The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
1969 · Movie · G · 91 min
★ 6.2(159)unSUB Rating
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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Details
- Years
- 1969
- Release date
- 1969-12-29
- Language
- English
- Rated
- G
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating (input)
- 6.0/10 (159 votes)
Themes
- computer
- college
- quiz
- friends
- family
- thunderstorm
- college student
- human vs computer
Cast & crew
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
- DP
Debbie Paine
as Annie
Frank Welker
as Henry
- FW
Frank Webb
as Pete
Michael McGreevey
as Schuyler
Directed by Robert Butler