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Disc #1 -- Weird Science
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It's Alive!: Resurrecting Weird Science
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What Is Weird Science?
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Stepping Out of the Machinery
Weird Science TV Pilot Episode
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Disc #1 -- Weird Science
1. Women Everywhere [2:25]
2. Main Titles [1:15]
3. To Simulate a Girl [6:50]
4. Cyber Babe [3:47]
5. On the Town [8:06]
6. One Serious Idiot [4:48]
7. The Morning After [3:39]
8. At the Mall [5:44]
9. Gentle Persuasion [6:14]
10. Party! [7:32]
11. Scientific Breakthrough [6:14]
12. Uninvited Guests [3:38]
13. In the Mood [9:30]
14. Here Comes Chet [2:45]
15. Land Speed Record [5:46]
16. Chet Happens [3:46]
17. Nick of Time [2:56]
18. End Titles [4:46]
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It's Alive Resurrecting Weird Science - Stars Anthony Michael Hall and John Kapelos reflect on the making of Weird Science in this 4-part retrospective documentary! Take an inside look at the music, fashion and hilarious characters in the teen comedy about everyone's favorite computer nerds
Weird Science tv pilot episode: "She's Alive"
Theatrical trailer
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Directors
John Hughes
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Producers
John Hughes
Joel Silver
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Composers (Music Score)
Ira Newborn
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Editors
Chris Lebenzon
Mark Warner
Scott James Wallace
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Screen Writers
John Hughes
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Set Designers
Nick Navarro
Jennifer Polito
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Art Director - James Allen
Camera Operator - Henry M. Lebo
Camera Operator - Michael St. Hilaire
Casting - Jackie Burch
Choreography - Jerry Evans
Cinematographer - Matthew Leonetti
Composer (Music Score) - Ira Newborn
Costume Designer - Marilyn Vance
Makeup - Michael Germain
Production Designer - John W. Corso
Sound/Sound Designer - James R. Alexander
Special Effects - David M. Blitstein
Special Effects - Doug Hubbard
Special Effects - Roger Lifsey
Special Effects - Henry Millar
Special Effects - Mike Millar
Special Effects - Richard Thompson
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Along with
"Sixteen Candles" and
"The Breakfast Club",
"Weird Science" helped establish
John Hughes as king of '80s teenybopper comedy, though this immature, wish-fulfillment fantasy is clearly meant for the boys. Given his first opportunity to really carry a movie,
Anthony Michael Hall does not disappoint, playing the kind of smart-alecky loveable loser that everyone knew back in high school.
Ilan-Mitchell Smith, never really heard from again after this movie, is the more sensitive half of the underdog pair, who have a great time learning from the English babe (
Kelly LeBrock) they improbably conceive through a combination of computer programs and glamour magazine cut-outs. Unapologetically sophomoric, the film earns its enduring appeal with a number of gonzo set pieces, most notably the climactic party that's interrupted by a biker gang out of
"Mad Max", which Gary and Wyatt must overcome to win their keep.
"Weird Science" throws together a goofy mixture of sci-fi, teenage sex fantasy, and high school satire to earn guilty grins from beginning to end. As in his other hits from this era,
Hughes' screenplay is endlessly quotable. Credit also goes to the memorable supporting performances turned in by
Robert Downey Jr., offering up an early version of his trademark dismissive flamboyance;
Britt Leach and
Barbara Lang as Gary's hilariously spellbound parents; and, in a scene-stealing turn that's assumed classic status,
Bill Paxton as Chet, Wyatt's bullying military brother, who takes sadistic pleasure in making the boys squirm. ~ Derek Armstrong, Rovi
