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Weird Science

year 1985decade 80sdirector John Hughesgenre Science fictiongenre Comedygenre Fantasy
host Bill Simmonshost Kyle Brandtproducer Craig Horlbeck
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The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award · 1:10:46

The theme song is the best 1980s movie theme

Bill Simmons: The Weird Science theme is proposed as the best 1980s movie theme song.

Kyle Brandt: Lisa is criticized as a condescending and inconsistent mentor despite having been created by the boys.

The Coach Finstock Award for Best Life Lesson · 1:39:31

“We can deal with shame

Bill Simmons: The warning that death matters more than embarrassment is selected as the life lesson.

The film

Weird Science (1985)

Directed by John Hughes · Science fiction

94 minutes

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Cast

Selected cast credits · Film reference

Anthony Michael Hall Gary Wallace
Ilan Mitchell-Smith Wyatt Donnelly
Bill Paxton Chet Donnelly
Vernon Wells Lord General (a character reflecting his Mad Max 2 role)
Britt Leach Al Wallace
Barbara Lang Lucy Wallace
Michael Berryman mutant biker

Everything from the episode

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1:15:58

Casting What-Ifs

Casting alternatives and Anthony Michael Hall’s choice of this film over European Vacation are discussed.

Casting alternatives and Anthony Michael Hall’s choice of this film over European Vacation are discussed.

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1:19:44

Recasting Couch

The director/cast recasting block discusses comic-performance alternatives.

The director/cast recasting block discusses comic-performance alternatives.

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  • The director-and-cast recasting block considers performers who could handle the movie’s broad comedy. — Bill Simmons
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1:29:10

Picking Nits

The shared bathroom, twin beds, mansion geography, and Illinois real estate

The shared bathroom, twin beds, mansion geography, and Illinois real estate

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  • One friend taking a shit while the other remains in the bathroom is called implausible and unpleasant. — Kyle Brandt
  • The two twin beds in Wyatt’s room are questioned. — Bill Simmons
  • The extraordinary size and quality of the North Shore suburban houses are questioned as a recurring 1980s-movie fantasy. — Bill Simmons
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1:34:26

Probably Unanswerable Questions

The group asks whether either boy had sex with Lisa, what her new life entails, and why the late chase exists.

The group asks whether either boy had sex with Lisa, what her new life entails, and why the late chase exists.

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  • Whether Gary or Wyatt had sex with Lisa is asked; the evidence is judged to indicate neither did. — Bill Simmons
  • Lisa’s housing, credentials, first gym class, dating life, and basic bodily needs after becoming a teacher are questioned. — Bill Simmons
  • The late police-and-train chase is questioned as padding added to reach feature length. — Kyle Brandt
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1:39:52

Best Double Feature

Mannequin and The Breakfast Club

Mannequin and The Breakfast Club

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