1969
G
Buena Vista Distribution Company
1 h 31 m

1969
G
Buena Vista Distribution Company
1 h 31 m

Summary Dexter Riley, a handsome but bumbling Medfield College student, accidentally becomes The Computer Who Knew Too Much when he is effortlessly transformed from half-wit to genius in an electriyfing computer mishap. Gamblers, gangsters, and greedy college deans are quick to fight for control of his computer-like brain ... especially when Dex...

Directed By: Robert Butler

Written By: Joseph L. McEveety

1969
G
Buena Vista Distribution Company
1 h 31 m

1969
G
Buena Vista Distribution Company
1 h 31 m

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

Name: The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
Genre: Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Released: 1969-12-24
Duration: 1 min 31 s
Rating: 54
Cast: Kurt Russell, Cesar Romero, Joe Flynn, William Schallert, Alan Hewitt

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 4 Critic Reviews

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 4 User Ratings

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Directed By: Robert Butler

Written By: Joseph L. McEveety

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Disney does it again in this delightful comedy.

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Variety

Good looking production is above average family entertainment, enhanced to great measure by zesty, but never show-off, direction by Robert Butler, in a debut swing to pix from telefilm.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Lightweight fare. [3 Apr 1996]

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The New York Times

This "Computer" isn't I.B.M.'s kind but it's homey, lovable, as exciting as porridge and as antiseptic and predictable as any homey, half-hour TV family show.

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Production Company Walt Disney Productions

Release Date Dec 24, 1969

Duration 1 h 31 m

Rating G

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Tagline Programmed for laughs!

Website http://movies.disney.com/the-computer-wore-tennis-shoes

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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

Frank Webb

Pete Oatzel

Michael McGreevey

R. Schuyler

Jon Provost

Bradley

Frank Welker

Henry Fathington

Alexander Clarke

Myles Miller

Bing Russell

Angelo

Pat Harrington Jr.

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Fabian Dean

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Fritz Feld

Sigmund Van Dyke

Peter Renaday

Lt. Hannah

Hillyard Anderson

J. Reedy

Leon Alton

Collingsgood Associate

Ed Begley Jr.

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