导演:马莎库利奇(MarthaCoolidgccc
编剧:尼尔·伊斯雷尔/帕特·普罗夫/PeterTorokvei
主演:ValKilmer/GabrielJarret/WilliamAtherton
类型:喜剧/爱情/科幻
制片国家/地区:美国
语言:英语
上映日期:1985-10-24
片长:108分钟
又名:天才作反
IMDb链接:tt0089886
天才反击的剧情简介······
SiskelandEbertonceranaspecialshowentitled"MoviesI‘mEmbarrassedtoAdmitILiked."IsupposethatifIcomposedsuchalistofguiltypleasures,thisonewouldbeoneofthem...butuponreflection,it‘sreallyalotbetterthanthat.Fifteenyear-oldscienceprodigyMitch(GabeJarret)isrecruitedbyambitiouscollegeprofessorWilliamAtherton(inyetanotherofhispatentedrolesasaloathsomecharacter)toworkontheprofessor‘sprizelaserproject,notknowingthattheprofisreallydevelopingagovernmentweapon.Alongtheway,MitchisbefriendedbyChris(ValKilmer),anotherprodigyafewyearshisseniorwhoteachestheMitchhowtoloosenup.
Thiscouldhavedegeneratedintonothingmorethanjustanotherteenrevengecomedy,butthere‘ssomuchmore:thedialogueislacedwithsharpwit;therearesomelovelyscenesthathavenothingtodowiththestoryyetarecarefullysetup,almostasblackouts(e.g.,Mitchgoestoalectureatwhichafewstudentshavelefttaperecordersinsteadofattending;later,atanotherlecturetherearemoretaperecordersthanstudents;and,inafinalscene,onelargetaperecordergivesthelecturetoaroompopulatedbynothingbutothersmallrecorders!);andthrow-awayscenesthatmakeyouwanttostopandbackupthetape(e.g.,Chrisoff-handedlycuttingasliceoffabarofsolidnitrogentomakeaslugforthecoffeemachine).
It‘salsooneofthefewmoviestoboastthepresenceofthememorableMichelleMeyerink--asJordan,the"girl-nerd"whomadebeingsmartandfemalesomethingtobeemulated.Andthere‘sTearsforFearsgreatsong,"EverybodyWantstoRuletheWorld"providingtheperfectcodaastheclosingcreditsbegintoroll....Yes:reallynow,what‘stheretobeembarrassedabout?