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6.5Two unpopular teenagers, Gary and Wyatt, fail at all attempts to be accepted by their peers. Their desperation to be liked leads them to "create" a woman via their computer. Their living and breathing creation is a gorgeous woman, Lisa, whose purpose is to boost their confidence level by putting them into situations which require Gary and Wyatt to act like men.
Released: 1985-08-0193 minDir: John HughesComedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction, RomanceBudget: $7.5MBox office: $38.9M
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Cast
- Anthony Michael Hall as Gary
- Ilan Mitchell-Smith as Wyatt
- Kelly LeBrock as Lisa
- Bill Paxton as Chet
- Suzanne Snyder as Deb
- Judie Aronson as Hilly
Themes
- chicago, illinois
- nerd
- biker
- based on comic
- morphing
- mischievous
- lighthearted
- absurd
- hilarious
- whimsical
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Ratings
IMDb
6.6/10
104,734 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
60%
Metacritic
46/100
- Year
- 1985
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 2 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- Artificial intelligence
- Director
- John Hughes
- Screenwriter
- John Hughes
- Cast member
- John Kapelos
- Composer
- Ira Newborn
- Producer
- Joel Silver
- Production company
- Silver Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Matthew F. Leonetti
- Narrative location
- Illinois
- Filming location
- Chicago
- Duration
- 93
- FilmAffinity ID
- 378381
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.highschoolmovies.com
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- publication date
- 1985-12-19
- film editor
- Chris Lebenzon
- title
- Weird Science
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- derivative work
- Weird Science
- review score
- 46/100
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