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  • Real Genius (1985)
  • PG
    108 min | Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Real Genius (1985)
PG
108 min | Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi

An uptight teenage prodigy enters a top engineering college, but feels awkward among the freewheeling students. When a professor aims to turn their laser project into a military weapon, he and his offbeat roommate plot to ruin the plan.
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Neal Israel (story) (screenplay) | Pat Proft (story) (screenplay) | PJ Torokvei (screenplay) (as Peter Torokvei)
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Release date
Aug 7, 1985 (United States)

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67 cast members
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Stacy Peralta
Shuttle Pilot Shuttle Pilot   See fewer
Daniel Ades
Laser Ray Victim Laser Ray Victim   See fewer
Andres Aybar
Bartender Bartender   See fewer
Louis Giambalvo
Major Carnagle Major Carnagle   See fewer
Ed Lauter
David Decker David Decker   See fewer
Charles Shull
Air Force General Air Force General   See fewer
William Atherton
Professor Jerry Hathaway Professor Jerry Hathaway   See fewer
Sean Frye
Boy at Science Fair Boy at Science Fair   See fewer
JoAnn Willette
Girl at Science Fair Girl at Science Fair   See fewer
Ina Gould
Old Lady Old Lady   See fewer
Nadine Vix
Student at Science Fair Student at Science Fair   See fewer
Gabriel Jarret
Mitch Taylor (as Gabe Jarret) Mitch Taylor (as Gabe Jarret)   See fewer
Paul Tulley
Mr. Taylor Mr. Taylor   See fewer
Joanne Baron
Mrs. Taylor Mrs. Taylor   See fewer
Harry Johnson
Darlington Recruiter (as Chip Johnson) Darlington Recruiter (as Chip Johnson)   See fewer
Val Kilmer
Chris Knight Chris Knight   See fewer
Patti D'Arbanville
Sherry Nugil Sherry Nugil   See fewer
Monte Landis
Dr. Dodd Dr. Dodd   See fewer
Sandy Martin
Mrs. Meredith Mrs. Meredith   See fewer
Severn Darden
Dr. Meredith Dr. Meredith   See fewer
Randy Lowell
Cornell (as Randolph Dreyfuss) Cornell (as Randolph Dreyfuss)   See fewer
Jon Gries
Lazlo Hollyfeld (as Jonathan Gries) Lazlo Hollyfeld (as Jonathan Gries)   See fewer
Tommy Swerdlow
Bodie (as Tom Swerdlow) Bodie (as Tom Swerdlow)   See fewer
Mark Kamiyama
'Ick' Ikagami 'Ick' Ikagami   See fewer
Michelle Meyrink
Jordan Cochran Jordan Cochran   See fewer
Martin Gundersen
Math Professor Math Professor   See fewer
Brett Miller
Carpet Man Carpet Man   See fewer
Dean Devlin
Milton Milton   See fewer
Yuji Okumoto
Fenton Fenton   See fewer
Lynda Wiesmeier
Chris' Girl at Party Chris' Girl at Party   See fewer
Penny Baker
Ick's Girl at Party Ick's Girl at Party   See fewer
Marcia Karr
Cornell's Girl at Party Cornell's Girl at Party   See fewer
Isabelle Walker
Girl at Party Girl at Party   See fewer
Marii Mak
Girl at Party Girl at Party   See fewer
Cheri Wells
Girl at Party Girl at Party   See fewer
Catherine MacNamara
Girl at Party Girl at Party   See fewer
John Vasily
Student Student   See fewer
Ed Garrabrandt
TV Makeup Man TV Makeup Man   See fewer
Isabel Cooley
TV Stage Manager TV Stage Manager   See fewer
Robin Stober
Waitress Waitress   See fewer
Deborah Foreman
Susan Decker Susan Decker   See fewer
David Marvit
Student in Hall Student in Hall   See fewer
Michael Crabtree
Air Force SP at Gate Air Force SP at Gate   See fewer
Charles Sweigart
Air Force SP at Gate Air Force SP at Gate   See fewer
Peter Parros
Air Force SP at Gate Air Force SP at Gate   See fewer
Ronald Taylor
Computer Technician Computer Technician   See fewer
James Carrington
Air Force Major Air Force Major   See fewer
Michael Backes
Air Force Controller Air Force Controller   See fewer
Corki Grazer
Air Force Sergeant Air Force Sergeant   See fewer
Jeanne Mori
Laser Technician Laser Technician   See fewer
David Ursin
Engineer Engineer   See fewer
Joe Dorsey
Congressman Dougton Congressman Dougton   See fewer
Will Knox
Laser Specialist Laser Specialist   See fewer
Kevin Hurley
Air Force Technician Air Force Technician   See fewer
Stephen Douglas Butler
Naval Flag Officer (uncredited) Naval Flag Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Nick Conti
Billy M (uncredited) Billy M (uncredited)   See fewer
Ev Courter
Old Man (uncredited) Old Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Kelly
Party Guest (uncredited) Party Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
David Monterosso
Student in Cafeteria (uncredited) Student in Cafeteria (uncredited)   See fewer
Joy Michelle Moore
Party Girl on Surfboard (uncredited) Party Girl on Surfboard (uncredited)   See fewer
Kimberly Spak
Young Girl in Popcorn (uncredited) Young Girl in Popcorn (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Tangen
Student on Ice Skates (uncredited) Student on Ice Skates (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert J. Woodhead
Hacking Consultant (uncredited) Hacking Consultant (uncredited)   See fewer
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