Real Genius

[1985, Movie]

Real Genius: Review

This disappointing teen comedy from director Martha Coolidge is another entry in the rash of teens-goofing-with-science films. Fifteen-year-old Mitch Taylor (Gabe Jarret) is a whiz-kid who is accepted into a "young genius"-type college program by professor and TV science show host Hathaway (William Atherton). Hathaway has become secretly embroiled with the CIA over a space-based laser weapon that they demand be delivered to them posthaste. Desperate to have the weapon comple... read more

Real Genius: Cast & Details

Year: 1985
Rated PG

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Cast
Val Kilmer: Chris Knight
Gabe Jarret: Mitch Taylor
Michelle Meyrink: Jordan
William Atherton: Prof. Hathaway
Patti D'Arbanville: Sherry Nugil
Robert Prescott: Kent

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Real Genius: TV Guide News

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