Weird Science (High School Reunion Collection)

Starring:Anthony Michael Hall, Kelly LeBrock, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Bill Paxton, Suzanne Snyder, Judie Aronson, Robert Downey Jr., Robert Rusler, Vernon Wells, Britt Leach, Barbara Lang (III), Michael Berryman, Ivor Barry, Anne Bernadette Coyle, Suzy J. Kellems, John Kapelos, Fred D. Scott, Vince Townsend Jr., Chino 'Fats' Williams, Jill Whitlow
Director: John Hughes
Studio: Universal Studios
Product Type: DVD

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Yes, that is Bill Paxton as Ilan Mitchell-Smith's militaristic big brother. And that's Robert Downey Jr. as one of the in-crowd jerks who makes nerds Mitchell-Smith and Hall's lives miserable. Fortunately, this is a John Hughes comedy and our smart nerds create the perfect woman, Lisa (Kelly LeBrock), using a computer and voodoo. Lisa is a willing sex toy, has magical powers, and just wants to help the boys get even and meet nice babes. She even cleans up. The fantasy ebullience of Hughes is given full rein here and that's good and bad (mostly good). It's all aimed at a certain kind of hormone-addled, 16-year-old sensibility; but who doesn't have a little bit of that in them? --Keith Simanton

Customer Reviews:

I wish I could love this like others do..........2007-06-12

Weird Science has a funny high-concept premise and an endearing cast, but even when I was a teen and the movie was brand new, I thought the humor was messy and heavy-handed. I never understood how so many of my contemporaries consider this a "classic", especially when stacked up against Revenge of the Nerds, Real Genius, Better Off Dead, or even Hughes' masterful 16 Candles or Ferris Bueller. Still, the movie is not without a certain odd charm and there are some great moments (mainly involving Bill Paxton); I find myself wishing Amazon would let me give it an extra half star!

2 kids made a woman.......2007-06-10

These kids are nerds too, they want to party a fall in love.

Weird Science.......2007-05-24

Great 80's Classic. I would put it in the top 10 80's definitively 80's movies list.

One of my all time favorites.......2007-05-18

TOTALLY worth owning. Kids loved this throwback just as much as they liked Shrek. My boy couldn't stop laughing when the last part came on when Chet was turned into a giant fly-eating turd.

a 1980's classic.......2007-05-13

It's a great movie! If you enjoy silly goofball comedies, I think this is the one for. Its extremly funny and you will see a young Anthony Michael Hall, the lovely Kelly Lebrock and a movie with some unforgettable scenes. Especially, the one where Gary(Anthony Michael Hall)and Wyatt(IIan Mitchell Smith) are in the bathroom disgusting their party, its hillarious. Enjoy Weird Science (high School Reunion Collection)

Brat Pack Collection (The Breakfast Club/ Sixteen Candles/ Weird Science)

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Brat Pack DVD
BRAT PACK COLLECTION
Re-living the '80's
Love the movies and the cd hated the advertiements
the brat pack

Brat Pack Collection (The Breakfast Club/ Sixteen Candles/ Weird Science)
Starring: Brat Pack Collection
Manufacturer: Universal Studios Home Entertainment
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Pretty in Pink (Special Collector's Edition)
Too Cool for School - The John Hughes Collection (Ferris Bueller's Day Off - Bueller... Bueller... Edition / Pretty in Pink - Everything's Duckie Edition / Some Kind of Wonderful - Special Collector's Edition)
St. Elmo's Fire
Ferris Bueller's Day Off Bueller...Bueller... Edition (Special Collector's Edition)
Can't Buy Me Love

ASIN: B000A3DGEE
Release Date: 2005-11-01

Product Description

It s time to break out the neon spandex and acid-washed jeans as the definitive John Hughes films of the 80s come together in one incredible 3-movie set, The Brat Pack Movies & Music Collection. Reunite with stars Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson and Emilio Estevez as they encounter teen love in Sixteen Candles, teen angst in The Breakfast Club and raging teen hormones in Weird Science. The Brat Pack Movies & Music Collection proves that the Brat Pack is back and here to stay.

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Running Time 98 Mins.

Format: DVD MOVIE

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Sixteen Candles
Molly Ringwald established herself as the teen queen of the '80s in this fresh comedy. The movie is a day in the life of Samantha, whose 16th birthday is turning out to be anything but sweet. All the traumas of teendom come down on one long day, which sees Samantha surrounded by dithery relatives, mooning over a high school hunk, and pursued by a sawed-off Lothario. Sixteen Candles marked the directing debut of John Hughes, and its goofy energy displayed a promising talent with a great ear for high school lingo ... a promise neglected since Hughes became, after Home Alone, a one-man entertainment industry. There are some pretty crass moments (Why the stereotype of the foreign-exchange student from Asia?), but Ringwald's steady appeal smoothes over the rough spots. As the pubescent, self-styled lady-killer, Anthony Michael Hall turns in a hilarious portrait of a young swinger; he and Ringwald would reteam with Hughes for The Breakfast Club, another key teen picture of the decade. --Robert Horton

The Breakfast Club
John Hughes's popular 1985 teen drama finds a diverse group of high school students--a jock (Emilio Estevez), a metalhead (Judd Nelson), a weirdo (Ally Sheedy), a princess (Molly Ringwald), and a nerd (Anthony Michael Hall)--sharing a Saturday in detention at their high school for one minor infraction or another. Over the course of a day, they talk through the social barriers that ordinarily keep them apart, and new alliances are born, though not without a lot of pain first. Hughes, who wrote and directed, is heavy on dialogue but he also thoughtfully refreshes the look of the film every few minutes with different settings and original viewpoints on action. The movie deals with such fundamentals as the human tendency toward bias and hurting the weak, and because the characters are caught somewhere between childhood and adulthood, it's easy to get emotionally involved in hope for their redemption. Preteen and teenage kids love this film, incidentally. --Tom Keogh

Weird Science
Yes, that is Bill Paxton as Ilan Mitchell-Smith's militaristic big brother. And that's Robert Downey Jr. as one of the in-crowd jerks who makes nerds Mitchell-Smith and Hall's lives miserable. Fortunately, this is a John Hughes comedy and our smart nerds create the perfect woman, Lisa (Kelly LeBrock), using a computer and voodoo. Lisa is a willing sex toy, has magical powers, and just wants to help the boys get even and meet nice babes. She even cleans up. The fantasy ebullience of Hughes is given full rein here and that's good and bad (mostly good). It's all aimed at a certain kind of hormone-addled, 16-year-old sensibility; but who doesn't have a little bit of that in them? --Keith Simanton

Customer Reviews:

Brat Pack DVD .......2007-03-11

All the movies are great. My friends and I really enjoyed them. They are also fun to watch with my family.

BRAT PACK COLLECTION.......2007-02-08

Great collection, shipping was excellent and product received in perfect condition. I order from Amazon all of the time! They're great!

Re-living the '80's.......2007-01-18

This is a great set, but I think Weird Science should be replaced with a different Brat Pack movie

Love the movies and the cd hated the advertiements.......2007-01-17

I have to say this the bone head that decided that they would force the advertisements on us by making them impossible to skip cost this set a star.
The music cd kinda makes up for it which is a nice unadvertised touch loved the music. I am so glad that I brought this set after all this time these movies have not lost their charm. I would like to comment on a common complaint expressed by other reviewers the inclusion of weird science in this box set. I think it is appropriate but I think they should have called it the John Hughes collection. Since we all know the brat pack included Rob Lowe,Andrew McCarthy and Demi Moore. I look forward to purchasing the other set with Ferris Bueller,Pretty in Pink and Some Kind of Wonderful.
I will end this review with a thumbs up and a pop quiz
Q.What John Hughes heroine's mother appears in a John Hughes film ?
A.Mary Stuart Masterson (Watts Some Kind of Wonderful) her mother Carlin Glynn played Molly Ringwald's mother in Sixteen Candles.

the brat pack.......2007-01-12

it is the best collection i purchased because of the 3 movies and the music compact disc that comes included. thank you raul

High School Reunion Collection (The Breakfast Club / Sixteen Candles / Weird Science)

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Brat Pack DVD
BRAT PACK COLLECTION
Re-living the '80's
Love the movies and the cd hated the advertiements
the brat pack

High School Reunion Collection (The Breakfast Club / Sixteen Candles / Weird Science)
Starring: Brat Pak
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
ProductGroup: DVD
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Pretty in Pink (Special Collector's Edition)
Too Cool for School - The John Hughes Collection (Ferris Bueller's Day Off - Bueller... Bueller... Edition / Pretty in Pink - Everything's Duckie Edition / Some Kind of Wonderful - Special Collector's Edition)
St. Elmo's Fire
Ferris Bueller's Day Off Bueller...Bueller... Edition (Special Collector's Edition)
Can't Buy Me Love

ASIN: B0000A98ZQ
Release Date: 2003-09-02

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Customer Reviews:

Brat Pack DVD .......2007-03-11

All the movies are great. My friends and I really enjoyed them. They are also fun to watch with my family.

BRAT PACK COLLECTION.......2007-02-08

Great collection, shipping was excellent and product received in perfect condition. I order from Amazon all of the time! They're great!

Re-living the '80's.......2007-01-18

This is a great set, but I think Weird Science should be replaced with a different Brat Pack movie

Love the movies and the cd hated the advertiements.......2007-01-17

the brat pack.......2007-01-12

it is the best collection i purchased because of the 3 movies and the music compact disc that comes included. thank you raul

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I wish I could love this like others do...
2 kids made a woman
Weird Science
One of my all time favorites
a 1980's classic

Weird Science
Starring: Anthony Michael Hall , Kelly LeBrock , Ilan Mitchell-Smith , Bill Paxton , and Suzanne Snyder
Director: John Hughes
Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: 6305077630
Release Date: 1998-04-01

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Description

The Frankenstein legend takes an uproarious twist in this outrageous special effects-laden comedy from John Hughes, director of "Sixteen Candles" and "The Breakfast Club."

Customer Reviews:

I wish I could love this like others do..........2007-06-12

2 kids made a woman.......2007-06-10

These kids are nerds too, they want to party a fall in love.

Weird Science.......2007-05-24

Great 80's Classic. I would put it in the top 10 80's definitively 80's movies list.

One of my all time favorites.......2007-05-18

TOTALLY worth owning. Kids loved this throwback just as much as they liked Shrek. My boy couldn't stop laughing when the last part came on when Chet was turned into a giant fly-eating turd.

a 1980's classic.......2007-05-13

Rent a Girl / Aroused / Help Wanted Female (Something Weird)

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If you see trash, pick it up...
Pretty good SWV offering
If nothing else,
Murder, Prostitution and Black Lace Panties

Rent a Girl / Aroused / Help Wanted Female (Something Weird)
Starring: Sebastian Gregory , Lucki Winn , Inga Olsen , Dianne Michaels , and Barbara Wood (II)
Director: Harold Perkins , Nudie Rullie , and William L. Rose
Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
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Indecent Desires/My Brother's Wife
Take Me Naked/A Thousand Pleasures

ASIN: B0000E69IJ
Release Date: 2003-12-02

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Enter the Bizarre World of the Psycho-Sexual! Eager for a career in modeling, naive-and-not-very-bright Karen Anderson signs with a creepy brother and sister team whose Rent-a-Girl agency actually procures women for a rich and kinky clientele. Starting with posing for pictures in the nude, Karen soon graduates to being The Guest of Honor at a Special Party thrown by wealthy Harriet Grant, "a disgusting lady who enjoys whipping little girls 18 to 22." Full of sick eccentrics, the party's highlight comes when two women beat the bejesus out of Harriet before Karen is blindfolded and branded on the leg with a red hot poker! Plus: A "Sex Killer" prowls the streets of Manhattan killing hookers: "This guy is a nut! He'll grab any woman he thinks is a whore!" But when the lesbian lover of working girl Ginny Smith is strangled by the Aroused maniac, Ginny turns vigilante and, together with some of her prostitute pals, invades the creepy mannequin-filled apartment of their number-one suspect whom they plan on turning into "a boy soprano." Also: LSD causes Sebastian Gregory to tell a hooker all about how he and a bad blonde named Barbara murdered a teenage hitchhiker before he in turn hacked up Barb. The hooker thinks the acid is making him hallucinate -- until she finds blood in his bathroom and a trunk full of bones. So live dangerously and let these three strange Nudie-Noirs bring out the Freak in you

Customer Reviews:

If you see trash, pick it up..........2005-07-18

The acting is bad which is what makes this offering soooo good!Help Wanted Female is the best of the lot, with a Loretta Swit look alike beingsmarmy and seductive. The short film as a bonus features Betty Paige slapping another woman's butt for about 3 minutes. No story, just a pounding.

Pretty good SWV offering.......2004-10-09

This SWV DVD includes three b&w titles from the 60s. Rent a Girl was pretty good but I felt that it was too short. A young woman sits in the seventy something year old New York DA's office and recounts the sad tale of how she arrived in NYC with her hopes and dreams and came to grief. She found an apartment and a good, well-to-do boyfriend, but no job. When her boyfriend gets cold feet about their relationship she decides to go and investigate the strange, orgy-like sounds that come from the apartment upstairs. The occupants are a young brother and sister who run a phony modeling racket that is really a front for a call girl operation specializing in satisfying the perverse appetites of rich but decadent people. Of course they offer her a job and she is soon on her way to depravity. There follows a series of episodes involving the girls and their clients. Darlene Bennett fans will be pleased to know that she appears in this movie (not as the lead character) in a couple of kinky scenes as she does in many other SWV titles. In one scene she is dressed in a summer dress and teeters on high heels in a basement with her hands tied above her head with a rope from the rafters while an old creep squirts her with water from a hose. In another she plays a strip poker version of billiards with some other party girls. There are party scenes where many other familiar faces from SWV titles are also present, like Gigi Darlene. I liked it. The second movie Aroused was the weakest of the three. Some sicko stalks and murders a young prostitute in her NYC apartment. The straight-laced detective working on the case develops sympathy for her live-in girlfriend, an older, more mature prostitute, even though it soon becomes clear that the two women were a lesbian couple. The two women worked out of a small Manhattan bar where the owner, a middle-aged man, is basically a pimp with a bunch of girls who he employs. The detective has a nice wife who he worries about because he knows how bad the sicko situation is. The rest of the movie was pretty run-of-the-mill for this genre and forgettable. The third movie Help Wanted Female was easily the most interesting. Two young attractive blonde women are best friends in LA or thereabouts. One is a karate instructor who supplements her income by occasionally picking up out-of-town businessmen at the train station or wherever and then rolling them for their dough. She looked really good in her short summer dress and naked. Her girlfriend is a dyed blonde professional call girl with an established clientele. She goes to a private home to see one of her regular customers, a middle-aged man with jet black dyed hair combed greaser style who apparently hires her about once a month to do a regular routine of striptease dances and role-play, etc. He pops sugar cubes into his mouth (LSD used to be taken that way) and tells her an eerie story about how he and a young woman friend were bored and decided to pick up a teenage girl off the street who they then murdered for kicks. He claimed that he then decided to murder his girlfriend as well and then partied for a while with her dead corpse. This guy was such a joker that the prostitute just assumed that he was full of BS until she happened to go in the kitchen and found some strange bones and what appeared to be a head wrapped in tinfoil in the refrigerator. She soon panicked and ran for it into the protective presence of her martial arts expert girlfriend. He follows her home where he then grapples with her friend who brags to him that she is capable of ripping him apart. Nevertheless, he gets in a good blow that sends her sprawling and rubbing her jaw. She exclaims, "I can't place your fighting technique!" to which he replies, "I don't have a technique, I just fight dirty." That was a great line and a pretty good movie.

If nothing else,.......2004-08-17

it's strange enough to hold your interest to wonder how much worse it can get. These are sort of like soft-core Bettie Page stuff, although there is real-life, honest to gawd nudity ... although when they turn around (yes, the rear view), some of these women have no business undressing! The plot in them is pretty much non-existent (except Aroused; that tries harder); more or less of an excuse to show nudity. And, every guy apparently makes love without ever taking off his pants. Cheap thrills, 60s style. The acting in the final whipping scene in Rent is to die for. As a matter of fact... and that makes no sense either, given why it happened. You'll understand when you see it.

Murder, Prostitution and Black Lace Panties.......2004-02-29

This Something Weird Video triple feature has the binding themes of prostitution, murder and black lace underwear. It's a winning exploitation combo, though not all the movies on this DVD are winners. The first movie, "Rent-A-Girl," made in 1965, is the least interesting. The flimsy story is told in flashbacks as the heroine recounts how she became witness to the murder of a wealthy client after getting involved with a brother-and-sister-run "modeling agency." Along the way there's a little bit of whipping, a little bit of lesbianism, an extended body-painting sequence, and branding. Though it has higher production values than the Olga movies or the twisted features of Michael and Roberta Findlay (the closest comparisons for this movie), "Rent-A-Girl" lacks an intriguing screen presence like Audrey Campbell or the enjoyably sick outrageousness of the Findlay films. It's a roughie with a limp whip.

Far superior is the 1966 movie "Aroused," which plays like a real movie--that is to say it has something of a plot, some full-fledged (if cliché) characters, decent acting, stylish direction (by Anton Holden) and even some moments of real suspense. This briskly-paced, trashy thriller revolves around the hunt for a "sex killer," with hardened hooker Ginny (Janine Lenon) out for blood and tortured cop (Steve Hollister) out for an arrest. It's still exploitation, so there's lots of sex, nudity and gore, but it's all done a lot more imaginatively than other movies of this type. This is the best of the three.

The title of the last movie, "Help Wanted Female," has little to do with the actual film, but that only makes sense in this nonsensical movie from 1968. The bulk of the movie centers on Sebastian Gregory (as Sebastian Gregory) dropping acid and telling the hooker he's hired for the evening about two murders he's committed, the loony details of which are revealed in flashback. The hooker, a toothy blond who looks a cross between Doris Day and Martina Navritolova, does lame striptease routines and tells Gregory she doesn't believe a word he's saying--until she discovers blood in the bathroom and a foil-wrapped head in the fridge. It's silly but fun to watch, especially Gregory (think Ray Liotta made up to play John Ashcroft in a TV movie), who's dancing scene is almost as embarrasing as Charlotte Rampling's boogying in "Swimming Pool." There's even a "Weekend at Bernie's"-type sequence when Gregory inexplicably takes one of his dead victims to the beach.

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Leave that dreary old Planet Earth behind with four fantastic tales of interstellar adventure! Your first stop blasts into futuristic 1980 on The Phantom Planet where hapless astronauts are shrunk to a mere six inches tall and held captive in the middle of an alien war! Then grab a seat on the First Spaceship to Venus, which races against time to reach the mystery-shrouded planet to ward off an impending attack! Then we cruise closer to home for Destination Moon, the colorful and groundbreaking George Pal saga of mankind's first lunar expedition. Finally, settle into Project Moonbase, the gripping Robert Heinlein thriller about two astronauts stranded in space thanks to a ruthless Russian spy. Packed with much out-of-this-world excitement, these cosmic capers are so fun you'll never want to come home again!

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Weird Science Theater
Starring: Weird Science Theater
Manufacturer: Vintage Home Ent.
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ASIN: B0009Q0FDM
Release Date: 2005-07-26

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THE BRAIN THAT WOULDN'T DIE - A physician keeps his fiance's head alive while searching for a new body to transplant the head onto.

THE MANSTER - A reporter is kidnapped and drugged by a mad scientist, then given a serum that turns him into a monster.

THE HEAD - A scientist's assistant keeps his master's head alive and proceeds with a grotesque medical experiment.

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