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Weird Science
Two unpopular teenagers, Gary and Wyatt, fail at all attempts to be accepted by their peers. Their desperation to be liked leads them to "create" a woman via their computer. Their living and breathing creation is a gorgeous woman, Lisa, whose purpose is to boost their confidence level by putting them into situations which require Gary and Wyatt to act like men.
1985 · Directed by John Hughes · 93 min · Comedy · Fantasy · 28 frames
Tagline
It's all in the name of science... Weird Science.
Crew
- Screenplay: John Hughes
- Cinematography: Matthew F. Leonetti
- Edited by: Chris Lebenzon, Mark Warner, Scott K. Wallace
- Music: Ira Newborn
- Production design: John W. Corso
- Produced by: Joel Silver, Bill Damaschke
Cast
- Anthony Michael Hall as Gary
- Ilan Mitchell-Smith as Wyatt
- Kelly LeBrock as Lisa
- Bill Paxton as Chet
- Suzanne Snyder as Deb
- Judie Aronson as Hilly
- Barbara Lang as Lucy
- Ivor Barry as Henry
- Ann Coyle as Carmen
- Robert Downey Jr. as Ian
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Universal Pictures, Silver Pictures
- Budget: $7,500,000
- Box office: $38,934,048
- Themes: chicago, illinois, nerd, biker, based on comic, morphing, mischievous, lighthearted, absurd, hilarious, whimsical
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