Review of Real Genius (1985) by Megan W — 11 Dec 2007

Sooo underrated. The perfect 80's slumber party movie. Kitsch Alert!!!

This review of Real Genius (1985) was written by Megan W on 11 Dec 2007.

Real Genius has generally received positive reviews.

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By Kacee F (12) on 08 Apr 2012

A crazy retarded movie. It makes you wonder who thinks of this sh*t. I stil love it though…

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By Minya A (47) on 23 Nov 2011

Absolutely hilarious. Had me laughing non-stop. Great performances from Val Kilmer, Gabe Jarret, and Jon Gries…

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By Melanie D (381) on 28 Jan 2013

Great, enjoyable multi-viewer where the real star is the lost wonderful, colorful, innocent era known as the '80s…

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By Indira S (412) on 19 Apr 2013

I dont remember a thing bout this movie, sorry…

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Very funny, and a good story. the acting was great…

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Coolidge has gotten onto something here, and the pity is that the story she's stuck with never gets her any deeper into it…

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By Alex W (1,471) on 07 Aug 2014

Not bad for an 80's movie. I would say the jokes work about half the time…

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8/21/2015: An entertaining movie, but pretty awful at the same time…

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By Col M (20) on 02 Oct 2012

Geek love. Sure it lacks some sense, but has amusing randomness to compensate…

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