Real Genius
Chris is the top brain who just wants to party, Mitch is the 15-year-old college wiz kid. Supposedly hard at work on a lab project with a mysterious deadline, they still find time to use their genius to discover new ways to have fun.| Genres: | Comedy, Romance |
Full production credits:
Communicator
Neal Israel
Communicator
Pat Proft
Communicator
Peter Torokvei
Character
Chris Knight
Communicator
Val Kilmer
Character
Val Kilmer
Character
Gabriel Jarret
Character
Michelle Meyrink
Character
William Atherton
Character
Jon Gries
Character
Patti D'Arbanville
Character
Stacy Peralta
Character
Louis Giambalvo
Character
Ed Lauter
Character
Beau Billingslea
Character
JoAnn Willette
Character
Joanne Baron
Character
Monte Landis
Character
Sandy Martin
Character
Severn Darden
Character
Robert Prescott
Character
Tommy Swerdlow
Character
Dean Devlin
Character
Yuji Okumoto
Character
Lynda Wiesmeier
Character
Penny Baker
Character
Marcia Karr
Character
Deborah Foreman
Character
Isabel Cooley
Character
Ed Garrabrandt
Character
John Vasily
Character
Catherine MacNamara
Character
Kimberly Spak
Character
Joy Michelle Moore
Director
Martha Coolidge
Screenplay
Neal Israel
Story
Neal Israel
Screenplay
Pat Proft
Story
Pat Proft
Writer
Peter Torokvei
Executive producer
Robert Daley
Producer
Brian Grazer
Original music composer
Thomas Newman
Editor
Richard Chew
Casting
Janet Hirshenson
Casting
Jane Jenkins
Production design
Josan Russo
Art direction
Jack G. Taylor Jr.
Set decoration
Phil Abramson
Makeup artist
Zoltan Elek
Hairstylist
Edie Panda
Special effects coordinator
Phil Cory
Visual effects supervisor
Richard L. Bennett
Camera operator
John J. Connor
Director of photography
Vilmos Zsigmond
Character
Chris Knight
Character
Mitch Taylor
Character
Jordan Cochran
Character
Prof. Jerry Hathaway
Character
Lazlo Hollyfeld
Character
Sherry Nugil
Character
Shuttle Pilot
Character
Maj. Carnagle
Character
David Decker
Character
George
Character
Girl at Science Fair
Character
Mrs. Taylor
Character
Dr. Dodd
Character
Mrs. Meredith
Character
Dr. Meredith
Character
Kent
Character
Bodie
Character
Milton
Character
Fenton
Character
Chris' Girl at Party
Character
Ick's Girl at Party
Character
Cornell's Girl at Party
Character
Susan Decker
Character
TV Stage Manager
Character
TV Makeup Man
Character
Student
Character
Girl at Party
Character
Young girl in popcorn (uncredited)
Character
Party Girl on Surfboard (uncredited)
Communicator
William Atherton
Last updated: 2019-09-26
Characters in ‘Real Genius’
“[Discussing how Knight didn't come in to the lab]
Bodie: He said he didn't feel like it. And I said, ‘You'd better!’ And he said, ‘Or what?’ And I said, ‘Or you're gonna be in trouble.’ And he said, ‘Jam it.’
Professor Hathaway: That's a wonderful story, Bodie. I noticed you've stopped stuttering.
Bodie: I've been giving myself shock treatments.
Professor Hathaway: Up the voltage.”
Bodie: He said he didn't feel like it. And I said, ‘You'd better!’ And he said, ‘Or what?’ And I said, ‘Or you're gonna be in trouble.’ And he said, ‘Jam it.’
Professor Hathaway: That's a wonderful story, Bodie. I noticed you've stopped stuttering.
Bodie: I've been giving myself shock treatments.
Professor Hathaway: Up the voltage.”
Tagged:
Shock Treatment, Stuttering
“Dr. Dodd: Why is that toy on your head?
Chris Knight: Because if I wear it any place else, it chafes.”
Chris Knight: Because if I wear it any place else, it chafes.”
Tagged:
Mental Illness
“Look at it this way. Considering the type of people you are and the environment you're in, you have to admit the strong possibility this may be the only chance you ever have in your entire lives...to have sex.”
Tagged:
environment, Sex
“Professor Hathaway: I want to see more of you around the lab.
Chris Knight: Fine. I'll gain weight.”
Chris Knight: Fine. I'll gain weight.”
Tagged:
Misunderstanding, Double Entendre
“Mitch: But if I stay, what should I do?
Chris Knight: You get even with Kent. It's a moral imperative.”
Chris Knight: You get even with Kent. It's a moral imperative.”
Tagged:
Getting Even, moral imperative
“Professor Hathaway: When you first started at Pacific Tech you were well on your way to becoming another Einstein and then you know what happened?
Chris Knight: I got a haircut?”
Chris Knight: I got a haircut?”
Tagged:
pacific tech, einstein
“This? This is ice. This is what happens to water when it gets too cold. This? This is Kent. This is what happens to people when they get too sexually frustrated.”
Tagged:
ice, Sexual Frustration
“Do you mind if I name my first child after you? ‘Dipshit Knight’ has a nice ring to it.”
Tagged:
Dipshit
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