Real Genius (1985)
Real Genius (1985)
Plot.
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.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Gabriel Jarret
Mitch Taylor
Val Kilmer
Chris Knight
Michelle Meyrink
Jordan
Stacy Peralta
Shuttle Pilot
Daniel Ades
Laser Ray Victim
Robert Prescott
Kent
Andres Aybar
Bartender
Louis Giambalvo
Major Carnagle
Ed Lauter
David Decker
Jon Gries
Lazlo Hollyfeld
Charles Shull
Air Force General
Beau Billingslea
George
Charles Parks
Larry
William Atherton
Professor Jerry Hathaway
Martha Coolidge
Director
Neal Israel
Writer
Pat Proft
Writer
Peter Torokvei
Writer
Sean Frye
Boy at Science Fair
Brian Grazer
Producer
JoAnn Willette
Girl at Science Fair
Ina Gould
Old Lady
Thomas Newman
Composer
Nadine Vix
Student at Science Fair
Vilmos Zsigmond
Cinematographer
Paul Tulley
Mr. Taylor
Richard Chew
Editor
Joanne Baron
Mrs. Taylor
Janet Hirshenson
CastingDirector
Harry Johnson
Darlington Recruiter
Jane Jenkins
CastingDirector
Josan F. Russo
ProductionDesigner
Patti D'Arbanville
Sherry Nugil
Monte Landis
Dr. Dodd
Sandy Martin
Mrs. Meredith
Severn Darden
Dr. Meredith
Randy Lowell
Cornell
John Shepherd Reid
Carter
Tommy Swerdlow
Bodie
Mark Kamiyama
'Ick' Ikagami
Martin Gundersen
Math Professor
Brett Miller
Carpet Man
Dean Devlin
Milton
Yuji Okumoto
Fenton
Lynda Wiesmeier
Chris' Girl at Party
Penny Baker
Ick's Girl at Party
Marcia Karr
Cornell's Girl at Party
Isabelle Walker
Girl at Party
Marii Mak
Girl at Party
Cheri Wells
Girl at Party
Catherine MacNamara
Girl at Party
Johnny Vasily
Student
Ed Garrabrandt
TV Makeup Man
Isabel Cooley
TV Stage Manager
Robin Stober
Waitress
Deborah Foreman
Susan
David Marvit
Student in Hall
Michael Crabtree
Air Force Gate Guard
Charles Sweigart
Air Force Gate Guard
Peter Parros
Air Force Gate Guard
Ronald Taylor
Computer Technician
James Carrington
Air Force Major
Michael Backes
Air Force Controller
Corki Grazer
Air Force Sergeant
Jeanne Mori
Laser Technician
David Ursin
Engineer
Joe Dorsey
Congressman
Will Knox
Laser Specialist
Kevin Hurley
Air Force Technician
Kimberly Spak
Girl in Popcorn (uncredited)
Jack G. Taylor Jr.
Art Direction
Arthur Coburn
Additional Editing
Frederick Elmes
Second Unit Director of Photography
Virginia Cook-McGowan
Sound Editor
Steven Wolff
Set Designer
Phil Abramson
Set Decoration
Kenny Alexander
Stunts
Stephen McEveety
First Assistant Director
Ellen Heuer
Foley Artist
Robert Daley
Executive Producer
Allan Graf
Stunts
David L. Glazer
Assistant Property Master
Zoltan Elek
Makeup Artist
Paul C. Warschilka
Assistant Sound Editor
Phil Cory
Special Effects Coordinator
John J. Connor
Camera Operator
C. Darin Knight
Sound Mixer
Spiro Razatos
Stunts
Donald L. Bolger
Boom Operator
Julia Evershade
Supervising Sound Editor
Barbara Harris
ADR Voice Casting
Alex Tavoularis
Other
Debby Porter
Stunts
Edie Panda
Hairstylist
Gary A. Hecker
Foley Artist
Bill Wilner
Other
John Roesch
Foley Artist
Sam Crespi-Horowitz
Associate Producer
Richard L. Bennett
Visual Effects Supervisor
David Stipes
Visual Effects Supervisor
PJ Torokvei
Screenplay
Billy Ray Smith
Unit Production Manager
David E. Campbell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gregg Rudloff
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
John T. Reitz
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
George Budd
Sound Designer
Marshall Winn
Sound Editor
Doug Hemphill
Sound Effects
John P. Fasal
Sound Effects
Carlton Kaller
Other
Terry E. Lewis
Property Master
Robert Jason
Best Boy Electric
Joanie Blum
Script Supervisor
Anna Boorstin
Sound Editor
Becky Mancuso-Winding
Music Supervisor
Marla Denise Schlom
Costume Supervisor
Marian Green
Stunts
Bernie Pock
Stunts
Shane Dixon
Stunts
Marcia Reed
Still Photographer
Alexandra Leviloff
Other
Elliot Lurie
Music Coordinator
Beth Bergeron
Supervising ADR Editor
Ted Whitfield
Music Editor
Joseph Roveto
Costumer
Roxanne Jones McCarthy
Sound Editor
Charles J. Bond
Cableman
David M. Graves
Stunts
Ken Nishino
First Assistant Camera
Lauren Palmer
ADR Editor
Albert Coleman
First Assistant Editor
Christy Richmond
Assistant Sound Editor
Deborah Cichocki
Other
Edward J. Ulrich
Stunts
Sandra Renfroe
Assistant Property Master
James Husbands
Leadman
Robert Samuels
Second Assistant Camera
Mike Schilz
Second Second Assistant Director
Kenny Ferrugiaro
Stunts
Michael Papale
Music Supervisor
Michael F. Hamer
Costumer
Linda Lee Franklin
Stunts
Joseph P. Moore
Second Assistant Director
Erin M. Cummings
Set Designer
Richard W. Deats
Key Grip
Jerry D. Deats
Grip
Cari Lewis
Sound Editor
John Vigran
Music Consultant
Mark S. Taylor
Set Dresser
Jan Walker
Producer's Assistant
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 7, 1985
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 46m
Content RatingPG
Budget$8,000,000
Box Office$12,952,019
Filming LocationsLos Angeles · San Diego, United States of America
Genres
Wiki.
Real Genius is a 1985 American science fiction comedy film directed by Martha Coolidge and written by Neal Israel, Pat Proft, and PJ Torokvei. Starring Val Kilmer and Gabriel Jarret. The film, set on the campus of Pacific Tech, a science and engineering university similar to Caltech, follows Chris Knight (Kilmer), a genius in his senior year, who is paired with a new student on campus, Mitch Taylor (Jarret), to work on a chemical laser.
The film received positive reviews from critics and grossed $13 million at the North American box office.
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