The picture was filmed by the legendary Martha Coolidge, who the world knows as the director of "VALLEY GIRL" starring Nicholas Cage. Real Genius was filmed 2 years later. Now her characters are in college. The lead "Gabe Jarret" is a 15 year old who gets excepted to a college and is instantly working on a "laser project". Also working on it is a former child prodigy, now slacker, played by Val Kilmer.
What a stupid plot. The lead kid was a really strange choice... but so was casting Nicholas Cage... awkward and intriguing. Val Kilmer's "80's physical awesomeness" was quite impressive. Perfected however by Micheal J. Fox in that same year. Kilmer's seemed more dangerous and violent. The scene in the kitchen in particular was breathtaking...Could have taken weeks to get right.
No boobs. No sex. No 80's lingo. No 80's swearing. 80's comedy misfit really. But i liked it.
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