Weird Science is 30 years old.
It’s the movie that answered every pubescent boy’s question: can I create my dream woman in my own bedroom?
Weird Science, released in 1985, may not be the best film directed by John Hughes, who gave us The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Uncle Buck and Planes, Trains & Automobiles, but it has retained its cult status through its mix of teenage fantasy, gross comedy and Kelly LeBrock’s far-too-tiny white T-shirt.
Here are the things that make it so weirdly great.
1. The premise
Tired of being overlooked by girls and bullied by their peers, teenage friends Gary (Anthony Michael Hall) and Wyatt (Ilan Mitchell-Smith) decide to bring a… Read the full story