Real Genius (1985)

Regisseur:

Martha Coolidge

Drehbuchautoren:

Neal Israel (screenplay)
Neal Israel (story)
(mehr)

Premierendatum:

7. August 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Komödie | Romanze | Sci-Fi

Werbezeile:

When he gets mad, he doesn't get even... he gets creative.

Plot:

Teenage geniuses deal with their abilities while developing a laser.

Plot Keywords:

Exploding House | Smart Kids | Beautician | Military | Weapon

Filmpreise:

2 wins & 2 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

A High IQ version of Animal House

Besetzung

Val Kilmer	...	Chris Knight
Gabriel Jarret	...	Mitch Taylor (as Gabe Jarret)
Michelle Meyrink	...	Jordan Cochran
William Atherton	...	Prof. Jerry Hathaway
Jon Gries	...	Lazlo Hollyfeld (as Jonathan Gries)
Patti D'Arbanville	...	Sherry Nugil
Stacy Peralta	...	Shuttle Pilot
Daniel Ades	...	Laser Ray Victim
Andres Aybar	...	Bartender
Louis Giambalvo	...	Maj. Carnagle
Ed Lauter	...	David Decker
Charles Shull	...	Air Force General
Beau Billingslea	...	George
Charles Parks	...	Larry
Sean Frye	...	Boy at Science Fair
JoAnn Willette	...	Girl at Science Fair
Ina Gould	...	Old Lady
Nadine Vix	...	Student at Science Fair
Paul Tulley	...	Mr. Taylor
Joanne Baron	...	Mrs. Taylor
Chip Johnson	...	Darlington Recruiter
Monte Landis	...	Dr. Dodd
Sandy Martin	...	Mrs. Meredith
Severn Darden	...	Dr. Meredith
Randy Lowell	...	Cornell (as Randolph Dreyfuss)
Robert Prescott	...	Kent Torokvei
John Shepherd Reid	...	Carter
Tommy Swerdlow	...	Bodie (as Tom Swerdlow)
Mark Kamiyama	...	'Ick' Ikagami
Martin Gundersen	...	Math Professor
Brett Miller	...	Carpet Man
Dean Devlin	...	Milton
Yuji Okumoto	...	Fenton
Lynda Wiesmeier	...	Chris' Girl at Party
Penny Baker	...	Ick's Girl at Party
Marcia Karr	...	Cornell's Girl at Party
Isabelle Walker	...	Girl at Party
Marii Mak	...	Girl at Party
Cheri Wells	...	Girl at Party
Catherine MacNamara	...	Girl at Party
John Vasily	...	Student
Ed Garrabrandt	...	TV Makeup Man
Isabel Cooley	...	TV Stage Manager
Robin Stober	...	Waitress
Deborah Foreman	...	Susan Decker
David Marvit	...	Student in Hall
Michael Crabtree	...	Air Force SP at Gate
Charles Sweigart	...	Air Force SP at Gate
Peter Parros	...	Air Force SP at Gate
Ronald Taylor	...	Computer Technician
James Carrington	...	Air Force Major
Michael Backes	...	Air Force Controller
Corki Grazer	...	Air Force Sergeant
Jeanne Mori	...	Laser Technician
David Ursin	...	Engineer
Joe Dorsey	...	Congressman Dougton
Will Knox	...	Laser Specialist
Kevin Hurley	...	Air Force Technician
übrige Besetzung in alphabetischer Reihenfolge:
Joy Michelle Ferro	...	Party Girl on surfboard (uncredited)
David Monterosso	...	Student In Cafeteria (uncredited)
Tom Tangen	...	Student on ice skates (uncredited)

Regie
Martha Coolidge

Buch (In alphabetischer Reihenfolge)
Neal Israel		screenplay
Neal Israel		story
Pat Proft		screenplay
Pat Proft		story
Peter Torokvei		writer

Produktion
Sam Crespi-Horowitz	....	associate producer
Robert Daley	....	executive producer
Brian Grazer	....	producer

Originalmusik
Thomas Newman

Kamera
Vilmos Zsigmond

Schnitt
Richard Chew

Casting
Janet Hirshenson
Jane Jenkins

Szenenbild
Josan F. Russo

Bauten/Dekorationsbau (art directors)
Jack G. Taylor Jr.

Bühnenbildner/Ausstatter (set decorators)
Phil Abramson		(as Philip Abramson)

Kostüme
Marla Denise Schlom		(as Marla D. Schlom)

Maske/Frisuren
Zoltan Elek	....	makeup artist (as Zoltan)
Edie Panda	....	hair stylist

Produktionsleiter (production managers)
Billy Ray Smith	....	unit production manager

Regieassistenten
Stephen McEveety	....	first assistant director (as Steve McEveety)
Joseph Paul Moore	....	second assistant director (as Joseph P. Moore)
Mike Schilz	....	third assistant director (as Michael J Schulz)

Ausstattung (Stab)
Erin M. Cummins	....	set designer
David L. Glazer	....	assistant property master
Jim Husbands	....	leadman
Steven Wolff	....	set designer

Ton Stab
Anna Boorstin	....	sound editor
George Budd	....	sound designer
David E. Campbell	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Dave Campbell)
Virginia Cook-McGowan	....	sound editor (as Virginia A. Cook)
Julia Evershade	....	supervising sound editor
Roxanne Jones	....	sound editor (as Roxanne R. Jones)
C. Darin Knight	....	sound mixer (as Darin Knight)
Carl Lewis	....	sound editor
John T. Reitz	....	sound re-recording mixer (as John Reitz)
John Roesch	....	foley artist
Gregg Rudloff	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Greg Rudloff)
John Vigran	....	sound recording consultant
Paul C. Warschilka	....	assistant sound editor
Marshall Winn	....	sound editor

Spezialeffekte
Phil Cory	....	special effects coordinator (as Philip C. Cory)
Raymond Klein	....	special effects crew (as Raymond J. Klein)
Mike Reedy	....	special effects technician
Robert Rowan	....	special effects crew
Ray Svedin	....	special effects crew
Thomas R. Ward	....	special effects crew
Jerry D. Williams	....	special effects crew
Hans Metz	....	special effects assistant (uncredited)

Visual Effects
Richard Bennett	....	visual effects supervisor
Syd Dutton	....	special visual effects
David Stipes	....	visual effects supervisor
Bill Taylor	....	special visual effects

Stunts
Kenny Alexander	....	stunts
Cynthia Lea Clark	....	stunt driver
Shane Dixon	....	stunts
Kenny Ferrugiaro	....	stunts
Linda Lee Franklin	....	stunts
Allan Graf	....	stunts
David M. Graves	....	stunts (as David Michael Graves)
Marian Green	....	stunts
Bernie Pock	....	stunts (as Bernhard Pock)
Debby Porter	....	stunts
Spiro Razatos	....	stunts
Edward J. Ulrich	....	stunt coordinator (as Ed Ulrich)
Edward J. Ulrich	....	stunts (as Ed Ulrich)

Kamera und Elektrik (Stab)
Colin J. Campbell	....	electrical gaffer (as Colin Campbell)
John J. Connor	....	camera operator
Frederick Elmes	....	photographer: second unit
Robert Jason	....	electrical best boy (as Robert E. Jason)
Ken Nishino	....	first assistant camera (as Kenneth Nishino)
Robert Samuels	....	second assistant camera (as Robert B. Samuels)
William D. Barber	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Frank Montoya	....	grip (uncredited)

Casting (Stab)
Jill Simpson	....	casting assistant

Schnitt (Stab)
Arthur Coburn	....	additional editor
Albert Coleman	....	first assistant editor
Alexandra Leviloff	....	second assistant film editor
Bill Wilner	....	assistant editor

Musik (Stab)
Becky Mancuso-Winding	....	music supervisor (as Becky Mancuso)
Michael Papale	....	music supervisor

Restlicher Stab
Joanie Blum	....	script supervisor
Ron Cobb	....	laser technology
Brad Dechter	....	source arrangements
Joan Eisenberg	....	unit publicist
Wayne Fitzgerald	....	title designer
Judith Gill	....	production coordinator
Jan Walker	....	assistant to producer
Robert J. Woodhead	....	hacking consultant
Craig Miller	....	marketing consultant (uncredited)

Produktionsfirmen

• Delphi III Productions

Verleihfirmen

• TriStar Pictures (1985) (USA) (theatrical)
• CBS Television (1989) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (????) (USA) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (1986) (Argentina) (VHS)
• LK-TEL (2002) (Argentina) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (2002) (Argentina) (VHS) (re-release)
• RCA (video)

Spezialeffekte

• Apogee Productions
• David Stipes Productions (visual effects)
• Movie Magic
• Universal City Studios Matte Department

Alternativ:

Was für ein Genie (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

108 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe (Metrocolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

2.35 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby

Altersfreigabe:

Argentina:Atp | Iceland:L | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:PG | West Germany:12 | Singapore:PG

Drehorte:

Crystal Springs Ranch, Canyon Country, California, USA

Firma:

Delphi III Productions

Dies und das:

A scene where Chris floats outside his classroom suspended in a lounge chair attached to several balloons appeared in the preview version but not the release version. This is a reference to a real-life 1982 incident.

Pannen:

Handlungsbrüche: When the students are trying to break into the military computer, Laslo comments, "Oh, we'll get in; it's just going to take six hours." A six letter string using only the 26 letters of the alphabet (and no numbers or case changes) has approximately 308.9 million possible combinations. There are about 31 million seconds in one year. That means that trying every combination once every five seconds would give Laslo the chance to try about 6.3 million combinations per year. Given that there are 300 million possible combinations, it would take approximately 47 years for Laslo to try every possible combination.

Dialogzitate:

Chris Knight: [while Mitch is packing to leave] If you want to leave, go ahead, but you're going to miss the fun.
Mitch: What fun?
Chris Knight: Ick invented a nude virus and we're going to release it in Kent's room.

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Verweis/Anspielung/Erwähnung in The Holiday (2006)

Soundtrack:

The Tuff Do What?

A High IQ version of Animal House

This movie is in the genre of Animal House and Revenge of the Nerds but features a cast of geniuses working on a laser, with one of the professors and his minions being the opposition.

It is in my top 10 films of all time list.

The humorous dialog goes on between ALL the characters but Val Kilmer has center stage even though the story seems to be about Mitch, the new 15 year old, premature college geek.

It is a magical movie that can truly lift your spirits if you are depressed. You can watch it over and over again because its power is not so much in the story but in the superb and genuinely captivating interaction between Val Kilmer and the rest of the cast.