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The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
“Programmed for laughs!”
6.0 / 10• 1969• 1h 31m•G• English
ComedyFamilyDrama
Storyline
Some college students manage to persuade the town's big businessman, A. J. Arno, to donate a computer to their college. When the problem- student, Dexter Riley, tries to fix the computer, he gets an electric shock and his brain turns to a computer; now he remembers everything he reads. Unfortunately, he also remembers information which was in the computer's memory, like Arno's illegal businesses..
Cast & Crew
Kurt Russell
Dexter Riley
Lead
Cesar Romero
A.J. Arno
Joe Flynn
Dean Higgins
William Schallert
Professor Quigley
Alan Hewitt
Dean Collingsgood
Richard Bakalyan
Chillie Walsh
DP
Debbie Paine
Annie
Frank Welker
Henry
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Robert Butler's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
