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Real Genius
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6.6When teenage geniuses Mitch Taylor and Chris Knight, working on an advanced laser project, learn that the military wants to use it as a weapon, they decide to thwart the plan.
Released: 1985-08-07106 minDir: Martha CoolidgeComedy, Romance, Science FictionBudget: $8.0MBox office: $13.0M
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Cast
- Val Kilmer as Chris Knight
- Gabriel Jarret as Mitch Taylor
- Michelle Meyrink as Jordan
- William Atherton as Professor Hathaway
- Robert Prescott as Kent
- Louis Giambalvo as Major Carnagle
Themes
- genius
- laser
- u.s. air force
- boy genius
- ego
- teen comedy
- computer cracker
- woman director
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- teen film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Martha Coolidge
- Screenwriter
- Pat Proft
- Composer
- Thomas Newman
- Producer
- Brian Grazer
- Cinematographer
- Vilmos Zsigmond
- Narrative location
- Los Angeles
- Filming location
- San Diego
- Duration
- 104
- FilmAffinity ID
- 760536
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1986-04-24
- film editor
- Richard Chew
- title
- Real Genius
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 6.6/10
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