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 ...

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, ...

Science isn’t always serious. Sometimes researchers ask questions that seem silly at first, like why toast lands butter-side ...

The iconic John Hughes film stared Anthony Michael Hall, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Kelly LeBrock, Bill Paxton, Suzanne Snyder, Judie Aronson and Robert Downey Jr. The 1986 film, which saw two teenage boys ...

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 ...

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 In Weird Science, two nerdy teens named Gary (Anthony Michael Hall) and Wyatt (Ilan Michael-Smith) ...

Grab your dial-up modem and strap a bra to your head, Weird Science is turning 40. Though beloved by many, it's fair to say that its silliness keeps it a little separate from the ...

Were you Seen at the Weird Science Halloween Party on Oct. 25, 2025, at Union Station in Albany? The event was a benefit for The RNA Institute’s Bioinformatics Summer Program. Were you Seen at the ...

Forget testing your mental mettle against grade-school kids. For a real challenge, head to the Denver Museum of Nature & Science’s Science Lounge for tonight’s Are You Smarter Than a Scientist? Even ...

Jeff Cleary is in the house. Seen through the swinging doors leading into the kitchen, the chef-owner of Intrigue appears calm and entirely collected. There are seated tables — a few two- and ...