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Real Genius

When he gets mad, he doesn't get even… he gets creative.

6.7(529)19851h 46m4

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.

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Status
Released
Budget
$8M
Box office
$13M
Language
English
  • genius
  • laser
  • u.s. air force
  • boy genius
  • ego
  • teen comedy
  • computer cracker
  • woman director

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalPG7 Aug 1985
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalPG8 May 1986
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical24 Oct 1985
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical123 Jan 1986
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical16 May 1986
  • FinlandFI

    • Theatrical16 May 1986
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical9 Jul 1986
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical624 Apr 1986
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Theatrical624 Dec 1986
    • Physical6DVD11 Jun 2002
  • PortugalPT

    • Theatrical2 May 1986
  • SpainES

    • Theatrical3 Jul 1986
  • SwedenSE

    • Theatrical1125 Jul 1986

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Real Genius was released on 7 August 1985.

Audience reviews

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    Wuchak

    4/28/2018

    6/10

    The Big Bang guys when they were in college (not really, but sort of) RELEASED IN 1985 and directed by Martha Coolidge, "Real Genius" is a college dramedy about a 15 year-old genius in laser technology (Gabe Jarret) who’s recruited by physics Professor Jerry Hathaway (William Atherton), who has ulterior motives for having the kid work in his personal lab. The newbie’s roommate turns out to be the most brilliant fr…

  • F

    Filipe Manuel Neto

    3/27/2024

    **After all, it is possible to make a film for teenagers without barracks humor or sexual obsessions.** During the 80s, there was an explosion of films aimed at young audiences, and this is, perhaps, one of the most interesting, although it is as forgettable as almost all of them. Of course, it fits into the young thinking of the time: rebellion, revolt against institutions and parents, incapable of understanding …

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