
Weird Science (1985)
It's all in the name of science...Weird Science.
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Weird Science rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
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
as Gary

Ilan Mitchell-Smith
as Wyatt

Kelly LeBrock
as Lisa

Bill Paxton
as Chet

Suzanne Snyder
as Deb

Judie Aronson
as Hilly

Barbara Lang
as Lucy

Ivor Barry
as Henry
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Ann Coyle
as Carmen

Robert Downey Jr.
as Ian

Robert Rusler
as Max

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
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