Dang Lisa! Weird Science (1985) | First Time Watching | Movie Reaction

The Frankenstein legend takes an uproarious twist in this outrageous special effects-laden comedy from the writer-director of Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club. Critically acclaimed filmmaker John Hughes is at it again, giving nerdy computer whiz Ilan Mitchell-Smith and his best friend, Anthony Michael Hall, power to create the "perfect woman" (Kelly LeBrock). Like a computer-generated fairy godmother, the duo's out-of-this-world creation guides the pair through the pleasures and pitfalls of adolescence. With a rock beat supplied by many music superstars including Oingo Boingo, this far-out, sci-fi fable brings everyone's favorite teen fantasies to life through the miracle of Weird Science.
Actors: Anthony Michael Hall, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Kelly LeBrock, Robert Downey Jr., Bill Paxton
Director John Hughes
Genres: Action & adventure, Comedy, Family
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[@AwesomeUSMovies]

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[@iKvetch558]

That was a Pershing missile (MGM-31)...lol...not a Persian one. 💯😁

[@pleutron]

society has always had a double-standard for boys and girls. i don't think that'll ever change.

[@JACOBSJohn818]

"How bout a greasey pork sandwich served in a dirty ashtray?" One of my fave lines in the movie..

[@ralphwiggum6385]

One of my favorite period 😂

[@bartellender6782]

One of my favorites growing up. We all wanted Lisa, we wanted a Lisa of our own. I was like, I'm gonna go buy a new computer tomorrow.

[@disconnexionsdotcom]

I'm going to Radio Shack to buy me a TRS-80 tomorrow!

[@SilentBob731]

@@disconnexionsdotcom C'mon man, treat yo' self! Spring for the Vic-20. 😉

[@SilentBob731]

Lisa was hot, but I always preferred the girls that they ended up with (especially Hilly😍).

[@bartellender6782]

I had a TRS-80 model 4P, it was portable, like lugging around a suitcase. Hilarious that u thought of this.

[@yournamehere6002]

It played into the fantasy most boys had (at least when I was growing up) to not only have an older woman, but a woman who you could have as your willing sex partner, because girls were too out of their reach at the moment, and boys were just naturally horny. Dunno why this fantasy fell out of favor.

[@russellward4624]

Technically, Lisa is 1 day old.

[@lajuaniarice2105]

😂😂😂😂 👍🏾

[@ubit397]

Frankenstein + Mary Poppins × John Hughes = Weird Science

[@RottedPopcornandHorror1966]

They've made many movies with teen girls and grown men in the 80s. It was a different time. People didnt make a big deal about age. This was a fantasy film. Lisa was a teenage boys dream woman..And just a fun movie.. Xx

[@0okamino]

Oh, for anyone to actually believe that 15 year old girls aren’t having their own such fantasies about more mature interests, they’d have to be very naive, or delusional. In that midway point between childhood and adulthood, well, hormones gonna hormone.

[@JacobDennisHarris8586]

Born in 86, I had a CRUSH on the Brown Headed Girl, not the Main Lady but one of the Girlfriends, LOVE 80'S HAIRSTYLES! ROCK AND ROLL!!!

[@yournamehere6002]

Brown-headed girl was Judie Aronson, who was totally nude in Friday The 13th: The Final Chapter!

[@athens_1psvr31]

The Gary at the Bar and drunk scene is a crying level of funny. 😂 “…other than that I’m poyfect!”

[@LordVolkov]

"Gimme the keys!" 🤣🤣🤣

[@athens_1psvr31]

“He doesn’t even have a licenseses Lisssa”

[@donbergeson6771]

The "egg head" guy must have been a good teacher because by the time the Motley Crue video for "Smoking In The Boy's Room", he was promoted to principal. 😁

[@msmrsro]

RIP Bill Paxton. Yes, you MUST watch Real Genius! Of the same era, PLEEEEEEASE react to “Valley Girl”.

[@emilysmith259]

Yes - John Hughes does all of his movies in Chicago. I never really thought about it but you're absolutely right about reversing the roles. It really does say something about the double standard. Could it be made today? Yeah. Would it go over well? Probably not. But like so many other fantastically funny movies like this made in the 80's that perhaps didn't age well, it is a product of its time. Context is everything. As long as you can keep that in mind - you can still enjoy raunchy 80's comedies like Revenge of the Nerds and Porky's. Both great movies but definitely have some scenes that would be unacceptable today.

[@robertcherman]

I think it would go over great. People might actually go to the movies again.

[@eatsmylifeYT]

Yeah, people get so easily offended nowadays.

[@Music-Is-Real-Love]

@@eatsmylifeYT 100%.

[@alib6615]

Like most movies, I watched this way too young. Because of that it is one of my favorites. So glad you enjoyed this.

[@tracithomas6543]

If you’re looking for more John Hughes movies, please check out - Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) starring Eric Stoltz (Mask - another great movie), Lea Thompson (Marty McFly’s mom in Back to the Future; also in Red Dawn), and Mary Stuart Masterson (Fried Green Tomatoes; Benny & Joon) - She’s Having a Baby (1988), starring Kevin Bacon (Footloose and a slew of other movies), Elizabeth McGovern (Downton Abbey; Racing With The Moon; Ordinary People), and a very young Alec Baldwin (30rock; The Hunt for Red October; Beetlejuice; Working Girl; and a laundry list of film/tv credits) Mr. Mom (1983), starring Michael Keaton (Beetlejuice; Batman; Birdman)

[@paulhewes7333]

The mutant leader? He was also Bennett in "Commando" and the main villain in the Road Warrior... -Shermer Illinois is a fictional suburb of Chicago where most John Hughes films were set.

[@jdrussell3828]

Yes all of his flicks take place in Illinois.

[@chrispruett81]

Weird Science / Better Off Dead and Real Genius are ALL Great movies.. All Great Comedies! You can't go wrong with ANY of those! Just so ya know :)

[@0okamino]

As of this video, James has reacted to the first two you mentioned, so I’m hoping _Real Genius_ will pop up before long.

[@chrispruett81]

@@0okamino AWESOME!!Thx for the heads up... really appreciate it! Yeah.. Real Genius would be great as well!! :) Guess I would know that.. but I can't afford patron :(

[@0okamino]

@@chrispruett81The _Better Off Dead_ reaction is on KZbin as well (posted January 29th). If he has _Real Genius_ already on Patreon, I don't know either.

[@chrispruett81]

@@0okamino Oh ok.. Thx soo much! You just remined me.. that I did watch Better off dead reaction.. was just a while ago lol.. but yeah.. thx again

[@pwmel1]

Good call. Kelly LeBrock (Lisa) was exactly 25 when this movie was made.

[@gregkirby9059]

well technically Lisa is 1 lol

[@karlsmith2570]

Actually, Kelly Lebrock was 24 at the time this movie was released

[@athens_1psvr31]

You’re on a hot streak with the classics.

[@Dark_Lightning]

Thanks Stephanie. 💐

[@jamesdamiano8894]

Robert Downey's friend is in a crazy vampire movie called "Vamp". Kelly LeBrock (Lisa) was married for a short time to Stevan Seagal and was in a movie with him called "Hard To Kill". He's pretty much a weirdo these days and makes straight to video type movies and likes to hang in Russia with Putin but made a couple of cool movies you might enjoy. "Above The Law", "Under Siege" and "Executive Desicision" with Kurt Russell. The crazy bald guy has been in several horror movies, most notable "The Hill Have eyes".

[@Raven5150]

Based on the lore of the tv show Lisa is a genie

[@SilentBob731]

3:23 Oingo Boingo, Baby!🤘Fronted by the legendary film and TV composer Danny Elfman. 12:56 Love the use of "Tubular Bells" by Mike Oldfield in this. Another amazing composer.

[@paulamoya7956]

One of my favorites ! But then again, I love all John Hughes movies with a passion. Times were so different back then . Nobody even mentioned the age difference for some reason . It’s all in Great fun and fiction of course ! I saw this the night of its release ! Have loved it ever since . That’s part with Gary and his mom is my fav 🤣

[@adideles7977]

Yes another great classic!! Fun sharing this with you!💝💞

[@ianhill8345]

weird science a funny john hughes comedy classic Great reaction James

[@LJS511]

Hey James, don’t forget to go back and hit another LETHAL WEAPON movie! You loved the first one so much.❤ There’s a total of 4 in the franchise….all of them are amazing which isn’t easy to do. Each one builds upon the next. You won’t be disappointed 😊

[@TWINAM]

Your reactions to this movie classic was great to watch and it brought back fond memories of going to the movies when movies were 99 cents on the weekends in the afternoon's. Thank you again for another 80's classic John Hughes movie.

[@anthonys239]

Who’s Gary?!?!🤣🤣

[@sharpgirl72]

"Gary, your son!" Holds photo to husband's face

[@MusicHandsAbrupt]

Who is this Gary character? 😂😂

[@disconnexionsdotcom]

I still can't believe that they let me and my cousin see this film by ourselves in theaters. We were both 13, but the theater didn't care.. Gotta love the 80s!

[@mugwump242]

True, the '80s were like that. 👍

[@tiwagg5345]

One of John's best...and most underrated...imho. And yes,,,all if his movies are in IL.

[@Raven5150]

As it turns out there is no real place in john Hughes movies found rhis out once then i went on a holy quest with lunch box...bong!!

[@Stevarooni]

You shouldn't have even left Jersey!

[@Destyn2b]

This was one of my favorite movies growing up!

[@dqan7372]

Frankenstein (1931) and Bride of Frankenstein (1935) are both worth seeing, even if on your own. BoF being the better of the two.

[@williamjones6031]

1. Movie magic: Just before the first motorcycle hits the glass door the breakaway glass shatters before the hit. 2. My favorite character is Chet. The Late😇 Bill Paxton KILLS🤣 3. The guy in the bar that gave Gary his hat played Carl in, "The Breakfast Club". 4. Movie magic: More than just a cup full of ICEE fell on the guys. 5. "Toss off". How about "Spank the monkey"? 6. Hilly or Deb? Hilly😍😘

[@andreadeamon6419]

#3 is also in 16 candles as the guy marrying the older sister

[@3DJapan]

Grown up Bill Paxton was great in the HBO series Big Love.

[@chrispruett81]

Can't be made today... BUT .. Great for 1985.. Times were a lot more fun back then! People are just too soft today! People take things way too serious now! It's a shame! lol

[@deenormus1975]

Ha-ha! U watched Weird Science. Sweet lord we used to watch this movie every time it was on. Which was like 3 times a week. Better Off Dead & Real Genius were watched equally as much. Add in Breakfast Club & Ferris & u have the basics. Lol Enjoying your reactions, James🖖

[@speakstheobvious5769]

Yaaaaay! One of my favorites!

[@CathleenMJennings80]

Blonde guy (Anthony Michael Hall) was in Vacation and Sixteen Candles, both are John Hughes as well. And, yes, John Hughes is from Chicago so all of his movies are set in a Chicago suburb. John Hughes also did Pretty in Pink (the redhead from Breakfast Club is in that), Home Alone, Uncle Buck, and Planes Trains & Automobiles.

[@Stevarooni]

An excellent 80s teen comedy.

[@greenpeasuit]

I enjoyed the television series based on this. Lisa was played by the actress that played Miss Kinzington in the first Austin Powers movie.

[@Lynn7015hb]

I remember this one. Funny movie. Haven't seen it for a while. I'm going to enjoy this.

[@karlsmith2570]

3:08 "The Guy On The Left Was In 'The Breakfast Club' " Yes, sir, James. That's Anthony Michael Hall. He's also in "Sixteen Candles," which also Starred Molly Ringwald

[@Paul77ozee]

I use to dream about living in one of those middle class double storey houses that John Hughes would use for the main protagonist to live in.

[@karlsmith2570]

9:13 BTW, James. This actor, John Kapelos, was also in both "Sixteen Candles" and "The Breakfast Club." He plays the janitor in the latter movie

[@leo2nd261]

Always a great movie, remembering when this came out in theaters, and I hope they do NOT remake this because they will ruin it like every other movie. I was 7 years old when this came out and watched it on VHS. RIP to Paxton from this movie and anyone else who is gone from the cast. Still funny to see Robert Downey Jr in this the first time not knowing he would become Iron-Man and the face of the MCU back then. 👍👍👍👍

[@LordVolkov]

While some aspects haven't aged great, I still think Weird Science is a blast. Kelly LeBrock is fantastic as Lisa, Bill Paxton (RIP) is so obnoxious as Chet, and the effects sequences are a lot of wild fun.

[@TheOldSilverFox79]

One of my all time favourite films! So glad you did a reaction to it. Ye Lisa turned Chet into a pile of shit if you was wondering 😂

[@karlsmith2570]

12:40 "She's Gotta Be At Least 25" You're close, James. Kelly LeBrock was 24 at the time this movie was filmed

[@eatsmylifeYT]

Most John Hughes movies are set in the town of Shermer, Illinois. They call it the "Shermerverse".

[@seefitch4601]

I was born in 83 & I grew up loving this film! I was probably 5 or 6 when I 1st saw it!

[@darrylwaddell9838]

One of my favorite movies when it came out, I was a teenager. As a young male it was great......never took it serious like these young people of today

[@5hanesBoard]

Robert Downey's friend was in a great fun 80s movie called Thrashin'. Worth reacting too, especially if you were/are a skateboarder.

[@donsnover2585]

As an adolescent of course I lovedthis movie growing up

[@FreshDumbledore665]

I have not seen this movie in such a long time, great choice 😁 Love this movie and reaction

[@karenlackner192]

A fun and great movie! And always a high 5 for a young Robert Downey Jr ♥️ Kelly LeBrock had a commercial for shampoo and she said, “Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful…” 😂

[@OUsniper1]

Looking forward to you watching Real Genius!

[@BadAssSykO]

This is how times have changed. During the filming of this movie the actor who played Wyatt was 15, the actor who played Gary was 16 and the actress who played Lisa was 24...

[@ErIcHaWkable]

Great movie, Go Hawks!!

[@Midknightwriter]

One of my favorite John Hughes' movies is "BABY'S DAY OUT", 1994 One of his most underrated movies.

[@DavidRexGlenn]

All John Hughes films take place in Sherman, IL

[@OzKitty]

My favorite John Hughes movie is Somekind of Wonderful. More on the lines of pretty in pink but WAY better. I highly recommend it. No one ever does a reaction to it they are missing out.

[@Caztaneda76]

Forgot about this one 👍. Great 80’s Movie!!!!

[@trevorsmith9162]

The other bully is played by Robert Rusler who was in a movie called Sometimes They Come Back 1991 a made-for-TV horror movie based on a short story by Stephen King & The baled biker was in The Hills Have Eyes 1977 - James I think you should have these two movies on your list. 👍

[@karlsmith2570]

Robert Rusler is also in "Nightmare On Elm Street 2" The bald biker is named Micheal Berryman

[@russgunter3834]

Love this movie!!

[@SilentBob731]

Such a Classic comedy. I was twelve when it came out and it's been a favourite ever since (along with several other Hughes films). Also, one of the first roles I noticed Robert Downey Jr. in, who later became my all-time favourite actor (and that was many years before he put on the Armor).

[@krdragon6950]

They made a tv version of this movie that ran for 1994 to 1997 on the USA channel.

[@karlsmith2570]

8:20 "Are All John Hughes Movies Set in Illinois?" For the most part, James. Also, if you've ever noticed, the names of the different high schools that the teen characters attend are named "Shermer", that's because Hughes lived on.a street in his hometown in Illinois named Shermer Avenue

[@botz77]

I love how she's basically Mary Poppins.

[@lillbunnyhop]

Where’s grown ups 🤨🧐

[@mugwump242]

Grown ups in a movie make it boring. 😆

[@sharpgirl72]

Copyright upload issues aka technical difficulties

[@gt4589]

***Just for the record... I Requested this movie Like 6 Months to a year ago!!! Now you Must do "16 Candles" by John Huhges!***

[@kellyadams79]

Actually there's a Disney channel movie called How to Build a Better Boy, 2014, where girls make a boy. But it was clean and kind of cute.

[@bryanparker2925]

Bald head guy losing his teaching job. I believe it’s a reference to Motley Crue’s “ Smoking in the Boys room” video. The bald guy plays the teacher or principal in it

[@christined6321]

I was 10 when this came out and I loved it!!!! 😂 Thought it was hilarious. I grew up on John Hughes films and twisted my expectations for my teen years.😅 “Sixteen Candles” is an all time favorite and “ She’s Having Baby” are John Hughes films not sure you’ve watched.

[@adrianpeart]

License to Drive (1988) starring Corey Haim, Corey Feldman & Heather Graham is another 80's teen classic

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Added to my list, thanks for the suggestion.

[@karlsmith2570]

12:06 Kelly Lebrock, the actress who played Lisa, had described the feeling of kissing the actor(whose name I don't remember) in this scene, like kissing her brother

[@benandginindasamways4591]

Fun fact: Shermer High School is the high school in the Breakfast Club.

[@Pinkielover]

But yeah, this is a good pic. Better off dead was pretty good to.

[@karlsmith2570]

37:25 Chet's vehicle was either a Blazer or the GMC equivalent

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

That's what I thought but I couldn't beg it

[@hollywhite7449]

"There is no Shermer in Illinois"

[@russellward4624]

There has been lots of films with older guys and young girls actually. And not just true stories like Elvis etc.. but pretty much all of Woodie Allen's films especially.

[@PatrickPrejusa]

RIP BILL PAXTON

[@franticrage73]

Nice. Looking forward to Better Off Dead and Real Genius.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Better off dead already released: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n56ripxsrcSDkKM

[@bernie472]

Good review! Those two Douche bags who dumped Icee's on them would have been kicked out of the mall by security. But a lot of stuff in this movie is un real of course!😂😂 Again great review!

[@mugwump242]

I suspect, generally speaking, it's wise to not depend very heavily upon "Paul Blart" mall security response (even IRL). 😆

[@kainnsw]

Have you seen Dogma. Its a Jay and Silent Bob movie. They address the John Hughes and Shermer Illinois thing.

[@karlsmith2570]

26:52 Hey, James, I'm not sure if you've ever watched "Mad Max 2:The Road Warrior," but the leader of this biker gang was reprising his role from that movie. He was also in the Arnold Schwarzenegger movie "Commando"

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Nope haven't seen any of those

[@TeslaRangerNY]

In a 1999 Premiere article, Hughes himself declared that Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and Planes, Trains and Automobiles are all a part of the same universe, revolving around the fictitious suburb of Shermer (a fictionalization of Hughes' real-life hometown of Northbrook, Illinois, which was originally called Shermerville). Sadly, the crossover possibilities were never explored in film. John Hughes: When I started making movies, I thought I would just invent a town where everything happened. Everybody, in all of my movies, is from Shermer, Illinois. Del Griffith from Planes, Trains & Automobiles lives two doors down from John Bender. Ferris Bueller knew Samantha Baker from Sixteen Candles. For 15 years I've written my Shermer stories in prose, collecting its history. * It's long been speculated that Pretty in Pink, Some Kind of Wonderful, and Home Alone also take place in the Shermerverse, since those movies were written (but not directed) by Hughes and feature similar themes. Adding on to that, there is mixed evidence that Uncle Buck and Curly Sue (both directed by Hughes) might take place in the Shermerverse, but this hasn't been confirmed. * Weird Science explicitly takes place in Shermer (Lisa is seen teaching the Shermer High gym class at the end), though it has its own Speculative Fiction internal logic that is inconsistent with the other canon Shermerverse movies. * She's Having A Baby does NOT take place in the Shermerverse, since Neal Page's wife is seen watching that movie on television in Planes, Trains and Automobiles.

[@Raven5150]

The tv show was on the USA network and thata where we get Lisa's back story

[@RaymondvanGelderen]

Chat drove a Toyota High lux.

[@janine.J9]

Chet is THE best character! AND it's RDJ, nuff said.❤

[@SighDontWantAHandle]

Better off Dead is a classic and you've already watched the Sequel, Gross Point blank. It's a little rough, but it's one of the movies that started that style of teen movies in the 80s.

[@Therewolf10]

There was a Weird Science show, I believe in the 90's not as good as the movie but still a good watch.

[@philmakris8507]

Hey James, you missed David Lee Roth from Van Halen when they were putting in a personality.

[@pencilnecked1579]

The double standard isn't quite set in stone though as there are a fair few number of movies that dealt with the opposite age difference pairings. One of which you watched on the channel being Almost Famous where Kate Hudson's character was in her middle teens while being the groupie for the lead singer of the group in that who was in his early/mid 20s.

[@hfsjfc8111]

If it hasn't been spoiled to you about John Hughes city settings, watch Dogma to get the answer

[@christhornycroft3686]

I think when it comes to Lisa kissing one of the boys, context is everything. It’s a teenage boy fantasy. Obviously at face value, the optics aren’t great, but they created her to make themselves cool and have a hot woman to fool around with. Nobody is being exploited. It’s a fantasy and as it’s a movie for teenage boys who probably wished they had a Lisa, I’d say it’s fine. I’ve seen worse. Like Nickelodeon.

[@LordVolkov]

In context it's even stranger because Lisa has the form and mind of an adult, but has only existed for a day 😅

[@angelagraves865]

​@@LordVolkovmakes me think of the video essay on YT from Pop Culture Detective called Born Sexy Yesterday. It's pretty interesting.

[@yournamehere6002]

Context means nothing now. Everyone has to impose real world connotations on fantasy.

[@3DJapan]

Lisa looks quite different today.

[@pamelawilliams3144]

Thats what happens when you age.

[@Billis75]

Vacation starts in Chicago and goes out to California, so it's not all in Illinois like the other films.

[@minvikes79]

Good job on the reactions my fellow small town Iowan. If I had to guess you live north of highway 20 and east of I-35? Mason city area? Im over by storm lake

[@lz5886]

You should react to Revenge of the Nerds, another classic!!

[@hawkeyegeorge]

GO HAWKS!