# The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969)

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**Runtime**: 91 min
**Genres**: Comedy, Family, Drama
**Directed by**: Robert Butler
**Written by**: Joseph L. McEveety
**Starring**: Kurt Russell, Cesar Romero, Joe Flynn, William Schallert, Alan Hewitt, Richard Bakalyan

> *Programmed for laughs!*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

College computers once cost as much as a small country, so when A. J. Arno donates one every student hopes someone else will plug it in. Dexter Riley’s accidental shock turns him into a walking encyclopedia that also knows the mayor took kickbacks. The best perk of genius is an instant reputation as the class nuisance.

**Mood tags**: cozy, playful

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