Weird Science: Critic Reviews

Even 14-year-old boys may find it heavy sledding.

Weird Science combines two great traditions in popular entertainment: Inflamed male teenage fantasies and Frankenstein's monster.

Weird Science veers off into a typical coming-of-age saga without exploring any of the psychological territory it lightly sails over in the early going.

Throw in an infectious Oingo Boingo title tune, LeBrock in the finest fashions the Reagan-era could offer, and intoxicated tales of large-chested, knee-happy ex-girlfriends, and you have yourself one delectable adolescent comedy.

Le Brock plays her character with a sense of style and wit, something the rest of Weird Science largely lacks.

Weird Science is an odd mix of risque shenanigans, puerile pranks and dubious gender politics. It also happens to be very funny.

A mildly dirty reworking of love, popularity and wild times, this is John Hughes' scrappiest film to date, but it redeems its tastelessness and stupidity by being fairly funny most of the time.

This is ordinary stuff that's aged about as well as Mitchell-Smith's clunky computer.

Feels like something that Hughes slapped together over the course of one weed-filled weekend. It's a novelty flick, but a fairly funny one ... for the most part.

All those who pine about John Hughes not making teen movies any more should be forced to watch this one again.

Explores some playful male adolescent fantasies.

Amusing teen trifle on its own merits.

Guilty pleasure classic. Anthony Michael Hall's character's drunken rambles hold a shining place in the pop culture hall of fame.

...hormonally driven juvenile dribble.

It's great, if you're 13, and living in the 80s, and have a crush on Kelly Le Brock.

This film is so cheesy, but in a fun, entertaining way.

Classic 80s flick! Ridiculous fun!

There really is no better geek than Anthony Michael Hall.