Real Genius
PG · 1985 ‧ Comedy/Sci-fi ‧ 1h 46m
When science whiz Mitch Taylor (Gabe Jarret) arrives at Pacific Tech as a freshman, he's paired up with genius senior Chris Knight (Val Kilmer) to work on a laser project. Mitch initially doesn't care for Knight's slacker attitude, but is...
Release date: August 7, 1985 (USA)
Director: Martha Coolidge
Music by: Thomas Newman
Story by: Neal Israel; Pat Proft
Distributed by: TriStar Pictures
Box office: $13 million (North America)
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