Common questions

Was it real popcorn in the movie Real Genius?

Was it real popcorn in the movie Real Genius?

But it was not like Styrofoam. Styrofoam would blow away, it’s too light. And so really, in the end after mucho debates, we realized we had to use real popcorn and that meant tons and tons and tons of popcorn.”

How did they film the popcorn scene in Real Genius?

Hathaway’s house with laser-popped popcorn, is actually possible. First they used a ten-watt laser to pop a single kernel wrapped in aluminum foil, showing that popping corn is possible with a laser.

Who was the guy in the closet in Real Genius?

Lazlo, the grown man who lives in Chris’s closet, is a super-genius who has obtained free housing by building a room in the steam tunnels of Pacific Tech.

What is Real Genius rated?

PG
Real Genius/MPAA rating

Where is the real genius House?

Hathaway’s house was at 15632 Saddleback Rd. Santa Clarita Ca. 91387. The location of this house is in Sand Canyon.

How old is Val Kilmer in Top Gun?

61 years (December 31, 1959)
Val Kilmer/Age

What happened Val Kilmer?

While Kilmer was in Nashville about seven years ago, he canceled the show and got hospitalized. He was diagnosed with throat cancer and had since gotten a tracheotomy. But as we listened to the podcast, we learn the loss of his voice has not stopped him from creating art besides writing and, yes, acting.

When was Real Genius filmed?

August 7, 1985 (USA)
Real Genius/Release date

How old was Tom Cruise in the first Top Gun?

According to Kilmer, that didn’t mean Cruise, 57, wasn’t involved in some on-set fun — even if it just meant being on the receiving end of a prank. Kilmer recounts how one of his standout memories filming with Cruise was sending him on a wild goose chase for a pricey bottle of bubbly.

Will Meg Ryan be in the new Top Gun?

Meg Ryan is not returning in Top Gun: Maverick as Carole Bradshaw. Right before she became a rom-com star with films like Sleepless in Seattle, Ryan appeared in the original Top Gun as Goose’s wife and the mother of Rooster. She’s the cast member from the original film that has the strongest reason to appear.

When did the movie Real Genius come out?

On Aug. 7, 1985, the Val Kilmer comedy Real Genius hit theaters and defied the tropes of lowbrow teen comedies to deliver a movie with both brains and heart. It’s a classic “kids vs. adults” story that has a team of smart but maladjusted students attending a thinly veiled version of the California Institute of Technology.

What did Jon Gries do in the movie Real Genius?

In the film, Hollyfield (Jon Gries) uses a Frito-Lay promotional contest’s “Enter as many times as you want” rule to his advantage by sending in more than a million entries.

Who is the villain in the movie Real Genius?

William Atherton, who plays the film’s villainous Prof. Hathaway, gave an interview to the A.V. Club and explained what went into the scene in which his character’s home gets destroyed as a result of the world’s biggest serving of popcorn. It took three months’ worth of popcorn to film the scene, he said.

What kind of laser was in real genius?

The lab scenes in Real Genius (1985) employ two sophisticated lasers, a blue-green argon laser and a tuneable dye laser which work in tandem. “The dye is mixed with liquid and flowed in front of the Argon laser, which in technical terms, ‘excites’ it,” said Gundersen.

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Ruth Doyle