Quick Facts
DirectorMartha Coolidge
Runtime1h 46m · PG
GenresComedy · Romance · Science-fiction
Release1985-08-07
Film
Real Genius
1985· PG· 1h 46m· Comedy· Romance· Science-fiction
“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.
1985-08-07
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Key Crew
DirectorMartha Coolidge
ScreenplayNeal Israel
ProducerBrian Grazer
Director of PhotographyVilmos Zsigmond
Original Music ComposerThomas Newman
EditorRichard Chew
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Details
Released1985-08-07
Runtime1h 46m · PG
StatusReleased
StudiosTri-Star-Delphi III Productions · Brian Grazer Productions
Budget$8M
Box office$13M
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating6.7/10 · 508 votes
Original languageen
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