The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

  • Kurt Russell: Dexter
  • Cesar Romero: A. J. Arno
  • Joe Flynn: Dean Higgins
  • William Schallert: Professor Quigley
  • Alan Hewitt: Dean Collingsgood
  • Richard Bakalyan: Chillie Walsh
  • Debbie Paine: Annie Hannah
  • Frank Webb: Pete
  • Michael McGreevey: Schuyler
  • Jon Provost: Bradley
  • Frank Welker: Henry
  • W. Alex Clarke: Myles
  • Bing Russell: Angelo
  • Pat Harrington: Moderator
  • Fabian Dean: Little Mac
  • Fritz box: Sigmund Van Dyke
  • Pete Ronoudet: Lt. Charles " Charlie" Hannah
  • Hillyard Anderson: J. Reedy
  • David Canary: Walski
  • Ed Begley, Jr.: Springfield State panelist

Wore Tennis Shoes is an American comedy film from 1969, the film had a crash with it, it hisses, To have seen is nothin ' and the retort Goliath two sequels and was founded in 1995 under the title Dexter Riley -. Total wired and nothing conceived for television remade.

Action

The Dean of Medfield College Higgins refuses to spend $ 10,000 for the science department of Professor Quigley. The students at Dexter, Schuyler and Annie Hannah are disappointed that this resists the modernization, so they at rich local businessman AJ Arno asking to donate them a computer. Since he already annually donates U.S. $ 20,000 for the football team and his computer for illegal horse betting needs, he says for the time being. Only when all bets were calculated, he donates the computer instead of the $ 20,000 donation to the university. The computer quickly fails and Dexter tries to repair it, which he would collect an electric shock. The next day he is so intelligent that it solves the University of comparison test correctly not only in record speed, but also to 100 %. The subsequent visit to the doctor is certain that Dexter has taken all the capabilities of the computer. It occurs in a nationally broadcast television show in which he will answer questions from all fields of knowledge. He impressed with his enormous self-confidence, intelligence and speed of correct answers. Thus he is a national and worldwide celebrity and going on tour.

When he returns, all tear it, that it works for them. So want to Higgins that he in a national competition of knowledge, has been issued with $ 100,000, participates for his college. Since Dexter is not yet enrolled for the winter semester, also dean Collingsgood tears of a competing university for talent Dexters. However, Dexter is about to place for Arno horse racing and participate in illegal gambling. When a police raid, he was arrested together with Arno, Higgins and Colllingsgood who argue in the cell matter for whom Dexter in the future to use his intelligence. Dexter does not know for whom to choose. Only when he sees that all his friends pay the security deposit for him, he takes from now on they participate in the knowledge test. He knows all the questions and so defeated team to team and make it to the finals against the Springfield State. Unfortunately, a question he is asked, which ensures that knowledge is retrieved with him, which is about the illegal gambling by Arno. Arnos people kidnap Dexter and the police are aware of the case.

Quickly find out the friends that Arno is behind it and where Dexter is being held. Observe Disguised as a painter and they search the house. You will discover a box in which Dexter is, overwhelm Arnos men, and flee before his people and his shots to the television studio where Schuyler during which fails in the knowledge test. Dexter can be freed in time and takes place in the competition. But his answers are always slower and he seems to lose his intelligence, so he can not answer the last one, all-important, question. But just at that moment knows Schuyler the answer, so they win the competition. Shortly thereafter, Arno appears and is arrested and the money is then unfortunately again not used for Quigley's science department.

Criticism

" [ ... ] Comfortable, adorable, as exciting as porridge or an antiseptic and predictable as every half-hour television show family. "

" While not profound but very enjoyable Disney comedy. "

Publication

The film had its world premiere on 31 December 1969 and aired in Germany for the first time on 21 October 1995 to RTL.

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