![]() ![]() Kent records the call without Mitch's knowledge and later plays the recording over the school's public address system, humiliating Mitch. Mitch breaks down and tearfully calls his parents, telling them he wants to go home. After inviting Mitch to a pool party to blow off some steam, Kent reports this to Hathaway, who lambasts Mitch. With the deadline quickly approaching, Mitch feels the pressure to complete the project while Chris continues in his carefree attitude. Meanwhile, Hathaway hopes Mitch will encourage Chris to straighten up his act and that their two exceptional minds can develop a proper power source. ![]() Mitch's ideal of Chris is shattered, however, when Chris turns out to be more of a goof-off than a hard-working student. Mitch is roomed with Chris Knight, another member of the team, a legend in the "National Physics Club" and one of Mitch's idols. Despite his youth and inexperience, Hathaway makes Mitch the lead on the project due to his innovative and original ideas in the field of laser physics. Hathaway's latest prospect is genius high school student Mitch Taylor. Hathaway uses his position to recruit brilliant students to do the work for him but, aside from his graduate student and toady Kent, does not tell them the reason for their research. ![]() The CIA has covertly hired Professor Jerry Hathaway at Pacific Technical University to develop the power source for "Crossbow": a laser weapon precise enough to commit illegal political assassinations from outer space. The film received positive reviews from critics and grossed $13 million at the North American box office. The film, set on the campus of Pacific Tech, a science and engineering university similar to Caltech, follows Chris Knight (Kilmer), a genius in his senior year, who is paired with a new student on campus, Mitch Taylor (Jarret), to work on a chemical laser. Real Genius is a 1985 American science fiction comedy film directed by Martha Coolidge and written by Neal Israel, Pat Proft, and PJ Torokvei. ![]()
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