After a strange encounter with the new college computer, half-wit student Dexter Riley (Russell) is transformed into a genius. The only problem is that now he knows too much, including information about shady business deals involving the town's biggest businessman. A classic family film from Disney.
the Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
An
electrical accident in Medfield College's new computer system shocks
dim-but-cuddly undergraduate Dexter Riley into instant genius. The original owner,
notorious criminal A.J. Arno, had vital racketeering numbers in the computer,
all of which have found their way into Dexter's brain. Not only is Dexter
smarter, but he knows all the criminal's secrets. First of three campus
comedies starring the young Russell - followed by Now You See Him, Now You
Don't and The World's Strongest Man.
Cast
Alan
Hewitt, Cesar Romero, Charles Lane, Joe Flynn, Jon Provost, Kurt Russell,
Michael McGreevey, Richard Bakalyan,
William Schallert
