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The computer wore tennis shoes [videorecording] / Walt Disney Productions ; written by Joseph L. McEveety ; produced by Bill Anderson ; directed by Robert Butler.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 29091 | Disney DVDSeries: Kurt Russell collection | Walt Disney film classicsPublication details: Burbank, Calif. : Disney DVD : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2003?]Description: 1 videodisc (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN:
  • 0788842781
  • 9780788842788
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Director of photography, Frank Phillips ; film editor, Cotton Warburton ; music, Robert F. Brunner.
Cast: Kurt Russell, Cesar Romero, Joe Flynn.Summary: Dexter Riley, a handsome but bumbling Medfield College student, accidentally becomes The Computer Who Knew Too Much when he is transformed into a genius after an electrifying computer mishap. Dexter now poses a threat to a local gangster's dangerous gambling operation as the new intellect becomes a pawn in the tug-of-war between the greedy college deans and the underworld.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult DVD Adult DVD Dr. James Carlson Library DVD FAMILY Computer Available 33111006053801
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Dexter Riley, through a mishap at the college lab, becomes a genius overnight. With his newfound smarts, he makes the rounds on all the quiz shows, but begins to get too big-headed for his own good.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1970.

Director of photography, Frank Phillips ; film editor, Cotton Warburton ; music, Robert F. Brunner.

Kurt Russell, Cesar Romero, Joe Flynn.

Dexter Riley, a handsome but bumbling Medfield College student, accidentally becomes The Computer Who Knew Too Much when he is transformed into a genius after an electrifying computer mishap. Dexter now poses a threat to a local gangster's dangerous gambling operation as the new intellect becomes a pawn in the tug-of-war between the greedy college deans and the underworld.

MPAA rating: G.

DVD; Dolby Digital mono.

Closed captioned.

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