6.9
Real Genius
ComedyRomanceSci-FiPG
"When he gets mad, he doesn't get even… he gets creative."
Duration
1h 46mRelease
7 Aug 1985Country
United States
Language
EnglishOverview
When teenage geniuses Mitch Taylor and Chris Knight, working on an advanced laser project, learn that the military wants to use it as a weapon, they decide to thwart the plan.
Plot
An uptight teenage prodigy enters a top engineering college, but feels awkward among the freewheeling students. When a professor aims to turn their laser project into a military weapon, he and his offbeat roommate plot to ruin the...
Cast
Val KilmerStacy PeraltaDaniel Ades
Ratings
Internet Movie Database: 6.9/10Rotten Tomatoes: 77%Metacritic: 71/100
Details
Director
Martha Coolidge
Writers
Neal IsraelPat ProftPJ Torokvei
Revenue
$12,952,019Budget
$8,000,000Awards
2 wins & 2 nominations totalTrailer
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