Linsay and Genevieve are back with their analysis of movies that just don’t work in the modern era. In this episode, they break down 1985’s Weird Science. You’d never know this came from John Hughes, who made his name with the classic high school films The Breakfast Club and 16 Candles. The movie fell flat at the time, with critics tearing it apart, but went on to become a cult classic. When looking at the movie through a 2022 lens, all those problems are still there with even more that would make it completely inappropriate for a modern audience. Haphazard writing, female objectification, racial stereotypes and of course thinly veiled pedophilia. There have been rumors of a reboot over the years, but we say, let this one fade into history. This isn’t a story we need or want in a modern era. We did get a pretty sweet theme song from Danny Elfman’s Oingo Boingo and got to see Robert Downey, Jr in his early years.

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