Weird Science
1985, PG-13, 94 min. Directed by John Hughes. Starring Anthony Michael Hall, Kelly LeBrock, Robert Downey Jr., Bill Paxton, Ilan Mitchell-Smith.
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Weird Science, John Hughes, Anthony Michael Hall, Kelly LeBrock, Robert Downey Jr., Bill Paxton, Ilan Mitchell-Smith
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