The film's screenplay was written by Neal Israel, Pat Proft, and Peter Torokvei. Michelle Meyrink, Gabriel Jarret, Val Kilmer, and Mark Kamiyama in Real Genius … The film received positive reviews from critics. Real Genius I've been wanting to do a post about one of my fave '80s movies... one that has all the great things about that decade rolled into one: quirky characters, zany fun, lots of color and humor, and an ever present ability to make you smile, no matter how often you've watched it.

Chris is the top brain who just wants to party, Mitch is the 15-year-old college wiz kid.

Chris Knight (Kilmer) is a genius in his senior year working on a chemical laser.

“I have had so many letters since I made Among the performers considered to play Mitch, the wunderkind student who sets the movie’s story in motion, was a true genius who graduated college at 14 and was starting law school. But Coolidge learned that art and life share more in common than she knew at the time.

You can also customize the blueprint to fit your own plans for the space; maybe, for example, you’re going to use the house as a small event venue, and you’d rather have two or three large, airy rooms and no kitchen or bedroom. This film is set on the campus of Pacific Tech, a technical university similar to Caltech.


Chris Knight (Kilmer) is a genius in his senior year working on a chemical laser.

To pull off the scene in the film, Coolidge said that the production had people popping corn for six weeks of filming in order to get enough for the finale.



At the end of the film, Chris and Mitch build a giant Jiffy Pop pack that the laser unleashes after they redirect its targeting system.
A page for describing Trivia: Real Genius. The resulting popcorn fills Professor Hathaway’s house as an act of revenge. Moreover, she ensured that the dialogue would hold up to some scrutiny, even if building a laser of the film’s dimensions wasn’t realistic (and still isn’t today).From the beginning, the idea that students were actively being exploited by their teacher to develop government technology was always fictional. Coolidge researched the subject thoroughly, working with academic, scientific, and military technicians to ensure that as many of the script and story's elements were correct. Unfortunately, if a sequel is in the works, Coolidge hasn’t been contacted yet.

Every time I discover there is an '80s classic I've never actually watched from start to finish, I get excited because I get to experience some '80s goodness for the first time. Real Genius has had the most buzz because of Kilmer’s willingness to return as Chris Knight. Billing Displacement: Val Kilmer had top billing, though Gabriel Jarret played the main character and had more …