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Weird Science

Weird Science

Aug 1, 1985
93 min
ComedyFantasyScience FictionRomance
6.5/ 10
1,472 votes

Overview

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.

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TMDB
6.5/10
1,472 votes
IMDB
6.6/10
102,990 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
60%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
46/100
Metascore

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Performance & Recognition

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$7,500,000Production cost
Box Office$38,934,048Worldwide gross
Profit$31,434,048Profitable
ROI
+419.1%Return on investment
US Box Office$23,834,048Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

2 nominations total

Details

Production information

"It's all in the name of science...Weird Science."

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$7,500,000

Revenue

$38,934,048

Production Companies

Universal PicturesSilver Pictures

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