Weird Science (1985) is a science-fiction movie that revolves around two unpopular students who are constantly mocked by their seniors for crushing over their girlfriends. Furious about the situation, ...

Conjuring up your dream girlfriend in a computer might seem just a wee bit bizarre, made even more so when you find yourself capable of bringing her into the real world — which is exactly what happens ...

Hughes adapted the screenplay for Weird Science from the EC Comics anthology series of the same name. Most issues of the comic featured four self-contained stories, giving readers a variety of options ...

The iconic John Hughes film stared Anthony Michael Hall, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Kelly LeBrock, Bill Paxton, Suzanne Snyder, Judie Aronson and Robert Downey Jr. The 1986 film, which saw two teenage boys ...

Oh, 1985, what a year, such weirdness! 2025 is the Weird Science 40th anniversary. Let’s revisit the movie – with techie dreams, awkward teenage fantasies, and, uhh, creating the “perfect woman” (on a ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook In Weird Science, two nerdy teens named Gary (Anthony Michael Hall) and Wyatt (Ilan Michael-Smith) ...

There are a lot of riffs on Frankenstein, but none more extra than the 1985 cult classic, Weird Science. A wish-fulfillment film filled to the brim with hormones, Weird Science might, at first glance, ...

Grab your dial-up modem and strap a bra to your head, Weird Science is turning 40. Though beloved by many, it's fair to say that its silliness keeps it a little separate from the ...