Mary Roach on the Timeless Appeal of Weird Science

On this week’s episode of the podcast, Roach tells the host Gilbert Cruz how she comes up with her ideas and what keeps drawing her back to the bizarre, hilarious bits of trivia that the human body ...
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Secrets From Behind the Scenes of ‘Weird Science’ As Cult Classic Celebrates 40th Anniversary

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 ...
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The Raunchiest Sci-Fi Comedy Of The ‘80s Shocked A Generation

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 ...
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Iconic '80s 'Weird Science' Stars Commemorate 40th Anniversary of Beloved Hit Film

The stars of John Hughes' iconic film Weird Science are celebrating the film's 40-year-anniversary. Judie Aronson shared a joint Instagram reel with her costar Anthony Michael Hall on August 3 to ...

Having a tipple actually does make it easier to speak another language

Wouldn’t it be fun if the research that won the Ig Nobel prize for weird science were all that it seems? The latest award – ...

One of the Wildest ‘80s Sci-fi Movies Is Hiding on Netflix, And It Has Surprising Comic Book Roots

Weird Science gets it title and premise from an obscure comics anthology, which certainly explains a lot about the movie.
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“Weird Science” turns 40! How the teen fantasy comedy is connected to 2 other John Hughes classics

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 ...
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The Weird Science Behind Why You Want To 'Eat' A Cute Baby Or Puppy

People who showed higher expressions of aggression while looking at the babies tended to show a bigger drop-off in positive emotion five minutes after seeing the images, suggesting that the negative ...