Overview: If you can’t get a date… make one! After proving himself the king of heartfelt teen flicks with Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club, writer-director John Hughes infused the genre with a hefty dose of wacked-out sci-fi comedy in Weird Science, a film where every teenage boy’s wildest fantasies come to life.

Perennially picked-on high school nerds Gary (Anthony Michael Hall, Sixteen Candles) and Wyatt (Ilan Mitchell-Smith) are sick of their status at the bottom of the social food chain. Using Wyatt’s computer, the two hatch a plan to create their dream woman – and following a massive power surge, that woman unexpectedly appears in the form of Lisa (Kelly LeBrock).

Gorgeous, intelligent, and blessed with limitless magic powers, Lisa makes the boys’ dreams come true… but what about Wyatt’s gun-toting psycho older brother Chet (Bill Paxton), and the two bullies (Robert Downey Jr and Vamp’s Robert Rusler) determined to put them back in their place?

Inspired by EC Comics and boosted by a killer soundtrack (including the classic title theme by Oingo Boingo), Weird Science has never looked better than in this new 4K Ultra-HD Blu-ray edition, including an extended version of the film and hours of bonus content.

Blu-ray Verdict: For me, if not everyone of a certain age, Weird Science is definitely one of the most memorable movies from the 1980’s and also has, without a shadow of a doubt, one of the most recognizable titular singles that every graced the airwaves back in 1984! Furthermore, the movie is just a beautiful classic in its own right, and it is one that you can lovingly watch over and over again.

The story is about Gary (played by Anthony Michael Hall) and Wyatt (played by Ilan Mitchell-Smith), two high school students without any luck with the women and often at the end of the bullies shenanigans. After seeing a Frankenstein movie on late night TV, they decide to create their own ideal woman (played by Kelly LeBrock) on the computer. But when their creation takes physical form and becomes a real woman, the two teenagers find that their luck has changed and popularity is just around the corner.

When you watch Weird Science these days you are just amused with the graphics that were used in the movie back in the day. Sure, it was grand and impressive back then, and seeing that is a nostalgic trip back to the glorious eighties all by itself, but the on screen computer graphics do tend, these days, to make us smile and grimace at the same time!

As for the movie itself, it is a delicious combination of the story line, the characters and the cast ensemble that makes the movie stand out so nicely and work so well.

The cast list infamously includes Kelly LeBrock, who alone was very much the epitome of the 1980’s for many of us red-blooded males growing up, but it also has some other impressive appearances. For example, Bill Paxton in the hilarious role of Chet, but also Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Rusler as the two high school bullies. Furthermore, there is also some nice appearances by Vernon Wells and Michael Berryman as two bad guys.

If you were watching movies during the 1980’s, then chances are slim to none that you allowed this beauty to slip by your viewing attendance, but as most all of us (again, of a certain age) are already lovingly familiar with it, just do yourselves a favor and buy this incredible 4K UHD copy, pop it into your BR player, sit back and relive a celluloid time devoid of any issues and instead just features good old-fashioned, and vibrantly colorful 1980’s fun.

4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS:
New restoration by Arrow Films from a 4K scan of the original negative
4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) of the original Theatrical Version of the film (94 mins), plus seamlessly-branched Extended Version (97 mins), featuring two additional scenes
Original lossless stereo audio, plus 5.1 DTS-HD MA surround option (theatrical version only)
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Edited-for-TV version of the film (SD only, 94 mins), plus comparison featurette highlighting the alternate dubs and edits
Casting ‘Weird Science’, an interview with casting director Jackie Burch
Dino The Greek, an interview with supporting actor John Kapelos
Chet Happens, an interview with special makeup creator Craig Reardon
Fantasy and Microchips, an interview with editor Chris Lebenzon
Ira Newborn Makes The Score, an interview with the composer
It’s Alive! Resurrecting Weird Science, an archive documentary featuring interviews with cast, crew and admirers, including star Anthony Michael Hall
Theatrical trailers, TV spots and radio spots
Image galleries
Illustrated collectors’ booklet featuring writing on the film by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Amanda Reyes
Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tracie Ching
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tracie Ching

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