- The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
Infobox Film
name = The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
caption = 1969 movie poster
director = Robert Butler
producer = Bill Anderson
writer =Joseph L. McEveety
starring =Kurt Russell Cesar Romero Joe Flynn William Schallert Alan Hewitt
music =Robert F. Brunner
cinematography =Frank Phillips
editing =
distributor = Buena Vista
released =December 31 1969
runtime = 91 min.
country = U.S.
awards =
language = English
budget =
preceded_by =
followed_by =Now You See Him, Now You Don't
amg_id = 1:10679
imdb_id = 0065566"The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes" is a Walt Disney film from 1969, starring
Alan Hewitt ,Kurt Russell ,Frank Webb , andJoe Flynn .It was the first in a trilogy of films made by Disney using the setting of
Medfield College .Plot and synopsis
The film is about a student,
Dexter Riley (Kurt Russell ), as well as his "alma mater ",Medfield College , a struggling private college. Dean Higgins resists Professor Quigley's request for a computer like State has; the students go to the A.J. Arno company, a sponsor of the college, which in lieu of an annual operating grant, instead gives its oldcomputer to Medfield, to Higgins' anger. The gift by the company to Medfield seems harmless, until we find out that the A.J. Arno company's namesake and founder (Cesar Romero ) is really the boss of agambling ring with illegal operations all over the state. The computer that the company has given to the school is loaded with illegal information, which is put into Dexter Riley's head after he receives a huge shock while installing a new part into the computer.Dexter is now a human computer, able to complete the toughest exams in a minute, capable of speaking in other languages, and answering the hardest questions from highly trained and educated professors. He is so good that he and three other students from Medfield are put in a televised quiz tournament against other colleges for a grand prize of USD$100,000.
Unfortunately in one part of the televised quiz tournament, while A. J. Arno company's boss is watching the show on his TV live, a question asked by the host accidentally enables a command that programmed Dexter to speak out loud all of Arno's illegal plans. Although the public doesn't understand what happened, it shocks A.J. Arno.
One night, Arno and his henchmen kidnap Dexter, but the following day, his school mates manage to find out where he is, using the guise of being a house-painting crew to spy on the place. Dexter is put into a box that will be dumped in the sea. His friends rescue him, but in the attempt, the box falls to the ground, giving Dexter a head-ringing collision. They abandon the painting equipment to drive Dexter back to the contest, leaving Arno's men with a gas tank full of paint. Arno and his men catch up in Dexter's own faster vehicle. The pursuit ends when Arno's car crashes into a pile of
hay , giving the truck an opportunity to escape.Once back to the contest, Dexter answers the questions of the contest, but with extreme difficulties because of the blow he took to his head. The last question is asked when Dexter's "computer" mind is completely gone and he is back to his normal self - a ne'er-do-well student answers for him, winning the contest and the $100,000.
A. J. Arno and his henchmen arrive, causing Dexter to flee the studio. The crooks try to go after him, however, the henchman's car crashes head on into a police car entering the parking lot, where A.J. Arno and his henchmen are arrested.
Things go back to normal at Medfield College. Dexter is normal again, and no longer has the brains of a computer, as the film ends.
Cast
*
Kurt Russell .... Dexter
*Cesar Romero .... A.J. Arno
*Joe Flynn .... Dean Higgins
*William Schallert .... Professor Quigley
*Alan Hewitt .... Dean Collingsgood
*Richard Bakalyan .... Chillie Walsh
*Debbie Paine ....Annie
*Frank Webb .... Pete
*Michael McGreevey .... Schuyler
*Jon Provost .... Bradley
*Frank Welker .... Henry
*W. Alex Clarke .... Myles
*Bing Russell .... Angelo
*Pat Harrington .... Moderator
*Fabian Dean .... Little Mac
*Fritz Feld .... Sigmund Van Dyke
*Pete Ronoudet .... Lt. Hannah
*Hillyard Anderson .... J. Reedy
*David Canary * .... Walski
*Robert Foulk * .... Police desk sergeant* Not credited on-screen.
equels
* "
Now You See Him, Now You Don't " (1972)
* "The Strongest Man in the World " (1975)TV remake
* "The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes" (1995) starring
Kirk Cameron .External links
*imdb title| id=0065566 | title=The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
*amg title | id=1:10679 | title=The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
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