Real Genius
“When he gets mad, he doesn't get even… he gets creative.”
When teenage geniuses Mitch Taylor and Chris Knight, working on an advanced laser project, learn that the military wants to use it as a weapon, they decide to thwart the plan.
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Cast
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Val Kilmer
Chris Knight
Known for
Batman Forever
The Prince of Egypt
Gabriel Jarret
Mitch Taylor
Known for
Poseidon
Frost/Nixon
Michelle Meyrink
Jordan
Known for
The Outsiders
Revenge of the Nerds
William Atherton
Professor Hathaway
Known for
Die Hard
Ghostbusters
Robert Prescott
Kent
Known for
Michael Clayton
Bachelor Party
Louis Giambalvo
Major Carnagle
Known for
Gia
Weekend at Bernie's
Jon Gries
Lazlo Hollyfeld
Known for
The White Lotus
Fallout
Ed Lauter
CIA Man Decker
Known for
The Number 23
The Artist
Stacy Peralta
Shuttle Pilot
Also in
Lords of Dogtown
Skateboard Madness
Daniel Ades
Laser Ray Victim
Known for
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
Targets
Andres Aybar
Bartender
Also in
Breathless
Good Burger
Charles Shull
Air Force General
Also in
Foxes
Chandler
Martha Coolidge Director · Pat Proft Screenplay Neal Israel Screenplay
Worldwide gross $13M · Budget $8M · United States release August 7, 1985
Box office
Budget
$8,000,000
Worldwide gross
$12,952,019
Gross vs. budget
1.6×
Production
Tri-Star-Delphi III Productions
Production
Brian Grazer Productions
Production
TriStar Pictures
Studio · Production
Delphi III Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · August 7, 1985
Theatrical
Argentina
October 24, 1985 · Theatrical
Australia
May 8, 1986 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 3, 1986 · Theatrical
Denmark
May 16, 1986 · Theatrical
Finland
May 16, 1986 · Theatrical
France
July 9, 1986 · Theatrical
Germany
April 24, 1986 · Theatrical
Netherlands
December 24, 1986 · Theatrical
June 11, 2002 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
May 2, 1986 · Theatrical
Spain
July 3, 1986 · Theatrical
Sweden
July 25, 1986 · Theatrical
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