Weird Science
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Weird Science

It's all in the name of science...Weird Science.

6.5 / 10 1985 1h 33mPG-13 English
ComedyFantasyScience FictionRomance

Storyline

Two unpopular teenagers, Gary and Wyatt, fail at all attempts to be accepted by their peers. Their desperation to be liked leads them to "create" a woman via their computer. Their living and breathing creation is a gorgeous woman, Lisa, whose purpose is to boost their confidence level by putting them into situations which require Gary and Wyatt to act like men.

Cast & Crew

Anthony Michael Hall

Anthony Michael Hall

Gary

Lead
Ilan Mitchell-Smith

Ilan Mitchell-Smith

Wyatt

Kelly LeBrock

Kelly LeBrock

Lisa

Bill Paxton

Bill Paxton

Chet

Suzanne Snyder

Suzanne Snyder

Deb

Judie Aronson

Judie Aronson

Hilly

Barbara Lang

Barbara Lang

Lucy

Ivor Barry

Ivor Barry

Henry

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Hughes's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Weird Science is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker