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Release Date: 1985

Cast: Louis Giambalvo, Val Kilmer, Michelle Meyrink, Jon Gries, Gabriel Jarret, Charles Parks, Patti D'Arbanville, Stacy Peralta, William Atherton, Chevy Chase, Deborah Foreman, Ed Lauter ...MORE

Cast: Louis Giambalvo, Val Kilmer, Michelle Meyrink, Jon Gries, Gabriel Jarret, Charles Parks, Patti D'Arbanville, Stacy Peralta, William Atherton, Chevy Chase, Deborah Foreman, Ed Lauter, Robert Prescott ...LESS

Categories: Movies, Romantic comedy, Science Fiction, Indie, Cult, Comedy, Coming of age, Teen

Real Genius is a 1985 satirical comedy film directed by Martha Coolidge. The film's screenplay was written by Neal Israel, Pat Proft and Peter Torokvei. It stars Val Kilmer and Gabriel Jarret. The film is set on the campus of Pacific Tech, a technical university similar to Caltech. Chris Knight (Kilmer) is a genius in his senior year working on a chemical laser. Mitch Taylor (Jarret) is a new student on campus who is paired up with Knight to work on the laser. The film received positive reviews from critics. The film grossed $12,952,019 at the United States and Canadian box office. The... MORE

Real Genius is a 1985 satirical comedy film directed by Martha Coolidge. The film's screenplay was written by Neal Israel, Pat Proft and Peter Torokvei. It stars Val Kilmer and Gabriel Jarret. The film is set on the campus of Pacific Tech, a technical university similar to Caltech. Chris Knight (Kilmer) is a genius in his senior year working on a chemical laser. Mitch Taylor (Jarret) is a new student on campus who is paired up with Knight to work on the laser. The film received positive reviews from critics. The film grossed $12,952,019 at the United States and Canadian box office. The film begins with a video presentation of a space-based laser weapon that incinerates a man on the ground with pinpoint accuracy. The CIA has contracted with Professor Jerry Hathaway (Atherton) to develop this secret weapon with his team of brilliant students at the elite university Pacific Tech. When the Agency demands a more powerful laser, Hathaway recruits 15-year-old high-school science prodigy Mitch Taylor (Jarret) to study at the school and help with the project. Arriving on campus, Mitch is assigned a dorm room with Chris Knight (Kilmer), a "senior slacker" who is also supposed to be working LESS