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Chris is the top brain who just wants to party, Mitch is the 15-year-old college wiz kid. Supposedly hard at work on a lab project with a mysterious deadline, they still find time to use their genius to discover new ways to have fun.

Type:

Movie

Genre:

Comedy, Romance, Science Fiction,

Release Date:

Aug 07, 1985

Director:

Martha Coolidge,

Writer:

Neal Israel (Screenplay), Pat Proft (Screenplay), Pat Proft (Story), Neal Israel (Story), PJ Torokvei (Screenplay),

Cast:

Val Kilmer, Gabriel Jarret, Michelle Meyrink, William Atherton, Robert Prescott, Louis Giambalvo, Jon Gries, Ed Lauter, Stacy Peralta, Daniel Ades, Andres Aybar, Charles Shull, Beau Billingslea, Charles Parks, Sean Frye, JoAnn Willette, Ina Gould, Nadine Vix, Paul Tulley, Joanne Baron, Harry Johnson, Patti D'Arbanville, Monte Landis, Sandy Martin, Severn Darden, Randy Lowell, John Shepherd Reid, Tommy Swerdlow, Mark Kamiyama, Martin Gundersen, Brett Miller, Dean Devlin, Yuji Okumoto, Lynda Wiesmeier, Penny Baker, Marcia Karr, Isabelle Walker, Marii Mak, Cheri Wells, Catherine MacNamara, Johnny Vasily, Ed Garrabrandt, Isabel Cooley, Robin Stober, Deborah Foreman, David Marvit, Michael Crabtree, Charles Sweigart, Peter Parros, Ronald Taylor, James Carrington, Michael Backes, Corki Grazer, Jeanne Mori, David Ursin, Joe Dorsey, Will Knox, Kevin Hurley, Kimberly Spak,

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Wuchak 28/04/2018

The Big Bang guys when they were in college (not really, but sort of) RELEASED IN 1985 and directed by Martha Coolidge, "Real Genius" is a college dramedy about a 15 year-old genius in laser technology (Gabe Jarret) who’s recruited by physics Professor Jerry Hathaway (William Atherton), who has ulterior motives for having the kid work in his personal lab. The newbie’s roommate turns out to be the most brilliant freshman in history, who’s now a senior and seemingly clouded by college-age mischief (Val Kilmer). Michelle Meyrink plays a kinetic student interested in Mitch (Jarret) while Jonathan Gries appears as a curious wraith-like individual. Robert Prescott is on hand as a brown-nosing foil. To give you an idea of the filmmaking style, the director also made 1983’s “Valley Girl.” “Real Genius” is generally on par with that more popular movie, but different due to the setting being college rather than high school, not to mention that it involves genius types. I found the witty nonchalance of Kilmer’s character to be trying after a while and there’s a pervading sense of un-reality about the proceedings with the peripheral characters unconvincingly over-the-top, like during the pool party or at the restaurant/bar. The ice playground at the frat house is another good example. Why sure! Still, there’s enough good here if you like 80’s youth dramedies. I like the way the characters are unique rather than tried-and-true stereotypes of the genre, like jock types, hot bimbos or John Belushi’s character in “Animal House” (1978). THE MOVIE RUNS 1 hour 48 minutes and was shot in S. Cal. (Claremont, San Diego, Los Angeles and Canyon Country). WRITERS: Neal Israel, Pat Proft and Pj Torokvei. GRADE: B-/C+

Filipe Manuel Neto 27/03/2024

**After all, it is possible to make a film for teenagers without barracks humor or sexual obsessions.** During the 80s, there was an explosion of films aimed at young audiences, and this is, perhaps, one of the most interesting, although it is as forgettable as almost all of them. Of course, it fits into the young thinking of the time: rebellion, revolt against institutions and parents, incapable of understanding their children, but it combines humor, youthful boldness and a certain education that does not give space to slang or obscene situations. After all, it is possible to make a funny youth film without barracks or sorority jokes, and without a permanent obsession about sex. The story is set in a university (or pre-university) institute, where young people with great mental capacity and ingenuity are recruited for advanced scientific projects. It turns out that one of them is, actually, a secret super weapon that the US Army plans to have, something that not even these teens know about. In the midst of that, the usual conflicts and friendly interactions between them, the rebellion of one of them towards the institution itself and its rules, clandestine parties and other jokes and mischiefs. The script is quite creative and the technical conception of the film deserves praise, thanks to the good sets, special effects, editing and cinematography. However, what supports the film is the unpretentious and witty work of Val Kilmer, who shows us that he was really talented when he didn't have movie star tics or try to be the heartthrob, as in later films. Gabriel Jarret, who I've never heard of, does a good job in the lead role. It's a shame it didn't evolve. William Atherton also manages himself well, in a character that had to be unpleasant.

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