Weird Science (1985)
Directed by John Hughes · 93 min · Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Romance
17.9 TOPICAL score · #4,737 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Two unpopular teenagers, Gary and Wyatt, fail at all attempts to be accepted by their peers. Their desperation to be liked leads them to "create" a woman via their computer. Their living and breathing creation is a gorgeous woman, Lisa, whose purpose is to boost their confidence level by putting them into situations which require Gary and Wyatt to act like men.
Weird Science (1985, directed by John Hughes) has a TOPICAL score of 17.9 - ranked 4,737 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on lasting engagement and cast, and lowest on awards. Critics: 58% on Rotten Tomatoes · 5.7/10 critics' average · Metacritic 46. Audiences: TMDB 6.5/10 (1,619 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 30 languages.
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- Critics58% on Rotten Tomatoes · 5.7/10 critics' average · Metacritic 46
- AudienceTMDB 6.5/10 (1,619 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 30 languages
- Still read73,094 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Anthony Michael Hall (actor #1,179), Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Kelly Le Brock, Bill Paxton (actor #507)