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Real Genius

Movie·1985·Comedy, Romance, Science Fiction·1h 46m·6.7 (501)·Directed by Martha Coolidge

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When teenage geniuses Mitch Taylor and Chris Knight, working on an advanced laser project, learn that the military wants to use it as a weapon, they decide to thwart the plan.

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Val KilmerVal KilmerChris KnightGabriel JarretGabriel JarretMitch TaylorMichelle MeyrinkMichelle MeyrinkJordanWilliam AthertonWilliam AthertonProfessor HathawayRobert PrescottRobert PrescottKentLouis GiambalvoLouis GiambalvoMajor CarnagleJon GriesJon GriesLazlo HollyfeldEd LauterEd LauterCIA Man Decker

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