This movie was an acid trip, and definitely "of the time". There is simply no way this would be made now.
Kelly LeBrock's hotness carries the majority of this movie, everything else is just background noise and over the top slapstick, but I can't say it wasn't entertaining on some level.
A pair of hapless teenage geeks create their dream woman with the aid of a home computer and proceed to turn their social standing upside down. Not a high point for John Hughes, who directed this paper-thin fever dream of a slapstick comedy after writing the screenplay in just two days. Hughes would become known for quick penmanship later in his career - he'd write Ferris Bueller in roughly the same amount of time - but in this case that efficiency leads in an imaginative premise that never really grows to maturity.
Anthony Michael Hall, in something of a leading role after breakout performances in National Lampoon's Vacation and Sixteen Candles, is responsible for a lot of what works about the finished product. His comic timing is excellent, even in the most absurd situations (of which there are many). Hall really soars in one drunken scene, spilling his guts and making unlikely friends with the regulars in a seedy ghetto jazz bar, but that's an early climax and the film struggles to outdo it on the home stretch.
Props and gimmicks pad out the rest of the ride, along with a generous dose of fresh, Hughsian, era-defining new wave cuts. Cheap and easy, but invariably charming and authentically funny; I've burnt weeknights with worse films.
So cheesy, I’m pretty sure everything in this film was made of cheese and tasted like cheese. But, it’s still a stylish 80’s romp from the genius John Hughes. And a classic teen comedy that couldn’t be made today.
well, that was entertaining. It is kind of weird now watching this in 2020 though. but yeah, young 80s teens' fantasy come to life (or a movie).
I'm sure all the teenage boys in the 80s loved this. I mean Kelly LeBrock is gorgeous and who wouldn't want to make her. The first two acts are fun but it gets a little too crazy.
I had a big crush on Ilan Mitchell-Smith. I was in love with Wyatt.
A classic, but there are better items from the era.
A perfect woman made with a computer.
Do you realise it's snowing in my room
By far John Hughes weakest effort. It's just way too cheesy and goofy, but I guess that doesn't really matter when all it is, is adolescent fantasy. So that's all this is really made for. It says something when the cheesy spinoff TV series is better...
Weird Science is not one of John Hughes best movies and the plot is nothing short of ridiculous but it still works. The characters are charismatic and fun, plus the events are nothing short of entertaining. Weird Science is one of those movies that would only work in the 80's.
One of my favorite movies
Part of my 2022 Comedy Thursdays
I rewatched Weird Science today to see if I was just in a bad mood when I watched it last time. I distinctly remember it being better than what I experienced last time, so...I took out the Arrow Blu-ray release to find out.
And...
I wasn't all that wrong the last time.
The story is still a mess, and it seems everything is there to facilitate a teenager's wet dream, and Kelly LeBrock is certainly a wet dream. I had a serious crush on her way back then, both from this and The Woman in Red, and that might have skewed my memories of Weird Science.
It's not as bad as I thought last time, but there's still a lot of "wrong" with Weird Science. I wouldn't really bother with it, unless you want your Kelly LeBrock fix...
I distinctly remember Wierd Science being much better than this.
This one did NOT age well. This is the first time I rewatch this in ages. The last time was probably all the way back in the 80s. The whole movie is just a mess. Nothing makes sense at all. No story to speak of and the whole thing gets crazier and crazier until the whole thing blows up into something no man can make sense of...except maybe John Hughes.
If you haven't seen it...stay away. If you have...for gods sake...don't watch it again.
A whole extra star for Kelly LeBrock. Hot as hell in this one...
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Another one of John Hughes` 80s Teen Comedys. Imagine watching this one as a 15 year old nerd back in the time. Yep, that´s how it was for me and I bet for a lot of other guys, too. But even today as a grown up I really like this movie.
It´s kind of nice seeing some of todays actors at the beginning of their careers. And wasn`t Kelly LeBrock something to look at ? Name me one teenage boy who would not have liked his own Lisa ;-)