The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

Dec 29, 1969

1h 31m

★ 6.0

Programmed for laughs!

Overview

Some college students manage to persuade the town's big businessman, A. J. Arno, to donate a computer to their college. When the problem- student, Dexter Riley, tries to fix the computer, he gets an electric shock and his brain turns to a computer; now he remembers everything he reads. Unfortunately, he also remembers information which was in the computer's memory, like Arno's illegal businesses..

Genres

Comedy

Family

Drama

Production Companies

Walt Disney Productions

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Cast

Dexter Riley

Kurt Russell

A.J. Arno

Cesar Romero

Dean Higgins

Joe Flynn

Professor Quigley

William Schallert

Dean Collingsgood

Alan Hewitt

Chillie Walsh

Richard Bakalyan

Annie

Debbie Paine

Henry

Frank Welker

Pete

Frank Webb

Schuyler

Michael McGreevey

Bradley

Jon Provost

Angelo

Bing Russell

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