Real Genius

Here's a film that asks: what if college students were too smart? The laser project Mitch and Chris are working on is being weaponized, so they hatch a plan to stop it. It's a comedy, so naturally their plan involves popcorn.

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Martha Coolidge directed Real Genius in 1985. See Martha Coolidge's full filmography, where to start with Martha Coolidge, or where to go after you've seen everything by Martha Coolidge.

Real Genius was released in 1985 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 106 minutes.