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The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

1969 · 91 min

A goofy, good-natured campus caper that breezes by on slapstick gags and a likable young lead.

Directed by
Robert Butler
Genres
Comedy, Family, Drama
Tagline
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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Directed by
Robert Butler
Genres
Comedy, Family, Drama
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • identity
  • ambition
  • crime
  • loyalty
Places
  • school
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour7
Realism4
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Dexter Riley Collection

  1. The Computer Wore Tennis ShoesMovie · 1969 This title
  2. Now You See Him, Now You Don'tMovie · 1972
  3. The Strongest Man in the WorldMovie · 1975

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Genres
comedy, family, drama
Directed by
Robert Butler
Written by
Joseph L. McEveety
Starring
Kurt Russell, Cesar Romero, Joe Flynn, William Schallert, Alan Hewitt, Richard Bakalyan, Debbie Paine, Frank Welker
Music
Robert F. Brunner
Cinematography
Frank V. Phillips
Runtime
91 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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