Year:
1985
Studio:
Universal
Feature:
3/5
DVD:
0/5
Another old John
Hughes film, Weird Science
doesn't quite deliver for me. Gary (Anthony Michael Hall) and Wyatt
(Ilan Mitchell-Smith) are geeky high school teens who dream of having a
real social life. One night while watching a Frankenstein movie Gary
decides to make the perfect babe. They use Wyatt's home computer, tap
into some Pentagon mainframe and use its processing power plus some
weird atmospheric effects and a Barbie doll to create Lisa (Kelly
LeBrock).
Lisa immediately sets out to change the two 15-year olds and make them
into popular kids. She takes them out to a night club, then shopping at
the mall, and finally throws a giant party, inviting all the school
kids. Eventually the two young men gain and win the attention of their
objects of affection, Deb (Suzanne Snyder) and Hilly (Judie Aronson).
In general I thought the movie lacked something. Some of the jokes were
ok and others were rather embarrasing. Maybe it's because the movie is
aimed at a younger audience than my current age. The DVD has no extra
features and if the movie has been digitally remastered it's hard to
tell since the quality is not great. Overall a lukewarm recommendation.
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