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Real Genius (1985)
Front Cover Actor Back Cover
Val Kilmer
William Atherton
Jonathan Gries
Gabe Jarret
Michelle Meyrink
Movie Details
Director Martha Coolidge
Producer Brian Grazer
Writer Neal Israel; Pat Proft
Studio Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Language English
Audience Rating PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Running Time 106 mins
Country USA
Color Color
Plot
An underrated little picture, Real Genius offers a rare college comedy that doesn't rely on gross-out humor--and a look at Val Kilmer before he turned into a star. A high school whiz kid (Gabriel Jarret) arrives at a brainy college, where the crème de la crème of the science students are marshaled under an ambitious professor (expert villain William Atherton). Unbeknownst to them, the kids are working on a weapons system that the prof plans on selling to the government. The star student, and chief rabble-rouser, is played by Kilmer, in good early form as a cocky genius who hasn't lost touch with his goofy side. The director is Martha Coolidge, whose Valley Girl was one of the brightest (and most unexpected) of '80s comedies; she keeps the movie perking along and never worries about dumbing down a film that just happens to be about smart people. --Robert Horton
Personal Details
Seen It Yes
Index 216
Collection Status In Collection
Links Amazon US
DVD Empire
Product Details
Format DVD
Region Region 1
Screen Ratio Widescreen 2.35:1 Color (Anamorphic)
Standard 1.33:1 Color
Layers Dual Side, Single Layer
UPC (Barcode) 043396077348
Chapters 28
Release Date 02/11/2004
Subtitles English; Spanish; French
Packaging Keep Case
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Surround [CC]
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1
Extra Features
Color Closed-captioned Widescreen