Weird Science (film)

Weird Science, a 1985 American teen science fantasy comedy, was written and directed by John Hughes. The film stars Anthony Michael Hall, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, and Kelly LeBrock. Its inspiration comes from the 1951 EC Comics story "Made of the Future" from the comic *Weird Science* #12, written by Al Feldstein, and the film's title is derived from the *Weird Science* comic series. Oingo Boingo, an American new wave band, wrote and performed the title song. Released by Universal Pictures on August 2, 1985, the movie earned $38.9 million on a $7.5 million budget and received positive reviews. It is now considered a cult classic.

The plot follows nerdy high school outcasts Gary Wallace and Wyatt Donnelly, who are humiliated by senior jocks Ian and Max. Wanting a popularity boost to win over their crushes, Gary convinces the cautious Wyatt to create a virtual woman using Wyatt's computer, inspired by the 1931 film *Frankenstein*. After hooking electrodes to a doll and hacking into a military/government computer system to gain processing power, a power surge produces Lisa, a beautiful, intelligent woman with reality-altering powers. She conjures a pink 1959 Cadillac Eldorado and takes the boys to a Chicago blues bar, using her powers to give them fake IDs.

Back home, Wyatt's mean older brother Chet extorts $175 for his silence. Lisa stays hidden but decides the uptight boys need to unwind. After another humiliation at the mall, Lisa tells the bullies about a party at Wyatt's house. Despite Wyatt's protests, the party happens. Lisa meets Gary's parents, Al and Lucy, shocking them with her frankness and pulling a stainless steel .44 Magnum (later revealed to be a water pistol). She alters their memories, causing Lucy to forget the conflict and Al to forget he has a son.

At the Donnelly house, the party spirals out of control. Gary and Wyatt hide in the bathroom but resolve to have fun. Ian and Max convince them to recreate Lisa's creation, but the process fails because they forgot to connect the doll. The bare electrodes rest on a magazine page showing a Pershing II missile, producing a real missile that erupts through the house. Wyatt's grandparents arrive, but Lisa freezes them and hides them in a cupboard. She then has a gang of mutant bikers crash the party, terrorizing guests. The bikers take Deb and Hilly hostage, but Gary and Wyatt confront them, winning t