Real Genius
- Release Date
- August 7, 1985
- Director
- Martha Coolidge
- Cast
- Val Kilmer , Gabriel Jarret , Michelle Meyrink , William Atherton , Jon Gries , Patti D'Arbanville
- Runtime
- 108
- Main Genre
- Comedy
- Writers
- Neal Israel , Pat Proft , Peter Torokvei
- Tagline
- Who ELSE can turn lasers into light shows, aircraft into armchairs, and high-tech into hijinks?
Summary
Mitch is one of the youngest students ever accepted to a university known for its programs for geniuses. He's partnered up with his roommate, science club legend Chris Knight, on a project to develop a high-powered laser. Together with their hyper-kinetic friends, they employ their intellects in the pursuit of bigger blasts, practical jokes, and a deeper understanding of what real genius is. When their final, functional laser is stolen by their teacher for a military weapon, they decide to get even.
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