Real Genius

Real Genius1985

Director: Martha Coolidge
Stars: Val Kilmer, Gabriel Jarret, Michelle Meyrink, William Atherton, Jon Gries
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Runtime: 108 minutes

An underrated little picture, Real Genius offers a rare college comedy that doesn't rely on gross-out humor--and a look at Val Kilmer before he turned into a star. A high school whiz kid (Gabriel Jarret) arrives at a brainy college, where the crème … more »



[Chris Knight and the recruiter enter a building. Chris is wearing springy antennas on his head.]

Recruiter:
Chris, this is my assistant, Sherry Nugil, and this is Mike Dodd, designer of our new telcom satellite.

Chris Knight:
[as if honored] Doctor Dodd! [Casually] Telcom...Isn't that the satellite that's raining debris all over Europe?

Dr. Dodd:
[sharply] Why is that toy on your head?

Chris Knight:
[matter-of-factly] Because, if I wear it anywhere else, it chafes.

[The recruiter and Dr. Dodd look uncertainly at one another]

Chris Knight:
I'm sorry. It's just that I didn't want you guys to think I was stuffy. You know, no fun. [Looking at Sherry Nugil] All brain no penis. [Sherry laughs, Dodd and the recruiter look uncomfortable] I'm sorry, it was just an infantile response to authority.

Recruiter:
Yes. You are Chris Knight, aren't you? [examines Chris' "visitor" tag]

Chris Knight:
[reflectively] I hope so...I'm wearing his underwear.

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