The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

12/30/19691h 31m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ Programmed for laughs! ~

Overview:

Some college students manage to persuade the town's big businessman, A. J. Arno, to donate a computer to their college. When the problem- student, Dexter Riley, tries to fix the computer, he gets an electric shock and his brain turns to a computer; now he remembers everything he reads. Unfortunately, he also remembers information which was in the computer's memory, like Arno's illegal businesses..

Director:

Robert Butler

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

computer
college
quiz
friends
family
thunderstorm
college student
human vs computer

Cast

Kurt Russell

~ as ~

Dexter Riley

Cesar Romero

~ as ~

A.J. Arno

Joe Flynn

~ as ~

Dean Higgins

William Schallert

~ as ~

Professor Quigley

Alan Hewitt

~ as ~

Dean Collingsgood

Richard Bakalyan

~ as ~

Chillie Walsh

Debbie Paine

~ as ~

Annie

Frank Welker

~ as ~

Henry

Frank Webb

~ as ~

Pete

Michael McGreevey

~ as ~

Schuyler

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Reviews (1)

r96sk
Written 5 year(s) ago
7
1960s Disney ends with a good, just not exceptional, film. It has been a long, up and down decade from the studio, with most falling under that category or lower.

'The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes' entertains to a satisfactory degree, with Kurt Russell leading brightly as Dexter. The rest of the cast aren't all that remarkable, even if there are a load of faces I recognise from other things. If I had to choose the most noteworthy, they would be Cesar Romero (Arno) & William Schallert (Quigley).

The plot is enjoyable, it's just as bonkers as you'd expect given it's in a similar vein to films like 1961's 'The Absent-Minded Professor'. I'd say it's better executed than that Flubber premise. There's also a cool chase sequence in this, too.

I'm curious to see where the sequels head.