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![]() Theatrical release poster by Tom Jung | |
Directed by | John Hughes |
Written by | John Hughes |
Based on | "Made of the Future" by Al Feldstein |
Produced by | Joel Silver |
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Cinematography | Matthew F. Leonetti |
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Music by | Ira Newborn |
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Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $7.5 million |
Box office | $38.9 million |
Weird Science is a 1985 American teen science fantasy comedy film written and directed by John Hughes and starring Anthony Michael Hall, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, and Kelly LeBrock. It is based on the 1951 pre-Comics Code comic "Made of the Future" by Al Feldstein, which appeared in the magazine of the same name. The title song was written and performed by American new wave band Oingo Boingo.