John Hughes' third directorial effort, Weird Science, follows in the tradition of his previous teen-centered films, Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club. Anthony Michael Hall and Ilan Mitchell-Smith play the wannabe hipster Gary and his nebbish weak-willed best friend, Wyatt, a pair of high-school ...more
MPAA Rating: PG13 | Year: 1985 | Running Time: 94 minutes
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Along with Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club, Weird Science helped establish John Hughes as king of '80s teenybopper comedy, though this immature, wish-fulfillment fantasy is clearly meant for the boys. Given his first opportunity to really carry a movie, Anthony Michael Hall does not disappoint, playing the kind of smart-alecky loveable loser that everyone knew back in high school. Ilan-Mitchell Smith, never really heard from again after this movie, is the more sensitive half of the ...more
- Anthony Michael Hall - Gary
- Kelly LeBrock - Lisa
- Ilan Mitchell-Smith - Wyatt
- Bill Paxton - Chet Donnelly
- Suzanne Snyder - Deb
- Jennifer Balgobin - Biker Girl
- Ivor Barry - Henry
- Michael Berryman - Mutant Biker
- D'Mitch Davis - Bartender
- Pamela Gordon - Wyatt's Mother
- Prince Hughes - Party Guest
- Britt Leach - Al
- Kym Malin - Girl Playing Piano
- Phillip Borsos - Candy Bar Owner (uncredited)
- John Hughes - Director
- Joel Silver - Producer
- John Hughes - Producer
- John Hughes - Screenwriter
- James Allen - Art Director
- Jackie Burch - Casting
- Jerry Evans - Choreography
- Marilyn Vance - Costume Designer
- Chris Lebenzon - Editor
- Mark Warner - Editor
- Scott James Wallace - Editor
- Ira Newborn - Composer (Music Score)
- Michael Germain - Makeup
- Henry M. Lebo - Camera Operator











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