Real Genius story
The film is set on the campus of Pacific Tech, a science and engineering university similar to Caltech. Chris Knight is a genius in his senior year working on a chemical laser. Mitch Taylor is a new student on campus who is paired up with Knight to work on the project.
14 total · 7 major · 7 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| carefree way of life | major | Chris was a genius who constantly goofed off and didn't take anything seriously. |
| friendship | major | The young genius Chris took the even younger genius Mitch under his wing and they soon became fast friends. |
| government secrecy | major | The story is follows a two young geniuses who are recruited to work on a secret CIA project to develop a space shuttle-mounted laser weapon to be used for committing illegal political assassinations. |
| infatuation | major | Mitch and Jordan fell for one another. |
| roommate and roommate | major | Upon being accepted to Pacific Tech, Mitch was assigned to room with the eccentric, and very messy genius Chris. |
| secret government project | major | The story is follows a two young geniuses who are recruited to work on a secret CIA project to develop a space shuttle-mounted laser weapon to be used for committing illegal political assassinations. |
| what it is like in university | major | We was Pacific Tech students Mitch and Chris partake in stereotypical college partying and other antics. |
| coping with stress at work | minor | Prof. Hathaway was under heavy pressure from the CIA to finish his 5 Megawatt laser under an accelerated time frame. |
| father and daughter | minor | Susan and David Decker. |
| father and son | minor | Mitch briefly interacted with his father at the high school science fair, and then briefly again later over the phone. |