When Hall’s parents try to prevent him going to a party she’s throwing, she threatens them with a gun (which later turns out to be a water pistol) and then wipes their memories. She can create things out of nothing, and make people behave any way she wishes.

Early on, it’s established that Lisa has essentially limitless power. The characters are simple and barely consistent, and instead of a plot, stuff just happens. More than any other Hughes production, you can feel the pace of Weird Science’s creation.

Quickly, the boys discover that what they think they want, and what they can actually handle are very different. They are presented with a real, super-intelligent supermodel named Lisa who announces she is entirely under their control. When they illegally, and improbably, tap into a government computer, the resulting processing power makes their plan go better than expected. One night, inspired by James Whale’s Frankenstein, they try to use a home computer to conjure an artificial woman. The film follows two teens – Anthony Michael Hall and Ilan Mitchell-Smith – who lust after girls and social status but are too awkward to get near either. Weird Science was Hughes’ third film as a writer-director, and it is as if Hughes somehow stuck a hose into the mind of himself as a 16-year-old and sprayed the contents all over the screen. Scripts poured out of Hughes, powered by his personal experiences, fantasies and fears. According to profiles of the prolific writer/producer/director, when he finished one script, he would immediately start on the next, barely pausing to reflect. Starring: Anthony Michael Hall, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Kelly LeBrock, Bill Paxton, Robert Downey Jr, Suzanne Snyder, Judie Aronson

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