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The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

Comedy · Family

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

Programmed for laughs!

6.0(160) 12/29/1969 1h 31m
ComedyFamilyDrama

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..

Part of the Dexter Riley Collection
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Top Cast

Kurt Russell

Kurt Russell

Dexter Riley

Cesar Romero

Cesar Romero

A.J. Arno

Joe Flynn

Joe Flynn

Dean Higgins

William Schallert

William Schallert

Professor Quigley

Alan Hewitt

Alan Hewitt

Dean Collingsgood

Richard Bakalyan

Richard Bakalyan

Chillie Walsh

DP

Debbie Paine

Annie

Frank Welker

Frank Welker

Henry

Directed by

Robert Butler

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r96sk

7/10

8/1/2020

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 vein to films like 1961's <em>'The Absent-Minded Professor'</em>. I'd say it's better executed than that Flubber premise. There's also a cool chase sequence in this, too. I'm curious to see where the

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