"Weird Science" (1994) TV series 1994-1997

User Rating:

6.9/10   

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 | Superhero | Transformation | Wish

Cast

Vanessa Angel	...	Lisa (87 episodes, 1994-1998)
Michael Manasseri	...	Wyatt Donnelly (84 episodes, 1994-1998)
John Mallory Asher	...	Gary Wallace (84 episodes, 1994-1998)
Lee Tergesen	...	Chett Donnelly / ... (79 episodes, 1994-1998)

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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
Randy Nelson	....	co-producer (75 episodes, 1994-1998)
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)
Robert Lloyd Lewis	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Kevin Murphy	....	supervising producer (unknown episodes)
David 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
Dan Studney		(1 episode, 1996)
Peter Bernstein		(unknown episodes)

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

Series Film Editing by
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
Jeffery 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 Travis-Socash	....	key makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Alicia M. Tripi	....	key hair stylist (unknown episodes)
Kevin Westmore	....	makeup department head (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Robert M. Rolsky	....	production manager (unknown episodes)

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

Series Art Department
Eric S. Saperstein	....	paint foreman (87 episodes, 1994-1998)
Heidi Bigbee	....	painter (unknown episodes)
Craig Binkley	....	property master (unknown episodes)
Poli Marichal	....	property designer (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Charles Bruce	....	sound effects editor (44 episodes, 1996-1998)
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
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)
Scott Ramsey	....	visual effects coordinator (unknown episodes)
Rick Shick	....	digital compositor (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Gary Guercio	....	stunt double: Michael Manasseri (1 episode, 1996)
Nancy Young	....	stunt double: Vanessa Angel (1 episode, 1996)
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)
Michael Munoz	....	stunt performer (unknown episodes)
Keith Tellez	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Myron Hyman	....	gaffer (62 episodes, 1995-1998)
Paul C. Babin	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Michael Frediani	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Chris Hood	....	assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Keith H. Moore	....	assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Rick Tiedeman	....	Steadicam operator (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
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)
Jim 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

Runtime:

30 min (88 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Trivia:

In the first episode, Wyatt says that creating Lisa is possible because he saw it in a John Hughes movie once. The movie of course is Weird Science (1985), which spun off the series.

Quotes:

[Lisa is possessed by a cyberdemon]
Wyatt Donnelly: Who are you?
Lisa: Me? I'm the living embodiment of all that is evil in the computer world.
Gary Wallace: You're Bill Gates?

Movie Connections:

Edited from Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

Good-times for all ages

"Weird Science" is an array of every situation that a teenage guy can get into, and is stuningly exaggerated. The use of CG hasn't tainted the point of the show, and the cast really is easy to connect with. Gary and Wyatt have portrayed their charaters as if there was no acting required, and have just put together one of my favorite shows of all time.