Real Genius

When teenage geniuses Mitch Taylor and Chris Knight, working on an advanced laser project, learn that the military wants to use it as a weapon, they decide to thwart the plan.

Discover

Val Kilmer

Chris Knight

Gabriel Jarret

Mitch Taylor

William Atherton

Professor Hathaway

Louis Giambalvo

Major Carnagle

Jon Gries

Lazlo Hollyfeld

Ed Lauter

CIA Man Decker

Stacy Peralta

Shuttle Pilot

Daniel Ades

Laser Ray Victim

Andres Aybar

Bartender

Charles Shull

Air Force General

Sean Frye

Boy at Science Fair

JoAnn Willette

Girl at Science Fair

Ina Gould

Old Lady

Nadine Vix

Student at Science Fair

Paul Tulley

Mr. Taylor

Joanne Baron

Mrs. Taylor

Harry Johnson

Darlington Recruiter

Patti D'Arbanville

Sherry Nugil

Monte Landis

Dr. Dodd

Sandy Martin

Mrs. Meredith

Severn Darden

Dr. Meredith

Randy Lowell

Cornell

Mark Kamiyama

'Ick' Ikagami

Martin Gundersen

Math Professor

Brett Miller

Carpet Man

Dean Devlin

Milton

Lynda Wiesmeier

Chris' Girl at Party

Penny Baker

Ick's Girl at Party

Marcia Karr

Cornell's Girl at Party

Isabelle Walker

Girl at Party

Marii Mak

Girl at Party

Cheri Wells

Girl at Party

Catherine MacNamara

Girl at Party

Ed Garrabrandt

TV Makeup Man

Isabel Cooley

TV Stage Manager

Robin Stober

Waitress

David Marvit

Student in Hall

Michael Crabtree

Air Force Gate Guard

Charles Sweigart

Air Force Gate Guard

Peter Parros

Air Force Gate Guard

Ronald Taylor

Computer Technician

James Carrington

Air Force Major

Michael Backes

Air Force Controller

Corki Grazer

Air Force Sergeant

Jeanne Mori

Laser Technician

David Ursin

Engineer

Joe Dorsey

Congressman

Will Knox

Laser Specialist

Kevin Hurley

Air Force Technician

Kimberly Spak

Girl in Popcorn (uncredited)

Art

Josan F. Russo

Production Design

Phil Abramson

Set Decoration

Jack G. Taylor Jr.

Art Direction

David L. Glazer

Assistant Property Master

Steven Wolff

Set Designer

Terry E. Lewis

Property Master

Mark S. Taylor

Set Dresser

Erin M. Cummings

Set Designer

Sandra Renfroe

Assistant Property Master

Camera

John J. Connor

Camera Operator

Vilmos Zsigmond

Director of Photography

Robert Samuels

Second Assistant Camera

Frederick Elmes

Second Unit Director of Photography

Ken Nishino

First Assistant Camera

Marcia Reed

Still Photographer

Costume & Make-Up

Zoltan Elek

Makeup Artist

Edie Panda

Hairstylist

Joseph Roveto

Costumer

Marla Schlom

Costume Supervisor

Directing

Stephen McEveety

First Assistant Director

Mike Schilz

Second Second Assistant Director

Joseph P. Moore

Second Assistant Director

Joanie Blum

Script Supervisor

Editing

Arthur Coburn

Additional Editing

Albert Coleman

First Assistant Editor

Lighting

Robert Jason

Best Boy Electric

Production

Robert Daley

Executive Producer

Jane Jenkins

Casting

Brian Grazer

Producer

Sam Crespi-Horowitz

Associate Producer

Billy Ray Smith

Unit Production Manager

Jan Walker

Producer's Assistant

Barbara Harris

ADR Voice Casting

Sound

Thomas Newman

Original Music Composer

Becky Mancuso-Winding

Music Supervisor

Ted Whitfield

Music Editor

George Budd

Sound Designer

Michael Papale

Music Supervisor

Julia Evershade

Supervising Sound Editor

Beth Bergeron

Supervising ADR Editor

Christy Richmond

Assistant Sound Editor

John Roesch

Foley Artist

Cari Lewis

Sound Editor

John P. Fasal

Sound Effects

Ellen Heuer

Foley Artist

John T. Reitz

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Marshall Winn

Sound Editor

C. Darin Knight

Sound Mixer

Doug Hemphill

Sound Effects

Donald A. Bolger

Boom Operator

Paul C. Warschilka

Assistant Sound Editor

Gary A. Hecker

Foley Artist

David E. Campbell

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Anna Boorstin

Sound Editor

Lauren Palmer

ADR Editor

Gregg Rudloff

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Elliot Lurie

Music Coordinator

John Vigran

Music Consultant

Writing

Pat Proft

Story

Neal Israel

Screenplay

Pat Proft

Screenplay

PJ Torokvei

Screenplay