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Weird Science

year 1985decade 80sdirector John Hughesgenre Science fiction comedy

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

Weird Science | The Rewatchables

host Bill Simmonshost Kyle Brandtproducer Craig Horlbeckproducer Chia Hao Tatproducer Eduardo Ocampo
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Recasting Couch

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

In the discussion (1)
Approx. transcript time · 01:19:44Read transcript
  • The director-and-cast recasting block considers performers who could handle the movie’s broad comedy.

Picking Nits

The shared bathroom, twin beds, mansion geography, and Illinois real estate are separate objections.

In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:29:10Read transcript
  • One friend taking a shit while the other remains in the bathroom is called implausible and unpleasant.
  • The two twin beds in Wyatt’s room are questioned.
  • The extraordinary size and quality of the North Shore suburban houses are questioned as a recurring 1980s-movie fantasy.

Probably Unanswerable Questions

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

In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:34:26Read transcript
  • Whether Gary or Wyatt had sex with Lisa is asked; the evidence is judged to indicate neither did.
  • Lisa’s housing, credentials, first gym class, dating life, and basic bodily needs after becoming a teacher are questioned.
  • The late police-and-train chase is questioned as padding added to reach feature length.