Real Genius (1985)

n my opinion it was a great movie with some interesting elements, even though having some plot holes and the ending probably was just too messy and crammed together, but still fun to watch and not your casual movie that is similar to all other ones.

It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.

It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

I'm not sure how I missed this movie for 30 years. I wasn't even aware of this title until it showed up on RetroPlex this morning. A rather nice little flick from early in Val Kilmer's career before 1990, when he and Brad Pitt became walking spare parts for each other.With flavors of Animal House, Fast Times, and a few others, I wish I had seen this when it came out, because 30 years later I have lost much of my first-time-sex sensibility and silliness that I would have appreciated more in '85.In any case, still entertaining, with Kilmer throwing off some very wild, young man mania. The story is fun, and certainly moves right along, not really bogging down during its running time. It kinda runs off the rails of plausibility at the end, but if you pull me in in the first few minutes, I can deal with that. (Remember Jaws? The end of that movie is ridiculous, but Spielberg had me with the opening scene at the beach.) Definitely worth a watch. Made me long for my old IBM XT.

Teenage geniuses (Val Kilmer and some other kid) deal with their abilities while developing a laser.The 1980s seemed to be dominated by John Hughes movies and John Cusack. This film does not have either one, though it does have Jon Gries if you need a little John in your movies. Not sure why you would, but maybe you do.What makes this film so great is the writing. The jokes are puns and clever twists, sort of the humor you might expect from the Marx Brothers or similar comedians. There are more than a few dirty jokes (the word "penis" comes up a lot), but even those tend to be rather clever.

This movie brings back a lot of memories and it's one of Val Kilmer's most entertaining comedies. This movie belongs on the shelf beside the greatest classics: Back to the Future, The Goonies, Wargames, Weird Science, etc ...I'm not going to recap the movie or give my interpretation on the movie. Everything is relative. I really enjoyed this movie as a kid and I'm going to watch it right now (I'm 28 btw). Check it out.Val Kilmer does an amazing job in this movie. He's such a confident and amusing actor. If you're a fan of Val Kilmer as I am then you're going to enjoy this movie.I agree with the last comment made on this movie. I could watch this movie every day.Enjoy!

College kids working on government weapons while being lied to by their teachers? An audacious premise with no basis in reality is just the beginning.One of screenwriter Proft's most engaging scripts, "Real Genius" is a classic us-versus-them situation with terrific performances and humor that focuses on targets other than flatulence. It holds up to repeat viewings for many of us who enjoy watching the premise unfold while discovering little gags and clues we missed the first four or five times. And it introduced me to Tears for Fears.I shared it with a co-worker who managed to correctly identify every single major character in the film among our co-workers; some of them were self-aware enough to enjoy the film AND the joke.You'll be pleased to discover a movie this smart if you haven't found it already. Recommending it "is a moral imperative."