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Weird Science

A zany fantasy in which a dream comes true for two teenagers.

A pair of adolescent computer buffs, unsuccessful with the opposite sex, are stunned by the creation of a beautiful woman in an experiment involving a computer, a Barbie doll and the centrefold from a pin-up magazine.

1 hour, 27 minutes

Last on

Wed 14 Feb 2024 21:45
BBC Three

Music Played

  • Oingo Boingo

    Weird Science

  • Bill Conti

    Gonna Fly Now

Credits

Gary Wallace Anthony Michael Hall
Wyatt Ilan Mitchell-Smith
Lisa Kelly LeBrock
Chet Donnelly Bill Paxton
Ian Robert Downey Jr
Max Robert Rusler
Deb Suzanne Snyder
Writer John Hughes
Director John Hughes

Broadcasts

  • Fri 13 Feb 2009 23:40
    BBC One except Northern Ireland & Wales
  • Sat 14 Feb 2009 00:10
    BBC One Wales
  • Fri 19 Feb 2010 23:45
    BBC One except Northern Ireland
  • Fri 28 Oct 2011 23:30
    BBC One except Northern Ireland & Scotland
  • Sat 29 Oct 2011 00:00
    BBC One Scotland
  • Sat 10 Jul 2021 23:15
    BBC One
  • Sat 30 Apr 2022 22:00
    BBC Three
  • Wed 4 May 2022 00:05
    BBC Three
  • Thu 5 Jan 2023 23:40
    BBC One except Northern Ireland
  • Thu 5 Jan 2023 23:45
    BBC One Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
  • Tue 10 Jan 2023 22:00
    BBC Three
  • Sat 20 May 2023 00:35
    BBC One
  • Sun 21 May 2023 21:45
    BBC Three
  • Thu 8 Feb 2024 22:00
    BBC Three
  • Wed 14 Feb 2024 21:45
    BBC Three

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