Real Genius

When a group of crazy college geniuses put their heads together, almost anything can happen. Hold on for a freewheeling, uproarious look at just how much mischief a bunch of high-IQers can concoct. Chris (Val Kilmer) is the top brain who just wants to party, Mitch (Gabe Jarret) is the 16-year-old whiz kid, and Lazlo (Jonathan Gries), America’s number one brain, literally lives in a world of his own … Chris’ closet.

Supposedly hard at work on a lab project, they still find time to turn the dorm into an ice-skating rink, dismantle a nerd’s car and reassemble it in his room, and throw a beach party in the auditorium complete with a lagoon and bikini-clad beauties. When the geniuses discover that their unscrupulous mentor Professor Hathaway (William Atherton) has had them working on a secret weapon for the military, they plot an elaborate revenge. Their plan culminates in an incredible scheme that outsmarts the military and convinces the professor that it doesn’t pay to fool with a REALGENIUS!

Critic Reviews:

• ” The mid-’80s were big on teen-oriented sci-coms (scientific comedies), so you may have overlooked this gem with a great early performance by Val Kilmer. “ – Rob Gonsalves (Rob’s Movie Vault)

• ” A witty, whip-smart and wise classic. It checks crowd-pleasing boxes of college-comedy tropes while boasting a cheerful view that optimism in education is not a sucker’s bet but one to place over and over to keep things interesting … and weird. “ – Nick Rogers (Midwest Film Journal)

• ” See it. If you have seen it, see it again. It’s a moral imperative. “ – Widgett Walls (Needcoffee.com)