Real Genius (1985)
LEONTINE CINEMA remembers Val Kilmer with REAL GENIUS (1985) directed by Martha Coolidge at the ESQUIRE on Wednesday, May 7th. Synopsis: An uptight teenage prodigy enters a top engineering college, but feels awkward among the freewheeling students. When a professor aims to turn their laser project into a military weapon, he and his offbeat roommate plot to ruin the plan. Join Leontine Cinema at the Esquire on the 1st Wednesday (and at the Mariemont Theatre on the 3rd Wednesday) of every month with a look at some of the best women-directed cult films of the past, hosted by Garin Pirnia and Ann Driscoll. About our hosts: - Garin Pirnia is a Covington-based freelance writer and filmmaker. She has written about arts and culture for Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, CityBeat, Esquire, Cincinnati Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, Eater, and many more publications. She is author of The Beer Cheese Book, Rebels and Underdogs: The Story of Ohio Rock and Roll, and an upcoming book on women film directors. She also writes weird horror comedy screenplays, and is a judge for the Cindependent Film Fest. - Ann Driscoll is a rock musician, multi-genre composer, podcast producer, inveterate movie obsessive, and middling golfer born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio.ComedyPT1H46MPG2025-05-07Val Kilmer
Gabriel Jarret
Michelle Meyrink
Martha Coolidge
Brian Grazer
Real Genius (1985)"Real Genius (1985)"Showtimes
May 7, 7:30 pm
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