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Real Genius (1985)

Aug 7, 1985 · 1h 46m

6.7/10 TMDB user score
530 votes on TMDB

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

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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Top cast

  • Val Kilmer Val Kilmer Chris Knight
  • Gabriel Jarret Gabriel Jarret Mitch Taylor
  • Michelle Meyrink Michelle Meyrink Jordan
  • William Atherton William Atherton Professor Hathaway
  • Robert Prescott Robert Prescott Kent
  • Louis Giambalvo Louis Giambalvo Major Carnagle
  • Jon Gries Jon Gries Lazlo Hollyfeld
  • Ed Lauter Ed Lauter CIA Man Decker
  • Stacy Peralta Stacy Peralta Shuttle Pilot
  • Daniel Ades Daniel Ades Laser Ray Victim
  • Andres Aybar Bartender
  • Charles Shull Air Force General
  • Beau Billingslea Beau Billingslea George
  • Charles Parks Charles Parks Larry
  • Sean Frye Sean Frye Boy at Science Fair
  • JoAnn Willette JoAnn Willette Girl at Science Fair

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