I.Q. (1994)

A mechanic romances the mathematician niece of physicist Albert Einstein, with help from Einstein and his friends.

Director:

Fred Schepisi

Writers:

Andy Breckman (story), Andy Breckman (screenplay)

Stars:

Tim Robbins, Meg Ryan, Walter Matthau

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

Storyline

Edward Walters, an auto mechanic, falls for the intelligent and beautiful Catherine Boyd. It is love at first sight. There is however a problem, she's engaged to jerk James Moreland. Fortunately, Catherine's uncle likes Ed, and with his friends they scheme to make Catherine fall for Ed. The comedy in this movie stems from the fact that Catherine's uncle is none other than Albert Einstein, who's portrayed as a fun loving genius, as are his mischievous colleagues, Nathan, Kurt and Boris.

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Plot Keywords:

love at first sight | genius | rural setting | outer space | mouse | 

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Taglines:

With Einstein as Cupid what could possibly go wrong?

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some mild language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English German

Release Date:

25 December 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

Fórmula para amar

Filming Locations:

Cranbury, New Jersey, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$26,372,663

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures,Sandollar

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The line "Dago the front?" that Frankie says is a custom car term. "Dago" is from dago dropped axles made in San Diego, California. It's where the front end of the car is lower than the rear.

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Goofs

During the last scene (when Edward and Catherine are in Stargazer's Field, and Einstein and the conspirators are watching them through the telescope) there is a last-minute shift in perspective. For most of the scene, the telescope-watchers are viewing the couple head on (over the front hood of the car). In the last shot, based on the fact that Catherine is now on the right (and in the passenger seat) the telescope is now viewing them from the rear of the car.

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Quotes

Bob Rosetti: This has gotta be the dumbest thing anybody ever did to impress a dame.

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Crazy Credits

Several characters' names are given incorrectly in the credits; Stephen Fry's character is spelled "James Morland" without the E, Lou Jacobi's character Kurt Gödel is spelled with no umlaut over the O, and Tony Shalhoub's character is titled "Bob Watters," not Bob Rosetti as given throughout the film.

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Connections

Featured in Siskel & Ebert: I.Q./Ri¢hie Ri¢h/Ready to Wear/Nobody's Fool/Mixed Nuts/The Jungle Book (1994)

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Soundtracks

TUTTI FRUTTI
by Little Richard (as Richard Penniman), Joe Lubin & Dorothy La Bostrie
Performed by Little Richard
Courtesy of Specialty Records, Inc.
by arrangement with Fantasy, Inc.

User Reviews

I.Q.

Matthau is wonderful as Albert Einstein in this love story from Fred Schepsi. Car mechanic Robbins falls for quirky Ryan, with the help of the great Einstein and his cronies. It's a fun story idea and all the performances are well paced and delivered.