The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes story

movie: The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969) · 1969-12-31

A not so gifted college student acquires a computer-like mind.

4 total · 2 major · 2 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
super intelligence major An accident with a mainframe computer left Dexter Riley with a computer-like mind.
what it is like in university major The story follows the zany adventures of a group of Medfield College students.
coping with being famous minor Dexter Riley at first enjoyed all the attention he got for having a computer brain, but soon came to see that the adults were just using him for their various purposes.
lesson in humility minor Dexter Riley quickly learned his lesson after he neglected his friends in favor of living it up with some big shots.