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 Real Genius
| Which character speaks the movie's final line of dialogue? | 'Real Genius' For Diehards, Part 2 (enfranklopedia) |
Mitch. As Lazlo and Sherry drive away, Ick asks, "Do you think it's getting weird around here?" Chris: "Absolutely." Jordan: "I didn't notice anything." Mitch: "I like it." Then, children begin playing in the monstrous piles of popcorn; Tears For Fears' "Everybody Wants To Rule the World" plays; and the movie, sadly, is over.
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| Which character is seen riding a motorcycle late in the film? | 'Real Genius' For Diehards, Part 2 (enfranklopedia) |
"Ick" Ikagami (Mark Kamiyama). Ick, on a motorcycle, follows Hathaway from his house to the testing grounds for Operation Crossbow. Chris wears a Harley-Davidson shirt several times in the film, but we never actually see him anywhere near a motorcycle.
| When we first see Mitch Taylor (Gabe Jarrett), he's trying to explain the particulars of his science project to his father (Paul Tulley). What word does Mitch's dad clearly not understand? | "Real Genius" For Diehards, Part 1 (enfranklopedia) |
"coherent". Mitch: "This is coherent light." Mr. Taylor: "Oh. So, it talks?" Mitch, with a sigh: "No." "Coherent" is defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary as "relating to or composed of waves having a constant difference in phase." It follows that Mitch's expertise in this area has led him to being recognized by Hathaway as a potential genius in the field of lasers.
| When we first see Chris Knight, he is wearing toy "antennae" on his head, and a t-shirt emblazoned with an amusing sentence. What does the shirt say? | "Real Genius" For Diehards, Part 1 (enfranklopedia) |
"I Love Toxic Waste". It's actually a heart, and not the word "love," but my ASCII skills aren't what they used to be. Sue me. =) (Chris does wear the "Surf Nicaragua" shirt later in the film, but not in this scene.)
| When Mitch sees Lazlo for the first time, Lazlo is carrying something in his hand that he brings with him into the closet. What was he carrying? | Who's The "Real Genius"? (icyblue) |
A McDonald's bag. If you look close enough, you can see that it is an old school version of the McDonald's bag.
| When Mitch first meets his roommate, Chris Knight, Chris is wearing a t-shirt sporting a particular corporate logo. What's the corporation? | "Real Genius" For Diehards, Part 1 (enfranklopedia) |
Harley-Davidson. It's a black t-shirt with the familiar Harley-Davidson logo. Chris is actually seen wearing this shirt more than once throughout the film.
| When Mitch enters the laser lab for the first time, his youthful appearance leads the students working there to mistake him for a delivery boy. What kind of food were the students apparently waiting for? | "Real Genius" For Diehards, Part 1 (enfranklopedia) |
sandwiches. Kent: "Just put the sandwiches down and go."
| When Kent shows up during the ice rink scene, Chris embarrasses him by revealing to the crowd that he once caught Kent naked with a particular type of food. What was the food? | "Real Genius" For Diehards, Part 1 (enfranklopedia) |
Jell-O. Chris: "What about that time I caught you naked with that bowl of Jell-O?" Kent: "You did not!" Chris: "This is true." Kent: "Okay. I was hot, and I was hungry."
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| When Chris uses the liquid nitrogen to buy coffee and candy out of the vending machines, how much did the coffee cost? | Who's The "Real Genius"? (icyblue) |
20 cents. Man, how times have changed.
| What was the name of the restaurant the group went to to celebrate the laser success? | Who's The "Real Genius"? (icyblue) |
Purgatory. The laser burned right through the pitchfork on the restaurant sign.
| What percentage of the Frito-Lay "enter as often as you like" sweepstakes prizes did Lazlo win? | Who's The "Real Genius"? (icyblue) |
31.8%. He originally expected to win 32.6% of the prizes, but something went wrong.
| What is the first name of Mitch's father? | 'Real Genius' For Diehards, Part 2 (enfranklopedia) |
Bill. When Mitch makes a collect call to his parents, he is clearly heard -- thanks to Kent's broadcasting said call over the cafeteria P.A. -- telling the operator the first name of his father.
| What food does Dr. Jerry Hathaway (William Atherton) apparently hate above all others? | 'Real Genius' For Diehards, Part 2 (enfranklopedia) |
popcorn . Hence the final stage of the "geniuses"' big plan at the end of the film.
| What does Lazlo offer to let Mitch borrow when Mitch says, "I gotta get some sleep."? | Who's The "Real Genius"? (icyblue) |
His pajamas. Mitch replies "No... thanks." (confused)
| What does Kent's licence plate say? | Who's The "Real Genius"? (icyblue) |
KENT TOR. ..."Your mom puts licence plates in your underwear? How do you sit?" One of Chris' best lines, I think.
| Val Kilmer, apparently a highly dextrous man, is known for working complex hand-related activities into many of his films. What dextrous feat does Chris Knight perform in this film? | 'Real Genius' For Diehards, Part 2 (enfranklopedia) |
He "rolls" coins across his knuckles. Chris uses his knuckles to "roll" coins across the backs of his hands (simultaneously!) as he talks to Mitch in Hathaway's classroom during a montage. He also twirls a socket wrench in his hand in the same sequence. Kilmer twirls a drumstick in "The Doors," and performs a number of dextrous pistol tricks in "Tombstone."
| The women Chris has invited to the tanning party are students at a local vocational school. What are these women studying to become? | 'Real Genius' For Diehards, Part 2 (enfranklopedia) |
beauticians. Specifically, they attend the Wanda Trossler School of Beauty. Mitch: "Being snubbed by beauticians is not my idea of a good time." Chris: "*Student* beauticians."
| The remarkable stylings of which vocalist can be heard under the opening credits of this film? | "Real Genius" For Diehards, Part 1 (enfranklopedia) |
Carmen McRae. Specifically, we hear McRae's mid-1960's rendition of "You Took Advantage of Me," which is a fitting theme song for the film, given the treatment of the featured "geniuses."
| Once Chris informs Mitch that, thanks to Hathaway, he might have to leave school, Mitch tries to stop him by jokingly reminding him that he owes Mitch a certain amount of money. How much? | 'Real Genius' For Diehards, Part 2 (enfranklopedia) |
ten dollars. Mitch: "You can't just leave -- you owe me ten bucks."
| Once Chris drags Mitch and several other hard-working students to the impromptu "tanning invitational," which musician or band's song is the FIRST heard at the party? | 'Real Genius' For Diehards, Part 2 (enfranklopedia) |
Don Henley. Henley's "All She Wants To Do Is Dance" (from the album "Building the Perfect Beast") is the first song we hear. Bryan Adams' "One Night Love Affair" (from the album "Reckless") is heard in a later scene.
| Once Chris and Mitch have infiltrated the Air Force base, they communicate via walkie-talkie with Jordan, Lazlo and Ick back at the campus. What code names do the teams use to identify each other? | 'Real Genius' For Diehards, Part 2 (enfranklopedia) |
Abbott and Costello. Specifically, Chris and Mitch are "Abbott," and Jordan's team is collectively known as "Costello."
| Once Chris and Mitch finally succeed in making the laser work, Lazlo suspects aloud that its energy output measures at a certain whole number of megawatts...and he's right. How many megawatts does the laser put out? | 'Real Genius' For Diehards, Part 2 (enfranklopedia) |
6 . Lazlo: "I figure you've got it up to, what -- six megawatts?" Chris: "About that, yeah." Since Hathaway earlier told Chris that he expected FIVE megawatts by mid-May, it would seem that Chris and Mitch actually surpassed the expectations of the project!
| Near the end of the movie Chris figures out the answer to Dr. Hathaway's "power problem". When Chris shows his laser to Kent and Dr. Hathaway it works very well. How many things does the laser burn through? | Who's The "Real Genius"? (icyblue) |
6. The laser went through the 1.Target, 2.Cinderblocks, 3. Window, 4. Statue on the lawn, 5. A Tree, and 6. The restaurant sign.
| Mitch's mother (Joanne Baron) asks Hathaway a question that occurred to her while watching a particular episode of his science-related television show. What was the topic of the episode? | "Real Genius" For Diehards, Part 1 (enfranklopedia) |
radioactive isotopes. Unfortunately, Mrs. Taylor's question is: "Is that your real hair?"
| Mitch meets Dr. Gene Meredith (Severn Darden) at a freshman mixer on his first day at school. What advice does Meredith give Mitch? | "Real Genius" For Diehards, Part 1 (enfranklopedia) |
"Never forget to check your references.". Meredith starts off saying, "Always..." then trails off and says, "No -- *Never* forget to check your references."
| Mitch finally figures out that, in order to follow the mysterious Lazlo Hollyfeld (Jon Gries), he has to close the closet door (into which Hollyfeld habitually disappears) behind him. A hidden trap door slowly and dramatically opens before Mitch's eyes. What message has been painted on the wall that is now visible to him for the first time? | 'Real Genius' For Diehards, Part 2 (enfranklopedia) |
"THIS IS IT". The first indication that Mitch has succeeded in his quest is the message "THIS IS IT." He *later* encounters the words "HERE IT COMES."
| Major Carnagle (Louis Giambalvo), Jerry Hathaway's primary government contact, presents Hathaway with a veiled threat during one of their characteristically unfriendly conversations. Carnagle strongly suggests that, if the top secret project does not go off as planned, Hathaway will be charged with a felony. Which one? | "Real Genius" For Diehards, Part 1 (enfranklopedia) |
fraud. Carnagle, upon seeing Hathaway's new house, warns Jerry with, "Fraud is a felony." This strongly suggests that Hathaway bought the new house with "secret" payments from the U.S. government, and Carnagle will be happy to expose Hathaway's newfound source of (illegal) additional income if the project fails.
| Lazlo tells Chris and Mitch that he has submitted a ridiculous number of entries to a certain corporation's sweepstakes. What's the corporation? | 'Real Genius' For Diehards, Part 2 (enfranklopedia) |
Frito-Lay. Lazlo's plan to take advantage of the "Enter As Often As You Like" policy is apparently based on a real ploy that was perpetrated, again, by some Cal Tech students.
| Jordan Cochran (Michelle Meyrink), a physics genius, is apparently also an accomplished knitter. What does she knit as a present for Mitch? | 'Real Genius' For Diehards, Part 2 (enfranklopedia) |
a sweater. Mitch is seen wearing the sweater to a class later in the film.
| Jordan asks Mitch a fairly unusual question during the ice rink scene. Finish it: "Do you have a _____________?" | "Real Genius" For Diehards, Part 1 (enfranklopedia) |
bed. Jordan is asking because she is willing to build Mitch a bed in case he doesn't have one. Weird...but *tell* me Jordan isn't bizarrely alluring. I dare you.
| Including the batch of sweepstakes entries Lazlo holds in his arms as he explains his scheme to Chris and Mitch, how many entries has he filled out? | 'Real Genius' For Diehards, Part 2 (enfranklopedia) |
1,650,000. Stated by Lazlo himself. Fortunately, Lazlo had computers filling out the entry forms for him.
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