Weird Science

Weird Science (1985)

It's all in the name of science...Weird Science.

Release:1985
Runtime:1h 33m
Country:United States
Director:John Hughes
Language:English

Genre

ComedyFantasyRomance
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Keywords

Chicago IllinoisNerdBikerBased On ComicMorphingMischievousLightheartedAbsurd

Weird Science rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.6/10· 105K votes
Rotten Tomatoes60%
Metacritic46%
TMDb6.544/10· 2K votes

With 60% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.6/10 on IMDb and 46/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.

About 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.

Cast of Weird Science

  • Anthony Michael Hall

    Anthony Michael Hall

    as Gary

  • Ilan Mitchell-Smith

    Ilan Mitchell-Smith

    as Wyatt

  • Kelly LeBrock

    Kelly LeBrock

    as Lisa

  • Bill Paxton

    Bill Paxton

    as Chet

  • Suzanne Snyder

    Suzanne Snyder

    as Deb

  • Judie Aronson

    Judie Aronson

    as Hilly

  • Barbara Lang

    Barbara Lang

    as Lucy

  • Ivor Barry

    Ivor Barry

    as Henry

  • A

    Ann Coyle

    as Carmen

  • Robert Downey Jr.

    Robert Downey Jr.

    as Ian

  • Robert Rusler

    Robert Rusler

    as Max

  • Vernon Wells

    Vernon Wells

    as Lord General

Weird Science facts

Budget
$7.5M
Box office
$38.9M

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • Absurd humor and lighthearted tone work remarkably well throughout
  • Imaginative fantasy elements blend seamlessly with comedy premise
  • Strong comic timing from cast despite uneven critical reception

What the audience disliked

  • Pacing feels inconsistent across the full runtime
  • Plot contrivances undermine the romance subplot development

Trailer

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