Weird Science

1985
PG-13
1h 34m

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

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Raunchy Comedy Teen Comedy Comedy Romance Sci-Fi

Two high-school nerds use a computer program to literally create the perfect woman, who promptly turns their lives upside-down.Two high-school nerds use a computer program to literally create the perfect woman, who promptly turns their lives upside-down.Two high-school nerds use a computer program to literally create the perfect woman, who promptly turns their lives upside-down.

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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

100K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

1,367

163

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Awards
- 2 nominations

Ian
(as Robert Downey)

Robert Rusler

Vernon Wells

Lord General

Britt Leach

Barbara Lang

Lucy

Michael Berryman

Mutant Biker

Ivor Barry

Henry

Ann Coyle

Carmen
(as Anne Bernadette Coyle)

Suzy J. Kellems

Gymnast

John Kapelos

Kandy Bar Owner

Fred D. Scott

Bar Patron

Vince Townsend Jr.

Bar Patron
(as Vince Monroe Townsend)

Director
- John Hughes
Writers
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Trivia
John Hughes wrote the script in only two days.

Goofs
(at around 55 mins) The piano girl is sucked into the bottom of the chimney feet first but when she is ejected at the top of the chimney, she emerges head first.

Quotes
Lisa: [13:23] So, what would you little maniacs like to do first?

Crazy credits
As the end credits roll is ready to begin, Kelly LeBrock's character smiles / winks at the camera.

Alternate versions
In the basic cable version, the line "In the family jewels?" was changed to "In the flippin' gizzard?"

Connections
Edited from Sixteen Candles (1984)

Soundtracks
Weird Science
Performed by Oingo Boingo
Produced by Danny Elfman and Steve Bartek

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7/10

John Hughes and Dr. Seuss

During most of the 1980s, I was working in or running movie theatres. I showed this movie and previewed it before it even opened. The one thing which struck me upon first viewing it was that it is essentially a teen-age version of Dr. Seuss's "The Cat in the Hat", right down to the house being magically cleaned up and the last piece of furniture sliding into place just as the parents return home to find everything as they left it. I always wondered if Hughes borrowed the plot on purpose or if he wrote Weird Science without realizing it's commonalities with one of the best loved children's story of all times. Anyone have opinions on that?