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The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969)

29/12/1969 (US)Comedy, Family, Drama1h 31m
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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..

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    1. Kurt Russell

      Kurt Russell

      Dexter Riley

    2. Cesar Romero

      Cesar Romero

      A.J. Arno

    3. Joe Flynn

      Joe Flynn

      Dean Higgins

    4. William Schallert

      William Schallert

      Professor Quigley

    5. Alan Hewitt

      Alan Hewitt

      Dean Collingsgood

    6. Richard Bakalyan

      Richard Bakalyan

      Chillie Walsh

    7. Debbie Paine

      Annie

    8. Frank Welker

      Frank Welker

      Henry

    9. Frank Webb

      Pete

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    A review by r96sk

    7.0
    Written by r96sk on Aug 1, 2020

    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. <em>'The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes'</em> 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 vei...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

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    Keywords

    • computer
    • college
    • quiz
    • friends
    • family
    • thunderstorm
    • college student
    • human vs computer