Weird Science Movie
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TAGLINES
It's all in the name of science. Weird Science.
It's purely sexual (UK)
If you can't get a date, make one!
Two unpopular teenagers, Gary and Wyatt, fail at all attempts to be accepted by their peers. Thier desperation to be liked leads them to "create" a woman via their computer. Their living and breathing creation is a gorgeous woman, Lisa, who's purpose is to boost their confidence level by putting them into situations which require Gary and Wyatt to act like men. On their road to become accepted they encounter many hilarious obstacles which gives the movie an overall sense of silliness.
| Anthony Michael Hall | Gary Wallace |
| Ilan Mitchell-Smith | Wyatt Donnelly |
| Bill Paxton | Chet Donnelly |
| Robert Downey Jr. | Ian |
| Robert Rusler | Max |
| Vernon Wells | Lord General |
| Britt Leach | Al Wallace |
| Michael Berryman | Mutant Biker |
| Ivor Barry | Henry Donnelly |
| John Kapelos | Dino |
| Chino 'Fats' Williams | Bar Patron |
| Wallace Langham | Art |
| Johnny Timko | The Weenies |
6.20 out of 10 (14292 votes)
Visitor Reviews
Bad haircuts and eighties panache
posted on 19 Aug 2009Weird Science is a film for a generation, not that other generation won't enjoy this. This film which to be honest is so old even the BBC have shown it more than twice, captured my friends and I. The film manages to mix belly aching laughter with dodgy eighties soundtrack music. In fact I'd have to say that if you like the eighties and bad fashions this film can't help but hit the spot.However the lack of a real plot actually makes this film better, so those who don't like it I'm afraid it's a little over your heads people. With excellent performances from most concerns and all your favourite "strange looking" actors for the biker freaks scene. With one liners a plenty, this is the one you mention down the pub along with "Do you remember Bagpuss?" and you can even remember Kelly Le Brock, YES!All in all a cracking film and one worth a sly mention ever now and again, heartily recommended!
Failed Experiment
posted on 23 Jul 2009This movie is unbearably low for John Hughes. The fact that he actually directed it adds insult to injury.First off, the message is all wrong. If you thought WarGames was cheesy, this is gooey. Any attempts to make things right with this movie falls into a pit of garbage. We are supposed to laugh, but there isn't any reason to.
In the end, Hughes insults our intelligence for pranks. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that he wrote this in two days. If he'd spent another month reviewing it, I'm certain it would've been better. It lacks both the message of Breakfast Club and the inventiveness of Ferris Bueller, that's all I can say.I saw this when I was twelve and didn't think much of it then. I saw it again last week and think even less of it now. It's interesting how Bill Paxton tided his career over between The Terminator and AL()ENS with this. Overall, not worth your time. Stick with The Breakfast Club and Ferris Bueller's Day Off instead. 1.5 out of 5 stars.
The best of 80's nostalgia in one movie!
posted on 02 Jul 2009I don't understand how anyone can describe this movie as anything short of a masterpiece. So, all comedies are not funny anymore after you've seen them for quite a few times, but the difference with Weird Science is that you can still watch it over and over again, without getting bored with it. It is fun to watch, and it should appeal to anyone, not people who were teenagers in the 80's. I myself, am now only 19, so, I was no teenager in the 80's, but with an intelligent, objective, opinion, I'd say 80's movies and music are the best.Despite the fact that Wyatt and Gary "create" Lisa, who cares if it is unrealistic? If you can live yourself into this movie, become part of the fun, you'd have a ball.All the main characters are very funny. Parts I single out is Lisa asking the old lady for advice on underwear for a 15 year-old; Chet turning into that little monster, Gary and Wyatt in the mall, the list goes on!Even the special effects are quite good for that time.Apart from funny moments throughout the movie, in the end you can also learn something, where Gary says to Debbie: "Because I want you to like me for me", and she replies: "Whatever you are I like it". Whereas today, money, looks, etc. are the thing.It is also so sweet in the end, where Lisa says goodbye, what she says to them, the farewell, it is just so overall endearing! Which just makes you love this movie even more.The sound track is also quite nice, with Weird Science being played at just the right moment each time.I've come across a few people who always give negative comments about this movie, and surprisingly enough they're all teenagers in the 90's mostly. My advice to anyone watching this movie, remember the 80's was a different era than now, the fashion, the music, everything was different. Take time out, and just see this movie for what it is, a great fun-filled movie, that anyone can enjoy. The prejudice that such a lot of people have against the 80's is beyond comprehension to me anyway. Anyone who watches it, cant help but go crazy about Gary, Wyatt and Lisa, who are all such endearing characters.This is one of my favorite movies of all time, and the fashion and the music in it just adds to that 80's nostalgia that this film gives you.To end off this movie could do with a sequel, with Gary and Wyatt, married, life going downhill again, and once again calling upon Lisa to "straighten" them out.I gave it 10/10. Watch and see if you do too.
One of John Hughes' best films
posted on 17 Jun 2009Every high school boy's dream comes true
in this wayward film about a couple of guys
creating the ultimate woman. Cool, confined
and well acted (considering the bad cast),
this film really captures some of the follies
of 1980s youth. The materialism, the shallowness
and the lack of parental control really demonstrates
what kids back then really wanted. While I
was not a teenager at this time, it was still
a fun movie to watch, one that kept me
interested the entire time I watched it.
ahead of its time
posted on 09 May 2009This film seems way ahead of its ahead of its time, in its music quality and production. This film rocks ... the kind of film I can watch again and again. It is entertaining, funny, and touching near the end when Lisa says goodbye. Gary and Wyatt and a great duo, one of them the nerd, the other the cockier one who makes out to be cooler. I'm not into teen or sci-fi movies, but this has got to be one of my favourite films of all time. It's up there with the classic eighties movies - Back to the Future, Superman 3, Karate Kid, Rocky 3. I recorded it on VHS when I was twelve. Call me a nerd, but I'm twenty-five now and still enjoy watching it. The funny bit for me was when Chet and Wyatt are in the kitchen, Chet says "next thing you'll be wearing a bra on your head" and Wyatt looks to the camera.
80s Teen Surrealism
posted on 04 Mar 2009The teen movie genre of the 1980s had as its central premise 'finding a partner'. So this movie is no exception but where it differs is its bizarre way of hammering home the obvious messages this film contains.The plot for those who aren't aware concerns two 'nerds' who decide to create a woman using their computer(!). As a young teen myself watching this for the first time I never really considered how totally out there this John Hughes film is. Apart from the idea of creating a perfect woman who does everything you want (a horrendously sexist idea that is hardly redeemed by the weak moralising at the end), we have snow falling in someones' bedroom, a kitchen turned blue, nuclear warheads sprouting through a bedroom floor and furniture flying through chimneys. The one part of this film that really strikes me as odd is where did Kelly Le Brock (who plays Lisa the created woman) get her powers to make all this weird stuff happen?I was pretty disappointed when I revisited this. Nostalgia had created this movie as a minor classic in my rose tinted eyes. In reality all I found was a plot full of holes, an unpleasant teen fantasy and a director who looked like he couldn't give a damn about any more 'nerdy teens come good'.
Dumb but fun
posted on 26 Feb 2009Not every movie is a CITIZEN KANE. That's okay. We need our clowns as well as our thespians, and John Hughes's WEIRD SCIENCE delivers up some of the goofiest teen comedy ever to come out of La-La Land. Basically, it's about two geeks, Gary and Wyatt, who take a cue from Dr. Frankenstein and create the ultimate woman (played by Kelly LeBrock). Of course, like Frankenstein, the boys soon learn that their creation is out of control. Their lives turn upside-down as one wacky incident after another occurs. Despite the hokey '80s decor, this movie is actually still quite funny and perfect for days when you just want to throw your brain in the blender and laugh your butt off.
One Of the Best 80's Movies
posted on 05 Feb 2009Weird Science is such a classic 80's movie you can't help but love it. The plot is about two geeks Gary and Wyatt who create a real life dream girl on their computer, "I want her to live, I want her to breathe, I want her to aerobicize." I think the whole movie is hysterical but my favorite part (which isn't in the movie but in some of the TV versions) is when the weenies come to the party on their scooters armed with devo hats. It was too funny. I recommend that if you haven't seen this movie then see it and if you already have then watch it again.
John Hughes (Almost) at his worst
posted on 15 Jan 2009A very juvenile, silly and almost laugh-free movie from John Hughes, made during the mid 1980's, around the time of his participation in such mini-gems as "The Breakfast Club" and also around the time of his scripting such dismal 'Comedies' as "Ferris Bueller's day off."The story of "Weird science" centres around two geekish, hormone-charged teenagers, who decide to create their own 'Dream woman.' Using a computer and a scanner, they somehow or other create a girl in the form of Kelly Le Brock (Steven Segal's ex wife), who goes on to teach them a pretty important lesson in life. Sort of.Overall, "Weird Science" is one of Hughes' most dismal movies, partially because it virtually completely relies on juvenile humour to get its laughs, and works entirely on a level of cheap teenage fantasies to create an entertainment value. Like most of Hughes' movies, it's occasionally observational when it comes to life as a teenager, but, unlike "The Breakfast Club," the morals and ethics that are apparently at the core of this film don't suit the movie at all, and it just becomes plain irritating towards the end.Kelly Le Brock looks fantastic, yes, but it's a shame Hughes didn't see fit to dream up a better way for her 'Creation' in the movie. The script seems rushed (Rumour has it that Hughes wrote the movie in just several days), and it shows throughout.Overall, this is trash film-making, although it isn't Hughes at his very worst:- We had to wait till 1991's "Curly Sue" came about for that. So far.
Great comic premise gone unrealized...
posted on 20 Oct 2008John Hughes scraping bottom: two teen boys invent a busty, sexy brunette with their home-computer, resulting in hormone-crazed comic chaos. What might've been a likably goofy slapstick ride has become a tasteless, witless affair aimed at sniggering juveniles. It is far worse than the usual sex-related teen shenanigans, which not even Anthony Michael Hall's affable charm can rescue. Kelly LeBrock, with her pouty lips and deep, guttural laugh, is definitely game, but she's used as a sight-gag, a prop, and Hughes can't even work up a genuine character for her to play. Even for low-rent tastes, the final joke is jaw-dropping. NO STARS from ****
Unquestionably a bad film, but not without occasional funny moments.
posted on 23 Sep 2008Weird Science is the kind of film you watched when you were a young kid and found hilarious. The humour is infantile, which probably explains why. However, if you revisit this movie as an adult, you're pretty sure to be disappointed by its lame plotting and insistence on crude sex jokes. All the same, a couple of the more inspired jokes still raise a smile, though it's hard to justify sitting through a feature length presentation just to get a couple of giggles.The plot involves two high school losers who invent the woman of their dreams on their computer. She is meant to be a cyber creation, but for some unknown reason she actually comes to life in the shape (and boy what a shape!) of Kelly LeBrock, whom they soon name "Lisa". Lisa helps them to gain popularity and street-cred, by doing such enriching things as taking a shower with them and escorting them to a local jazz bar. She even throws the mother of all parties at one of the kids' houses, resulting in full-scale chaos and a nuclear missile being planted in the house (quite literally).Generally, the audience being aimed for here is the slightly immature teenage boy who hasn't got a girlfriend. If that's you, you'll probably love this film. Others might not be so impressed. However, as mentioned before, a few comic moments remain that are funny whoever you are. The scene where a kid named Wyatt accidentally backs into a toilet cubicle and sits down, only to find he has sat on someone who is halfway through taking a dump is pretty good. Also, the scene where Chet (Bill Paxton) says to his brother "For Chrissake, will ya cover yourself?" handing him a towel only to leave himself stark naked is amusing. If you're after a witty, sophisticated comedy, get something with Cary Grant in it. If you're after toilet humour personified, this is for you!!!
Junk science is more like it.
posted on 26 May 2008Having just revisited "Weird Science" in some sort of masochistic yearning for the 80's, it's sad to say this entry in director John Hughes' "teen canon" hasn't aged well at all. Hughes' other offerings from that decade like "Breakfast Club", "Pretty in Pink", and especially "Sixteen Candles" are still engaging twenty years after their first appearance since they primarily center around well developed characters that are given interesting, or truly funny, things to do. "Weird Science" offers none of this, other than the saving grace of Bill Paxton, as Chet the obnoxious older brother. The entire movie perks up when he's on screen and dims considerably when he's absent. Anthony Michael Hall as Gary, is here teetering on the edge of his ability to be annoying, and his rapid-fire nervous Nellie routine quickly becomes tiresome instead of funny. His "ghetto-speak" during the Kandy Bar scene probably wasn't all that funny in the 80's, but now it comes across as crass and demeaning. Apparently his talent consisted of only playing nerds, so he pretty much vanished once Hughes was done with him. Worse still is the whiny Iian Mitchell-Smith, who merely fills in space, playing Wyatt as if the character is on downers the entire time. He's so craven and spineless that you end up wishing he'd just disappear long before the movie ends. He did disappear soon after this movie was made, in real life, evidently giving up on acting. Good. Kelly LeBrock is given nothing really to do other than walk around in some (now) hilarious fashions and really big hair. Her character, Lisa, could have been really fascinating considering all the parts the boys use to create her, but again, she's given no real reason to exist other than to fulfill the boys' adolescent fantasies. It's doubtful that this movie could be made today, given the fact that it is fairly un-PC, talks down to blacks, is strongly chauvinistic, homophobic (Gary calls several characters "faggot" a few times), and has a strong mean streak running through it. While "Weird Science" may whet your appetite for all things 80's, it doesn't hold up the way you wish it did. Five stars out of ten for Bill Paxton, and the Oingo Boingo title song.
Superb teen movie
posted on 14 May 2008After seeing this film like 10 times when I was younger, I have just seen it again. The film is beginning to show it's age compared to newer movies, but I would surely recommend it anyway. Alone the story line is great. (A little more below the spoiler warning)The first couple of times I saw this when I was younger I would give it a 10/10, so lets keep it that way =)(POSSIBLE SPOILER AHEAD)2 boys, a computer, amazing hardware to scan all kinds of things from the most beautiful women around, creating the super hot girl of their dreams.Off course she has a little bit of magic, creating everything they boys have dreamt about. Big parties, state of the art cars, and the cool factor having a beautiful girl hanging around.I would recommend this to everyone who liked other teen movies, because this one of the better ones.
John Hughes and Dr. Seuss
posted on 27 Mar 2008During most of the 1980s, I was working in or running movie theatres. I showed this movie and previewed it before it even opened. The one thing which struck me upon first viewing it was that it is essentially a teen-age version of Dr. Seuss's "The Cat in the Hat", right down to the house being magically cleaned up and the last piece of furniture sliding into place just as the parents return home to find everything as they left it. I always wondered if Hughes borrowed the plot on purpose or if he wrote Weird Science without realizing it's commonalities with one of the best loved children's story of all times. Anyone have opinions on that?
Brings New Meaning to "Made to Order"
posted on 14 Feb 2008I haven't seen this movie for a long time, so for all I know it's horrible, but I have nothing but good memories of it.Any red-blooded American male has to at least appreciate the premise: two horny teens discover a way to create the perfect woman, who exists for no other purpose than to fulfill their every fantasy. Hot damn!! Their perfect woman is Kelly Le Brock, who wouldn't necessarily be my choice, but she'll do.John Hughes was on a roll with his teen comedy genre, and this film preserves the memorable performances of Anthony Michael Hall and a young Bill Paxton as the world's most obnoxious older brother.Grade: B
weird writing
posted on 11 Feb 2008I watched the show Weird Science the entire time it was screened in Australia, so naturaly I was interested in seeing the film that it was based on, nothing could have prepared me for what I saw. I did enjoy the film emensly, in that I was laughing my head off at it, but it wasn't because of well crafted and creative humor but more in the vain of the "what the hell's going on" type of humor that floods this film. I heard that it was written in just a couple of hours, which looking at it seems to make perfect sense seeings the plot is so loosley put together and the situations so far fetched it's almost as if John Hughes asked us to forget about logic for a couple of hours and just sit back and enjoy the ride, this I did, and I was not disappointed.
A scream from start to finish!!!
posted on 03 Jan 2008Love this film as it is genuinely funny and all cast are excellent in their respective roles. When the boys decide to create a 'perfect' woman using their computer they do the right thing and create Kelly LeBrock in the form of Lisa! The dialog, acting and sets and sequences are hugely over the top and this is a joy from minute one. As with comedies from the 80s it contains a lot of stars that went on to do a lot more but these guys are brilliant already!! The shower scene is a scream and where Lisa takes Wyatt home and tells his parents she's taking him to a party, much to their angst and disbelief is genuinely hilarious. One of the funniest films of the '80s and a must see if you like smutty comedy!
Pure nostalgic fun
posted on 19 Nov 2007I first saw this film when I was about seven years old and I thought it was great. Yeah, looking back at it now it's quite trashy but that's sort of the fun of it. It's a no-brainer. Just stupidity and laughs. There's not one person I've met who hasn't seen it. It's like Porky's or Evil Dead 2, everyone remembers it and has fond memories of it. Hell, me and my friends could probably sit down and quote our way through the film. If you haven't seen this I totally recommend it. As long as you're not gonna take it seriously.
A great 80's movie..and a personal favorite of mine..
posted on 14 Oct 2007"Weird Science" is definitely one of my favorite films. I'm a huge fan of 80's films and this film does not disappoint. It's extremely entertaining and certainly worth a watch. I'd highly recommend this movie to anyone. Some may find it cheesy, but that's half the fun of it! It's not meant to be taken seriously anyways. What makes this movie great, is that even though this movie is meant to be a comedy, it is also romantic in showing that looks and popularity aren't always what matter.To me, with this film there is never a dull moment..and someone must agree with me, as it spawned it's own T.V. show (which was also wicked)! A 10/10 film, and a must watch!
Great 1980s teen comedy
posted on 28 Aug 2009I am having a 1980s teen movie marathon over 2 days and i am going to watch and maybe comment on movies like The Breakfast Club,Sixteen Candles and Pretty In Pink.I love this movie and if u are a teen now u will love this movie and if u where a teen in the 1980s u will love this movie too.I am a big fan of Anthony Michael Hall and i think he is a really great actor and he does a great job at acting in this movie.There are some funny scenes in this movie like when the character Gary Wallace (Anthony Michael Hall) gos to a pub and gets drunk and then his friends drive him home and on the way home his friend accidentally runs a red light and the drunk Anthony is flung around on the back seat and his friend asks him if he is OK and in a really funny drunken voice he says "My nuts are half way up my ass but other then that,i'm perfect!Over all this movie is a all time 1980s teen comedy classic and my rating for this movie is 6 and a half out of 10.