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Submitted by T TR
John Hughes was the MAN as far as 80’s movies are concerned. “Weird Science” is a bit different than Hughes’ typical boy-meets-girl high school stories: in this movie, boys BUILD girl. Who hasn’t wanted to build their perfect mate? After one too many bad dates, the idea sounds better and better, doesn’t it?
“Weird Science” also had one of the best themes ever, by the excellent Oingo Boingo:
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AHAHAHAHA….the wearing of bras on their heads, I’ll NEVER forget that scene :p
Anything bigger.. your risking a thumb sprain!
CLASSIC
I haven’t seen that movie in a million years. Is that the one where the kid’s brother gets turned in to a giant pile of sh*t?
Yep – and the brother (Chet) was played by Bill Paxton, no less…
“You can’t leave Chet like that, it’ll ruin Christmas!”
Aha, I knew it! Imma have to find this movie somewhere to rent. I want to watch it again now.
You like Oingo Boingo, but are afraid of Furbys? WTF, dude?
Oingo Boingo = epic freaking win. Hands down.
Truth.
Never were truer words spoken (or typed I guess should say).
My brother and I were both Boingo fans and each had a copy of the album (on cassette tape!) that this song was on. At the end of the song on MY tape (but not his) Kelly Preston’s voice comes on saying, “Well, what would you little maniacs like to do first?” My brother was forever trying to get me to swap with him.
Actually, Kelly LeBrock. Kelly Preston was the blonde that got naked a lot in the movies
Yep! Had a little brain spasm there. To give me some credit, this was a long time ago and I am elderly now.
Oingo Boingo = good. Just beware of The Forbidden Zone, it shows what happens when brilliant people take too many drugs.
Forbidden Zone is awesome and perfect in almost every way. And that’s coming from someone who’s taken no drugs at all.
Agreed – The Forbidden Zone is one of my favorite movies of. All. Time.
Oy vey, the Yiddishe Charleston!
As much as I envied her looks, I loved this movie! Especially what she did to Chet, it’s just a shame she couldn’t have left him that way! Has anyone else ever noticed how much young Robert Downey Jr. looked like young Tony Curtis?
Danny Elfman FTW. no doubt.~
Indeed. I can definitely hear Jack Skellington in there.
OK, now that’s just TOO freaky. I was on my way to work today, listening to an 80’s weekend on a local radio station, and something completely unrelated to this movie somehow had me thinking of this movie of 795. I come home from work, scope out the site (as usual) and here it is.
OK, get out of my head! There’s not enough air in there for both of us!
If you have a Netflix account this is in their “Instant Watch” section at the moment:
http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Weird_Science/60029680?trkid=222336&lnkctr=srchrd-sr&strkid=15073510_0_0
“from my heart and from my hand why don’t they understand Weird Science!” awesome flick funny too, just brilliant film making
Love the song, had to queue it up in iTunes for the post. Don’t really remember the movie though. Off to netflix I guess!
“From my heart and from my hand why don’t people understand?”
An anthem for every Mad Scientist!
I loved the movie, but this poster is kind of creepy. Her pose looks painful! And all of a sudden I hate her because she’s beautiful even though she told me not to.
No! Labrinth needs to be on here immediately!!!
“He pukes…you die…How about a nice greeeeeaaaasy pork sandwich…SERVED IN A DIRTY ASHTRAY?!”
This is one of my favorite movies, and the theme is one of my favorite songs! Oingo Boingo alone is an epic win!
haha I love oingo boingo! btw, does anyone else get kind of creeped out by danny elfman in their music videos… (especially little girls, but hey, it’s still my favorite song)
I think he’s cute :X
But then again, no one has ever accused me of being normal.
Never seen the movie, though I really want to now. I also love that song, but I’ve heard that it’s the band’s least favourite of theirs, so I feel a little bad liking it so much…
from my heart and from my hand
why can’t people understand
my intentions?
Chicks can’t hold the smoke. That’s what it is.
So many great lines!
“Not us.” “Not here.” “No way!”
“I do not toss off!”
And of course, “You forgot to hook up the doll.”