Anthony Michael Hall,
Kelly LeBrock,
Ilan Mitchell-Smith,
Bill Paxton,
Suzanne Snyder
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John Hughes's 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-Smit... read more
Directed by: John Hughes
Release Date: August 2, 1985
Keywords:
funny,
teen,
80's,
john hughes,
bill paxton,
anthony michael,
michael hall,
Robert Downey Jr,
Bill Paxton ,
John Hughes ,
Anthony Michael Hall
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Flixster Reviews (4,913)
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April 7, 2012Lisa: If we're going to have any fun together, you guys have better learn to loosen up.
"It's all in the name of science. Weird Science."
Weird Science is pretty much an hour and a half long teen fantasy. That's something you need to know. Now, it is an entertaining, fun, and ... read more -
February 1, 2012A funny and remarkable comedy. Very adolescent level, but still a good entertainment. Fresh.
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September 27, 2011Weird Science is yet another solid John Hughes film. Weird Science is a well done teen comedy, one that every teen can relate to. The humor is funny, and quite original. John Hughes definitely knew how to create effective humor in his films, and Weird Science is yet another solid... read more
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September 5, 2011Great comedy. It makes me laugh everytime I watch it. Anthony Michael Hall is once again hillarious! I watched this with my Dad, and he was singing the theme song. :) :)
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September 4, 2011WEIRD SCIENCE, though quirky, is not the usual John Hughes film. It's not hysterical like FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF, and it has no mixed-in drama like THE BREAKFAST CLUB. Instead, there is a not-too-complex science fiction twist blended in, and it has enough teen-comedy laughs t... read more
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February 5, 2011Ok, so this isn't the best of the John Hughes' films, but it has it's charms. The concept is great, the theme song is fantastic, the cast really good and there are some really politcally incorrect but hilarious moments in there. It's just not as satisfying as his other classics.
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January 19, 2011A hilarious, outrageous, wild comedy sci-fi about teenagers who mess with science and learn about love. I love this movie, it's a lot of fun.
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September 14, 2010More cheesy than it was probably ever intended to be, It's so dated and politically incorrect now. Anthony Michael Hall's black voice is just, wow, not something to be proud of. The overall plot and message of the movie is also sort've shameful, but I guess in the context of the ... read more
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Critic Reviews
February 27, 2008
Variety Staff, Variety
May 20, 2003
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Even 14-year-old boys may find it heavy sledding. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Weird Science combines two great traditions in popular entertainment: Inflamed male teenage fantasies and Frankenstein's monster. Full Review
October 3, 2011
Tim Brayton, Antagony & Ecstasy
Bouncy and charming, anchored by Hall's finest comic turn for the director and LeBrock's disarmingly easygoing turn as a self-satisfied sex goddess. Full Review
September 8, 2008
Brian Orndorf, DVDTalk.com
Throw in an infectious Oingo Boingo title tune, LeBrock in the finest fashions the Reagan-era could offer, and intoxicated tales of large-chested, knee-happy ex-girlfriends, and you have yourself one ... Full Review
February 27, 2008
TV Guide's Movie Guide
Le Brock plays her character with a sense of style and wit, something the rest of Weird Science largely lacks. Full Review
February 27, 2008
Empire Magazine
A mildly dirty reworking of love, popularity and wild times, this is John Hughes' scrappiest film to date, but it redeems its tastelessness and stupidity by being fairly funny most of the time. Full Review
February 27, 2008
Richard Luck, Film4
Weird Science is an odd mix of risqué shenanigans, puerile pranks and dubious gender politics. It also happens to be very funny. Full Review
January 26, 2006
Time Out
This is ordinary stuff that's aged about as well as Mitchell-Smith's clunky computer. Full Review
November 11, 2005
Scott Weinberg, DVD Clinic
Feels like something that Hughes slapped together over the course of one weed-filled weekend. It's a novelty flick, but a fairly funny one ... for the most part. Full Review
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