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Real Genius is a 1985 American science fiction comedy film about two genius students who work on a laser project for the CIA. The film stars Val Kilmer, Gabriel Jarret, and Michelle Meyrink, and was directed by Martha Coolidge.
Real Genius: Directed by Martha Coolidge. With Stacy Peralta, Daniel Ades, Andres Aybar, Louis Giambalvo. An uptight teenage prodigy enters a top engineering college, but feels awkward among the freewheeling students.
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- Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
- Martha Coolidge
- 1985-08-07
When science whiz Mitch Taylor (Gabe Jarret) arrives at Pacific Tech as a freshman, he's paired up with genius senior Chris Knight (Val Kilmer) to work on a laser project.
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- Martha Coolidge
- PG
- Val Kilmer
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- 2 min
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- Sony Pictures Entertainment
Find out who starred in and worked behind the scenes of the comedy film Real Genius, directed by Martha Coolidge. See the full list of actors, writers, producers, composers, cinematographers, editors, and more.
Mitch Taylor, a 15-year-old genius, is accepted into a special college program. As part of the course he joins a special project, run by the renowned scientist Professor Jerry Hathaway and involving Chris Knight, a student whose genius is legendary.
Real Genius. Comedy. 106 minutes ‧ PG-13 ‧ 1985. Roger Ebert. August 7, 1985. 2 min read. The movie involves the saga of Mitch (Gabe Jarret), a brilliant high school student whose Science Fair project has revised the theory of laser beam technology.
