Weird Science is a classic 80s teen angst movie with mega opportunities to get inside the character’s heads. But, what else would you expect of a John Hughes movie. Especially with the alumnus Anthony Michael Hall (Breakfast Club, Vacation, Sixteen Candles).
Hall plays Gary Wallace and Ilan Mitchell Smith (The Wild Life) plays Wyatt. Together they are two spazes who don’t seem to fit in anywhere. No friends other than each other and only fantasies for girlfriends, they follow the course and do what any red blooded American boys would do; they create their own girlfriend. Now they are on top of the world and The Dudes to know. But, such fame comes with a price.
Kelly LeBrock plays Lisa, the bogus duo’s creation. Instead of following any lame orders, Lisa takes over their plans and their future of spectacular popularity in a “model knows best” role. She takes them to the right clubs, the best parties, dresses them in awesome clothes and puts them in righteous cars (Ferrari and Porsche). On their way to instant popularity, they have to learn a few lessons and stand up to parents, bad guys, bikers and rogues.
Weird Science also stars Robert Downey Jr., Bill Paxton and an incredibly young cast of future Hollywood heroes.
Incredible dialog includes:
Wallace describing the woman he wants to create:
“I want her to live. I want her to breath. I want her to aerobicize.”
Eightees culture includes All Dave All the Time with David Lee Roth, DataLife 3x5 floppy disks, references to Phil Donahue, and the Memotech computer. The classic battle of computer geniuses is well captured as Wyatt battles the Air Force for computer energy dominance over the dial up modem connection.
I rate this movie four alligators for great theme, cast and Oingo Boingo’s theme song of the same title.
Bad language and brief nudity gives this movie a PG-13 rating.
