Weird Science

1985 · directed by John Hughes

Rating

61/100

Hit

no

Two unpopular teenagers, Gary and Wyatt, fail at all attempts to be accepted by their peers. Their desperation to be liked leads them to "create" a woman via their computer. Their living and breathing creation is a gorgeous woman, Lisa, whose purpose is to boost their confidence level by putting them into situations which require Gary and Wyatt to act like men.

Weird Science (1985), directed by John Hughes, rates 61/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Anthony Michael Hall
• Ilan Mitchell-Smith
• Kelly LeBrock
• Bill Paxton
• Suzanne Snyder
• Judie Aronson
• Barbara Lang
• Ivor Barry
• Ann Coyle
• Robert Downey Jr.

Crew

• Matthew F. Leonetti — Director of Photography
• Chris Lebenzon — Editor
• Mark Warner — Editor
• Scott K. Wallace — Editor
• Ira Newborn — Original Music Composer
• John Hughes — Screenplay

More from John Hughes

1. The Breakfast Club (1985) — 80/100 · hit
2. Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) — 78/100
3. Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) — 78/100
4. Sixteen Candles (1984) — 70/100
5. Uncle Buck (1989) — 64/100
6. She's Having a Baby (1988) — 53/100

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