994-1996)
Chris Black		(9 episodes, 1995-1998)
Tom Spezialy		(8 episodes, 1994-1996)
Jimmy Aleck		(8 episodes, 1996-1998)
Jim Keily		(8 episodes, 1996-1998)
Jim Lincoln		(8 episodes, 1996-1998)
Dan Studney		(8 episodes, 1996-1998)
Alan Cross		(7 episodes, 1994-1996)
Paul Lieberstein		(3 episodes, 1994)
Glen Merzer		(3 episodes, 1996)
Eric Alan		(2 episodes, 1994)
Sherri Budnick		(2 episodes, 1996-1997)
Joanna Sandsmark		(2 episodes, 1996-1997)

Series Produced by
Robert Lloyd Lewis	....	producer (88 episodes, 1994-1998)
Randy Nelson	....	co-producer (75 episodes, 1994-1998)
Gary Law	....	co-producer (70 episodes, 1994-1996)
Adam Barr	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Leslie Belzberg	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Alan Cross	....	co-executive producer (unknown episodes)
Mary Eagle	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)
Ed Ferrara	....	producer (unknown episodes)
John Landis	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Kevin Murphy	....	supervising producer (unknown episodes)
Dave Oberg	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)
Peter Ocko	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Robert M. Rolsky	....	line producer (unknown episodes)
Tom Spezialy	....	co-executive producer (unknown episodes)
Robert K. Weiss	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Peter Bernstein		(83 episodes, 1994-1998)

Series Cinematography by
Paul Maibaum		(13 episodes, 1994)
Richard M. Rawlings Jr.		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Leon Seith		(21 episodes, 1995-1998)
Stuart Bass		(unknown episodes)
Craig A. Colton		(unknown episodes)
Barry L. Gold		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Donna Dockstader		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Design by
Bill Eigenbrodt		(unknown episodes)

Series Costume Design by
Victoria J. Auth		(unknown episodes, 1994-1997)
Simon Tuke		(unknown episodes)

Series Makeup Department
Jeff Cox	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Michael Key	....	key makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Jerry Macaluso	....	special makeup effects artist (unknown episodes)
Lori McCoy-Bell	....	additional hair stylist / key hair stylist (unknown episodes)
Timothy A. Miguel	....	makeup artist / makeup department head (unknown episodes)
Alex Proctor	....	key makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Julie Socash	....	key makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Alicia M. Tripi	....	key hair stylist (unknown episodes)
Kevin Westmore	....	makeup department head (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Gary Law	....	unit production manager (70 episodes, 1994-1996)
Robert M. Rolsky	....	production manager (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Josh Stolberg	....	second unit director (13 episodes, 1994)
Hilarie Jutras	....	second assistant director (7 episodes, 1994)
Ricardo Méndez Matta	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Eric S. Saperstein	....	paint foreman (87 episodes, 1994-1998)
Pola Shreiber	....	property master (26 episodes, 1994)
Craig Binkley	....	property master (22 episodes, 1996-1998)
Frank Escobedo	....	property master (22 episodes, 1996-1998)
Felisa Finn	....	paint foreman (13 episodes, 1994)
Heidi Bigbee	....	painter (unknown episodes)
Poli Marichal	....	property designer (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Charles Bruce	....	sound effects editor (44 episodes, 1996-1998)
Al Gomez	....	foley mixer (13 episodes, 1994)
Peter Reale	....	sound re-recording mixer (13 episodes, 1994)
Andy Dawson	....	sound editor (4 episodes, 1994)
Craig M. Otte	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes, 1996)
Mac Ruth	....	cable person (unknown episodes, 1997)
Skip Adams	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)
John Asman	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Jeffrey Kaplan	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
John Kincade	....	supervising sound editor (unknown episodes)
Todd Niesen	....	dialogue editor (unknown episodes)
Kelly Rush	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)
Otis Van Osten	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Mark Villalobos	....	special effects makeup (39 episodes, 1994-1996)
Josh Foster	....	special effects (26 episodes, 1994)
Josh Hakian	....	special effects coordinator (unknown episodes, 1994-1995)
Ken Estes	....	special effect coordinator (unknown episodes, 1995-1996)
Greg Hendrickson	....	special effects coordinator (unknown episodes, 1997-1998)
Mark Alfrey	....	special effects makeup (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Scott Ramsey	....	visual effects coordinator (69 episodes, 1994-1996)
Robert McInnis	....	visual effects executive producer: Modern VideoFilm (12 episodes, 1997)
Joe White	....	visual effects (4 episodes, 1994)
Robert D. Bailey	....	visual effects supervisor (unknown episodes)
Christian Boudman	....	digital compositor (unknown episodes)
Rick Cortes	....	visual effects artist (unknown episodes)
Steve Kullback	....	visual effects supervisor (unknown episodes)
Rick Shick	....	digital compositor (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Gary Guercio	....	stunt double / stunt double: Michael Manasseri (4 episodes, 1994-1996)
Lisa Dempsey	....	stunt double / stunt performer (2 episodes, 1995)
Rick Avery	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Charlie Brewer	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)
Jeffrey Eith	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)
Anita Hart	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Will Leong	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Johnny Martin	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Keith Tellez	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Myron Hyman	....	gaffer (62 episodes, 1995-1998)
Michael Frediani	....	camera operator (60 episodes, 1994-1998)
Chris Hood	....	first assistant camera / second assistant camera (31 episodes, 1995-1998)
Linda Brown	....	assistant camera (13 episodes, 1994)
Paul C. Babin	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Keith H. Moore	....	assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Rick Tiedeman	....	Steadicam operator (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mary Beth Bocchicchio	....	set costumer (22 episodes, 1996-1998)
Layne Brightwell	....	set costumer (unknown episodes)
Cynthia Flowers	....	additional costumer (unknown episodes)
Sam Greenmun	....	specialty wardrobe (unknown episodes)
Philip Maldonado	....	costumer (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Charles Sydnor	....	chief music editor (30 episodes, 1994-1995)
Blake Martin Moulin	....	temp music editor (2 episodes, 1994)
Bradford Cox	....	music editor (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Josh Stolberg	....	production assistant (13 episodes, 1994)
Jimmy Aleck	....	story editor (unknown episodes)
Chris Black	....	story editor (unknown episodes)
Beth Humphreys	....	legal supervisor (unknown episodes)
Jim Keily	....	story editor (unknown episodes)
David LeBell	....	technical advisor: wrestling (unknown episodes)
Jim Lincoln	....	story editor (unknown episodes)
Kari Lizer	....	story editor (unknown episodes)
Jerry Macaluso	....	prosthetics supervisor (unknown episodes)
Glen Merzer	....	creative consultant (unknown episodes)
Dan Studney	....	story editor (unknown episodes)

Other Companies

• Inter Video  24 frame video services

Also Known As:

Runtime:

30 min (88 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Courthouse Square, Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Trivia:

Joyce Bulifant (Emily Wallace) is the real life mother of John Asher (Gary Wallace).

Quotes:

[Gary and Wyatt have foiled the plans of Principal Scampi, who has been turned into an evil mastermind]
Principal Scampi:You win this round, Gary and Wyatt. But just you wait until graduation. You'll never leave the stage alive!
Gary Wallace:The joke's on you, pal! Because the way my grades are sucking, I probably won't graduate!

Movie Connections:

Edited from The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

Horrible; a cheap 90s ripoff of an 80s classic

The fact that this dreadful series, a barren spin-off of John Hughes' classic 1985 teen comedy WEIRD SCIENCE, was ever given the green light is a testament to how in the 90s, people in the TV industry will do anything to make a buck.

It surprises me that a once-great director of Hughes' calibre would even permit this to be made. The acting in this show is nightmarish; original, interesting characters from the movie are reduced to two-dimensional caricatures; the scripts are horribly plodding and clumsy; and the name WEIRD SCIENCE is put to shame. It is a complete misrepresentation of the 80s. Thank God they've stopped making it.

Let's just hope they don't make a series out of PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES, another Hughes masterpiece.