The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

This film is another Disney comedy romp that takes place at the ubiquitous Medfield College. The plot kicks in when an interview, in which Professor Quigley (William Schallert) is denied a much-needed computer by apoplectic college president Dean Higgins (Joe Flynn), is broadcast to a student ...more

With its very title, The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes announces that it's a high concept comedy and as such, those who go with the concept will find it a much more enjoyable ride than those who don't. Most of Disney's live action comedies of this period were similarly high concept; however, Computer is rather unique in that it's a bit softer than most of the others, one that goes more for chuckles than belly laughs and which is more concerned with plot (however far-fetched it may be) than with ...more