Real Genius

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.

Cast

Val Kilmer

Val Kilmer

as Chris Knight

Gabriel Jarret

Gabriel Jarret

as Mitch Taylor

Michelle Meyrink

Michelle Meyrink

as Jordan

William Atherton

William Atherton

as Professor Hathaway

Robert Prescott

Robert Prescott

as Kent

Louis Giambalvo

Louis Giambalvo

as Major Carnagle

Jon Gries

Jon Gries

as Lazlo Hollyfeld

Ed Lauter

Ed Lauter

as CIA Man Decker

Stacy Peralta

Stacy Peralta

as Shuttle Pilot

Daniel Ades

Daniel Ades

as Laser Ray Victim

Reviews

Wuchak

The Big Bang guys when they were in college (not really, but sort of) RELEASED IN 1985 and directed by Martha Coolidge, "Real Genius" is a college dramedy about a 15 year-old genius in laser technology (Gabe Jarret) who’s recruited by physics Professor Jerry Hathaway (William Atherton), who has u...

Filipe Manuel Neto

**After all, it is possible to make a film for teenagers without barracks humor or sexual obsessions.** During the 80s, there was an explosion of films aimed at young audiences, and this is, perhaps, one of the most interesting, although it is as forgettable as almost all of them. Of course, it f...

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