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29/12/1969 Comedy, Family, Drama 1h 31m
60
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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..

  1. Robert Butler

    Director

  2. Joseph L. McEveety

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Kurt Russell

    Dexter Riley

  2. Cesar Romero

    A.J. Arno

  3. Joe Flynn

    Dean Higgins

  4. William Schallert

    Professor Quigley

  5. Alan Hewitt

    Dean Collingsgood

  6. Richard Bakalyan

    Chillie Walsh

  7. Debbie Paine

    Annie

  8. Frank Welker

    Henry

  9. Frank Webb

    Pete

  10. View more

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Reviews

A review by r96sk
Written by r96sk on 2020-08-01
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.

'The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes' 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...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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