Hughes penned the script in just two days while also working on The Breakfast Club. In fact, both films are set at Shermer High, and John Kapelos plays Carl the janitor in both of them. He also used ...

Oh, 1985, what a year, such weirdness! 2025 is the Weird Science 40th anniversary. Let’s revisit the movie – with techie dreams, awkward teenage fantasies, and, uhh, creating the “perfect woman” (on a ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Hughes adapted the screenplay for Weird Science from the EC Comics anthology series of the same ...

1985 was a milestone for filmmaker John Hughes, but not always for the reasons most people remember. While The Breakfast Club pleased tortured souls with its portrayal of teenage alienation, Hughes ...

Anthony Michael Hall has raised generations of kids and teens with movies like Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, and Weird Science. As just a kid himself when he was cast in those iconic John ...

Iconic '80s 'Weird Science' Stars Commemorate 40th Anniversary of Beloved Hit Film originally appeared on Parade. The stars of John Hughes' iconic film Weird Science are celebrating the film's 40-year ...

There are a lot of riffs on Frankenstein, but none more extra than the 1985 cult classic, Weird Science. A wish-fulfillment film filled to the brim with hormones, Weird Science might, at first glance, ...

In 1985, the films 'Real Genius,' 'Weird Science,' and 'My Science Project' were somehow all released within seven days of each other. Reading time 5 minutes “Don’t cannibalize the audience” is an ...