Weird Science

1985 · 1h33 · Film

Directed by John Hughes

Starring Anthony Michael Hall, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Kelly LeBrock, Bill Paxton, Suzanne Snyder, Judie Aronson, Barbara Lang, Ivor Barry, Ann Coyle, Robert Downey Jr.

Ideal when you feel… Romantic Exhausted Stressed

Two unpopular teenagers, Gary and Wyatt, fail at all attempts to be accepted by their peers. Their desperation to be liked leads them to "create" a woman via their computer. Their living and breathing creation is a gorgeous woman, Lisa, whose purpose is to boost their confidence level by putting them into situations which require Gary and Wyatt to act like men.

Original language

English

Screenplay

John Hughes

Music

Ira Newborn

Cinematography

Matthew F. Leonetti, Joseph W. Calloway

Cast

Bill Paxton, Suzanne Snyder, Judie Aronson, Barbara Lang, Ivor Barry, Ann Coyle, Robert Downey Jr., Robert Rusler, Vernon Wells

Updated July 22, 2026

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