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@Lazarou@mastodon.socialThis was a pure 80s delight, RIP Val Kilmer.
IMDbReal Genius (1985) ⭐ 6.9 | Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi1h 48m | PG
This was loosly inspired by actual events at CalTech. When Lazlo sent in numerous entries to the Frito-Lay contest, it's based on 3 CalTech students in 1974 who did it with McDonald's. Even with a machine in the studio dedicated to doing nothing but making popcorn, it took 3 months to make it all.
Sigh...I need to keep working...but all I want to do is heat up a big thing of jiffy pop with a giant laser and listen to Everybody Wants to Rule the World on endless repeat... #RealGenius #ValKilmer
“It’s a moral imperative.”: Sad to see the news of Val Kilmer's death. While he did a lot of good stuff over the years, my personal favorite is and has always been one of his earlier films, Real Genius. https://michaelhans.com/eclecticism/2025/04/02/its-a-moral-imperative
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RIP #ValKilmer.
#RealGenius has a special place in my heart.
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I watched #ValKilmer in the theaters when I saw #TopSecret! in 1984. I was a preteen and went with my grandmother...suffice to say, I didn't get it, but my grandmother hated it. I had yet to discover the #ZuckerAndAbrahams' over-the-top style of #TheKentuckyFriedMovie and #Airplane!, which I soon came to love. The dashing Kilmer also soon became a favorite via #RealGenius. What a tremendous talent. And what an underwater bar-fight scene! RIP Val.
@Adorable_Sergal@hachyderm.ioReal Genius was one of those formative anarchistic experiences in my youth that should be required viewing for anyone going into STEM.
Now more than ever we need scientists who have the courage to sabotage US defence projects and destroy the homes of assholes with popcorn.
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Toxic Waste too, Val
█▓▒░ @fortyseven@defcon.social"Was it a dream where you see yourself standing in sort of sun-god robes on a pyramid with a thousand naked women screaming and throwing little pickles at you?"
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RIP to Val Kilmer tonight.
It sounds silly, but I can’t understate how important Real Genius was to me as a young kid and how influential it was for me throughout my life.
I’ll make sure to make an extra big batch of popcorn.
@godofbiscuits@sfba.socialI was just thinking earlier of fun lines from movies for a hash tag game and his delivery of a line from #RealGenius popped into my head early on: In the immortal words of Socrates, “I drank what?”
Thanks to Chris Knight, I was prepared if gravity suddenly reversed itself. But I wasn't prepared to lose Val Kilmer tonight. RIP to one of the greats.
Elon Musk thinks he is Chris Knight, but really he is Professor Jerry Hathaway #RealGenius #elonmusk
Tonight at 8pm ET join us in chat for a LIVE recording of Anomaly Presents!
And this time we are going back to 80's college to appreciate the most excellent REAL GENIUS.
It's a moral imperative.
Speaking of Real Genius, I've truly gone from Chris Knight to Lazlo Hollyfeld.
I am ready for my secret basement hideout living area. 
@goz@oldbytes.spaceI can’t be the only one who really likes the look of 80s space special effects, can I?
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