Home
search
more | tips
SHOP I.Q.
Amazon.com Amazon.ca Amazon.co.uk Amazon.de Amazon.fr
IMDb > I.Q. (1994)
I.Q.
[Add to My Movies]
Quicklinks
Top Links
trailers and videosfull cast and crewtriviaofficial sitesmemorable quotes
Overview
main detailscombined detailsfull cast and crewcompany creditstv schedule
Awards & Reviews
user commentsexternal reviewsnewsgroup reviewsawardsuser ratingsparents guiderecommendationsmessage board
Plot & Quotes
plot summaryplot synopsisplot keywordsAmazon.com summarymemorable quotes
Fun Stuff
triviagoofssoundtrack listingcrazy creditsalternate versionsmovie connectionsFAQ
Other Info
merchandising linksbox office/businessrelease datesfilming locationstechnical specslaserdisc detailsDVD detailsliterature listingsnews articles
Promotional
taglinestrailers and videospostersphoto gallery
External Links
showtimesofficial sitesmiscellaneousphotographssound clipsvideo clips

I.Q. (1994)

Register or login to rate this title
User Rating: 5.9/10 (8,204 votes)
Photos (see all 13 | slideshow)

Overview

Director:
Fred Schepisi
Writers (WGA):
Andy Breckman (story)
Andy Breckman (screenplay) ...
more
Release Date:
25 December 1994 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Romance more
Tagline:
Think Love. more
Plot:
Albert Einstein helps a young man who's in love with Einstein's niece to catch her attention by pretending temporarily to be a great physicist. full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
perfect blend of goofy, sweet, funny, romantic and scientific more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)

Tim Robbins ... Ed Walters

Meg Ryan ... Catherine Boyd

Walter Matthau ... Albert Einstein
Lou Jacobi ... Kurt Gödel
Gene Saks ... Boris Podolsky
Joseph Maher ... Nathan Liebknecht

Stephen Fry ... James Moreland

Tony Shalhoub ... Bob Rosetti
Frank Whaley ... Frank
Charles Durning ... Louis Bamberger
Keene Curtis ... Eisenhower
Alice Playten ... Gretchen

Danny Zorn ... Dennis

Helen Hanft ... Rose
Roger Berlind ... Duncan
more
Create a character page for: ?

Additional Details

Runtime:
100 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | German
Color:
Color (DeLuxe)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
Cranbury, New Jersey, USA more
MOVIEmeter: ?
V 19% since last week why?

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
When Einstein describes his work with Ed Walters as "attraction at a distance", this is a play on Albert Einstein's well-known work on what he termed "action-at-a-distance". more
Goofs:
Continuity: The juxtaposition of Ed Walter and Catherine Boyd when out on the patio. more
Quotes:
Ed Walters: It was like death - but in a good way. more
Movie Connections:
Spoofs The Wild One (1953) more
Soundtrack:
ROSES FROM THE SOUTH more

FAQ

This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.
5 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
perfect blend of goofy, sweet, funny, romantic and scientific, 25 June 2005
10/10
Author: trenkabenthin from United States

Bottom line - best romantic comedy ever. This movie accomplishes what all great movies strive for: the creation of a world and time that we want to re-visit and makes us glad to be part of the human race. When I am blue, this movie lifts my spirit and makes me laugh (and that is still true after many viewings - always fresh).

All of the actors are in top form. The characterizations are so dead on and the characters mesh so well together that you forget the actor (usually difficult to do with Matthau, Robbins and Ryan). The supporting cast is consistently brilliant: Fry ("agae", "a total pygmy package"!), Jacoby & Saks & Maher (the three theoretical physicists as "Greek chorus" - "but time doesn't exist"), Durning ("something we can launch from NJ"), Shalhoub & Whaley (Robbins' boss and co-worker at the service station), and Curits (Eisenhower - how many comedies have Eisenhower??).

Don't miss this overlooked treasure.

Was the above comment useful to you?
more

Message Boards

Discuss this title with other users on IMDb message board for I.Q. (1994)
Recent Posts (updated daily)User
Best joke in cinema history doctorjem
Albert Einstein was portrayed too stupid wasspam
Walter Matthau Tiggeritian
The music in the Charles Durning's office cavalli_m
Song Question Wilfred_Humbug
What was the music during ed write the tests? elis0807
more

Recommendations

If you enjoyed this title, our database also recommends:
- - - - -
Grease Wedding Crashers Love in the Time of Cholera Love Actually Roxanne
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
Add a recommendation | Show more recommendations

Related Links

Full cast and crew Company credits External reviews
IMDb Comedy section IMDb USA section Add this title to MyMovies

You may report errors and omissions on this page to the IMDb database managers. They will be examined and if approved will be included in a future update. Clicking the 'Update' button will take you through a step-by-step process.