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The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

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1969 | 91 min | Comedy, Family, Drama

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With middling reviews (57% on Rotten Tomatoes) and a lukewarm 6.0 out of 10 from audiences, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for anyone who wants a laugh and families.
The mood
Funny with heart, feel-good.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 31 min.
What might put you off
Made in 1969: an older pace and style.

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..

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsBelow par

    57% on Rotten Tomatoes

  • AudiencesBelow par

    6.0 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $6 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 64K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Robert Butler

  • Kurt RussellDexter Riley
  • Cesar RomeroA.J. Arno
  • Joe FlynnDean Higgins
  • William SchallertProfessor Quigley
  • Alan HewittDean Collingsgood
  • Richard BakalyanChillie Walsh
  • Debbie PaineAnnie
  • Frank WelkerHenry
  • Frank WebbPete
  • Michael McGreeveySchuyler