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Weird Science Movie Review

Starring: Anthony Michael Hall, Kelly LeBrock, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Bill Paxton, Robert Downey Jr.
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Review Summary
Gary and Wyatt (Hall and Mitchell-Smith), two high schoolers, dream of getting girls who are totally out of their reach. They rig up Wyatt's computer to create the perfect woman, Lisa (LeBrock), who is not only statuesque and fun and (mostly) compliant, but can magically upgrade their wardrobe, create cool sports cars, and coach them in handling bullies as well as coed dream girls. Lisa invites everybody in the school to Wyatt's house for a mammoth party while his parents are away, and the play gets trashed not only by partygoers but a frightening motorcycle gang that our nerdy pair have to face down. John Hughes wrote and directed this mostly lame 1985 science-fiction teen comedy between "The Breakfast Club" and "Ferris Bueller," and it doesn't measure up even to those films.
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Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 60%




**Fantasy or Science Fiction?** - science fiction story
Coming of age Yes
he'll/she'll become: - an adult (general)

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - student
Age: - a teen
Eccentric: Yes - eccentric
Hair color? - blonde
Hair type - (man) short/medium straight
Body type - very skinny (man)
Events of movie makes character more... - aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor? - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - healthy but a geeky weakling

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Female
Hair color - brunette (Brown)
Hair style - (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavy
Body type - ample chest & buttocks (female)
Unclothed? - very tight clothes
How much in movie? - 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality - British

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - infantry soldier
Eccentric: Yes - emotionally unstable - obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - 40%
Hair color - brunette (Brown)
Hair style - (man) very short/crewcut
Body type - muscular (man)
Ethnicity - White
Intelligence - Ordinary Dumb
Physical condition - bulging muscles
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant

Setting
Earth setting: - 20th century (1970's to Present)
Takes place on Earth? Yes
Small town? Yes

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Tone of movie - funny
Comedy or somewhat funny movie? Yes
Sex/nudity in movie? Yes
What kind of sex: - vauge references only - kissing
Any profanity? - A lot of foul language
Kinds of F/X - Things that change shape/morph - nasty human transformations
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE... - Modern rock/pop
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