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60% Tomatometer 40 Reviews 69% Audience Score 100,000+ Ratings Teen misfits Gary (Anthony Michael Hall) and Wyatt (Ilan Mitchell-Smith) design their ideal woman on a computer, and a freak electrical accident brings her to life in the form of the lovely, superhuman Lisa (Kelly LeBrock). She outfits Gary and Wyatt in cool clothes, surprises them with a Porsche and helps them stand up to jerks Ian (Robert Downey Jr.) and Max (Robert Rusler). But, all the while, the boys must hide Lisa's existence from Chet (Bill Paxton), Wyatt's nightmare of a big brother. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Buy Now

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Hardly in the same league as John Hughes' other teen movies, the resolutely goofy Weird Science nonetheless gets some laughs via its ridiculous premise and enjoyable performances.

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Weird Science | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Wendy Ide Times (UK) It’s a silly sci-fi sex comedy, but there are amusing moments to warrant revisiting. Feb 8, 2024 Full Review Weird Science | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Anton Bitel Little White Lies The premise here threatens puerile perversion, female exploitation, and an uncomfortable age gap... – but in fact Hughes gives Lisa the confidence, agency and power that the boys lack, and makes her more fairy godmother than sex object. Aug 9, 2023 Full Review Weird Science | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Paul Attanasio Washington Post The movie is the latest in the "Wouldn't it be neat if . . .?" school of movies. Jan 4, 2018 Full Review Weird Science | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Emilie Black Cinema Crazed ...watching the film with the fact that it’s close to 40 years old, it is more than watchable, it’s enjoyable for most of the runtime. Rated: 3.5/5 Aug 24, 2023 Full Review Weird Science | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Allison Rose FlickDirect If you were captivated by the originality and humor of Weird Science in theaters, you'll delight in revisiting this John Hughes classic that transcends generations. Rated: 4/5 Aug 22, 2023 Full Review Weird Science | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Alan Jones Starburst Weird Science describes itself as *a special effects comedy*... it comes across more as a feeble blend of tediously vulgar, stale half-baked ideas. Jul 22, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jason N This is a great coming of age movie. Laughed most of the runtime Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/21/24 Full Review Leaburn O Fun very 80s teen flick. Nothing serious to see here but just a bit of well produced 80s silliness. Watched it on iPlayer. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/24 Full Review John C We live in a more morally puritanical, less easy-going time than the one in which Weird Science was made, and this explains most of the comments about how this is John Hughes's "most dated" film. While not offering as much character exploration as, say, The Breakfast Club, Weird Science is still enjoyable if you can appreciate the good-natured fun it offers at face value. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/24 Full Review Cyns Corner Gawd, I'd forgotten how utterly terrible this movie was. I hated almost every moment I was watching this in preparation for a livestream review. Rated 1/5 Stars • Rated 1 out of 5 stars 12/24/23 Full Review Danny S I share the same dream with anyone entering into the crypto market, to make great profit and live the best of life. I met with a crypto broker specialist on Quora, we engaged in conversation, checked his review score and it was all great. I was given three packages to choose from, Amateur, Silver, and Gold Premium. I went for Gold since I won't be doing much work besides monitoring my profits. Beginner's startup amount was $5k which I did invest in quickly, within 5 hours I had not less than half a quarter million dollars in my investment account. That enticed me, and I hurriedly invested more, within 5 days, I had invested $385,000.00. Unfortunately, I had invested in a fake trading platform and was on the verge of losing almost half my retirement savings. It got to a point that after much pleading to this trader to give me even half of my initial investment amount instead, he kept insisting I pay more. I had already given up because it would be foolish of me to keep fetching water in a basket. Luck ran on me when I came across scammed victims of Cryptocurrency, Forex, and Binary trading. and how they have been able to recover their stolen money back. I did follow up on their conversation and realized it was all the good handwork of Cyber Genie Hack Pro. I got their contact info: and with all honesty, I will never regret reaching out to them, I will remember it as the day I was given birth again. Cyber Genie helped me recover my stolen money back within the short period of time I consulted them. They restored my smile and my financial stability by recovering all that was in my trading account without leaving a penny for those scammers.Email...."CYBERGENIE(@)cyberservices. com"W/A...."+(1)(25.25.12)(03.91)"Web...."https://cybergeniehackpro (.) xyz/" Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/03/24 Full Review Anderson O This was further beyond its years. I don't really think the 80's was ready for Weird Science. Teens act somewhat like this today, but times and technology are different now. This is still a pretty good comicbook adaptation. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/29/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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John Hughes Director Kelly LeBrock Lisa Anthony Michael Hall Gary Wallace Ilan Mitchell-Smith Wyatt Donnelly Bill Paxton Chet Donnelly Suzanne Snyder Deb
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Synopsis Teen misfits Gary (Anthony Michael Hall) and Wyatt (Ilan Mitchell-Smith) design their ideal woman on a computer, and a freak electrical accident brings her to life in the form of the lovely, superhuman Lisa (Kelly LeBrock). She outfits Gary and Wyatt in cool clothes, surprises them with a Porsche and helps them stand up to jerks Ian (Robert Downey Jr.) and Max (Robert Rusler). But, all the while, the boys must hide Lisa's existence from Chet (Bill Paxton), Wyatt's nightmare of a big brother.

Director
John Hughes

Producer
Joel Silver

Screenwriter
John Hughes

Distributor
Universal Pictures

Production Co
Universal Pictures

Rating
PG-13

Genre
Comedy, Fantasy

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 2, 1985, Wide

Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 10, 2013

Runtime
1h 34m

Sound Mix
Surround

Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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