Movie of the Day – Real Genius

This is one of those movies that escaped my memory until a few nights ago when it was late at night AMC was playing some movies from the 80s.  I couldn’t mistake the sound from the television as one of my favorite “It’s That Guy” actors William Atherton.  So much to my enjoyment, the movie that was playing was Real Genius, comedy film that was a unique gem of the 80s and remembered fondly for its quirkiness and 80s humor.  I don’t typically pick a lot of movies to write about from the 80s, not comedies anyways.  No sadly for me I remember more of the action films that set the standards for violence and those wonderful synth-pop infused music soundtracks.  Others might view that era more for the coming of age films and teen comedies that started to capture the youth market, but ultimately it’s all subjective.  I do admit, that I rather enjoy the offbeat comedies that the 80s produced and Real Genius is one of those comedies.

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