Two boys (Gary and Wyatt) make a woman in their bedroom. What could possibly go wrong? A few things and boy they're outrageous. John Hughes has possibly directed one of the funniest comedies I have ever seen. The concept is so ridiculous by itself and the execution just puts it over the edge. There are so many good one liners and visual gags that it just puts this film into awesome territory.This film knows exactly what it is and just embraces it. Yes it can be silly,outrageous and funny but the film has heart as well. The coming of age journey that these boys go through with the help of Lisa is just really heartwarming and shows that you don't have to be popular and being yourself is all that really matters. This theme has been done many times before but the low fantasy concept breaths new life into it. Can it be dated at times? Yes a little. Can it be overly silly at times? Yes but I think that works more in the films favor rather than against it. The positives outshine the negatives.Check this film out it might surprise you. I think this film is underrated and deserves a higher average rating on the site. 8/10

Silly John Hughes comedy is much closer to his goofy and crass early works like "National Lampoon's Class Reunion" than his more thoughtful teen dramas like "The Breakfast Club" or "Pretty in Pink." Hughes mines teen fantasy wish fulfillment when nerdy Anthony Michael Hall and Ilan Mitchell-Smith make a woman, Kelly LeBrock, who helps them become cool and meet cute girls. Since the film is a fantasy, it does allow it to have over-the-top characters, like Bill Paxton's Chet, or have Road Warriors crash a party on their motorcycles (who include Michael Berryman and actual Road Warrior alumni, Vernon Wells), though I never really cared for most of Hughes pictures that were broad comedies along these line (i.e. "The Great Outdoors" or "Beethoven"). I prefer his more sincere of comedies, including everything from classics like those mentioned above to even lesser ones like "Career Opportunities" or "Dutch." Still, there's an 80s nostalgia factor here for me, which earned this film an extra star.

I think that title sums it up quite well.Not excellent because, well the premise is ridiculous and it's one of these films where everything goes 100 miles an hour and there's a ton of random, often too random, being thrown in from everywhere, in the image of the very premise itself, totally chaotic and rushed.But it's good, in that it has some actually funny moments, a pleasant tone overall between silly and fun, it has sentiment, and as obvious as they are there are morals and they're at least well incorporated into the conclusion.Finally, LeBrock besides being just as beautiful as promoted, makes for a true on screen presence and acted her symbolic role very well. Along with her, there's a sense of metaphor, wildness and truth that transpire from the movie experience. And it should be said the kid who plays the blond-haired Gary was one heck of a find ! One of these 80's cult classics, with its own theme song and all...that manages to cling onto its viewer.

Weird science has got to be the most illogical picture John Huges ever scripted, but I can't say is that it doesn't have appeal.Two teenage boys Wyatt and Gary take inspiration from Frankenstein to create the perfect woman who will bend to their every will. What they didn't expect is for Lisa to have a mind of her own and a few powers thrown in for effect.I never heard of a computer hologram that can become a living breathing person not does it go into what Lisa really is. A genie? A mystical goddess from another time and place?What makes this movie work is that the comedy aspect work very well rather the boys are finding frozen grandparents in the closet, Lisa mentioning private moments in the bathroom to parents or when a house party erupts into an outrages smorgasbord carnival funhouse.In the end, Gary and Chet really do overcome insecurities to become brave young men who don't need a model to make them into cool guys. It was already inside them screaming to come out.Weird Science is full of heart and witty humor that will have you coming back to revisit again and again.