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Real Genius
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.
Where to watch
YouTube TV
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Cast
Val KilmerChris Knight
Gabriel JarretMitch Taylor
Michelle MeyrinkJordan
William AthertonProfessor Hathaway
Robert PrescottKent
Louis GiambalvoMajor Carnagle
Jon GriesLazlo Hollyfeld
Ed LauterCIA Man Decker
Stacy PeraltaShuttle Pilot
Daniel AdesLaser Ray Victim- Andres AybarBartender
- Charles ShullAir Force General
Beau BillingsleaGeorge
Charles ParksLarry
Details
- Director
- Martha Coolidge
- Writers
- Neal Israel, Pat Proft, PJ Torokvei
- Release date
- August 7, 1985
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Budget
- $8M
- Box office
- $13M worldwide
- Original language
- English
- Studios
- Tri-Star-Delphi III Productions, Brian Grazer Productions
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