Teen life is full of mysteries, but nothing is more hilarious or more fun than Weird Science, the out-of-this-world comedy that helped define a generation! Join two socially challenged computer whizzes (Anthony Michael Hall and Ilan Mitchell-Smith) as they set out to create the "perfect woman" (supermodel Kelly LeBrock). Like a computer-generated fairy godmother, the duo's heavenly creation guides the pair through the pleasures and pitfalls of teenage life. From writer/director John Hughes (The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles), Weird Science: Flashback Edition is digitally remastered and includes all-new bonus features and is ready for re-discovery all over again!
Yes, that is Bill Paxton as Ilan Mitchell-Smith's militaristic big brother. And that's Robert Downey Jr. as one of the in-crowd jerks who makes nerds Mitchell-Smith and Hall's lives miserable. Fortunately, this is a John Hughes comedy and our smart nerds create the perfect woman, Lisa (Kelly LeBrock), using a computer and voodoo. Lisa is a willing sex toy, has magical powers, and just wants to help the boys get even and meet nice babes. She even cleans up. The fantasy ebullience of Hughes is given full rein here and that's good and bad (mostly good). It's all aimed at a certain kind of hormone-addled, 16-year-old sensibility; but who doesn't have a little bit of that in them? --Keith Simanton
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
No, its not An Inconvenient Truth...:
.. and speaking as a scientist, I have found that wearing a bra on your head may not have lead to the scientific breakthroughs that the success of this movie might have predicted, sadly. I still try it now and again, which causes some comment in the canteen at lunchtimes but there you go. Kelly Le Brock bears no resemblance to a badger in this film, which is surprising bearing in mind her name (she might want to think about that) but she is undoubtedly one of the sexiest 80s screen chicks ever. I mean,... more info
Awesome Sauce:
Just one of those movies you watched growing up. And then want to buy when your older! Good movie about the early stages of geeks.
Wyatt, there are killer mutants in your house, OK?:
A couple weeks ago I made a list of my top 10 John Hughes movies, and I decided to revisit a lot of his films to ensure I wasn't going on past memories to compile it. WEIRD SCIENCE, one of Hughes' earlier directorial efforts, is probably my favorite of his, because it has the sappy Hughes stuff, the teen angst, sure, but most of all, it is very, very funny. A lot of people who call this film kind of stupid and even (my favorite) unrealistic are kind of missing the point. Two guys create a woman with a... more info
If you want be a party animal, you have to learn to live in the jungle.:
In that classic 80's fashion, only John Hughes can create such a madcap, crazy film such as 'Weird Science'. Social outcasts Gary (Anthony Michael Hall) and Wyatt(IIan Mitchell-Smith) have a little too much time on their hands, with the lack of friends, hobbies, or even jobs. They spend most of their time concocting what they would do if the sun smiled on them and they could attend parties and date the girls they adore; And that's when the brilliant idea strikes! They must create their... more info
