Weird Science (1985)
6/10
Can Bill Paxton save this movie?
10 March 2005
Weird Science is just there. A juvenile 80s comedy that struggles for laughs and with a very weak premise. It still gets some good gags in and Bill Paxton has the role of a lifetime as Chet, the abusive older brother of one of the protagonists of the film. All the scenes with Paxton are hilarious and I dare you not to laugh out loud when he delivers the wedgie.

Kelly Lebrock is so hot in this and that voice is so sexy. When I was a kid, this was as cool as female roles got.

Anthony Michael Hall and Ilan Mitchell-Smith flounder as the two leads. They are not very likable and while AMH at least has something going for him, Ilan is terribly miscast and that voice will haunt you. It is not surprising Ilan never made much of himself as an actor.

They play this on TV a lot and I'm giving you the OK to check it out the next time they do. It has enough funny scenes to validate watching it and has a genuine classic movie character in Chet.
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