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64-450: Weird Science may refer to: Weird Science (film) , a 1985 film directed by John Hughes Weird Science (TV series) , a television series based on the film "Weird Science" (song) , the theme song to the film and the TV series by Oingo Boingo Weird Science (comic) , a 1950s comic book published by EC Comics Weird Science (group) ,

128-548: A 400 kt warhead, which was greatly over-powered for the Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) tactical role the weapon system filled. Reducing warhead yield, however, required a significant increase in accuracy to match Pershing 1a's ability to kill hard targets like command bunkers. The contract went to Martin Marietta in 1975 with the first development launches in 1977. Pershing II was to use the new W85 warhead with

192-475: A 5 to 80 kt variable yield or an earth-penetrator W86 warhead. The warhead was packaged in a maneuverable reentry vehicle (MARV) with active radar guidance and would use the existing rocket motors. Requests from Israel to buy the new Pershing II were rejected in 1975. The Soviet Union began deployment of the RSD-10 Pioneer (NATO designation SS-20 Saber) in 1976. Since the first version of

256-717: A Future of Peace and Justice was formed in 1983 to protest the deployment. In 1983, protesters went to court to stop the Pershing II deployment as a violation of Article 26(1) of the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany , which prohibited West Germany from preparing for an offensive war. The Federal Constitutional Court rejected these claims. Again in Bonn in October 1983, as many as 500,000 people protested

320-491: A cameo as a girl playing piano. Model Kelly Emberg was initially cast as Lisa, but she left after two days due to creative differences. LeBrock was hired as her replacement. Vernon Wells reprises his memorable biker character Wez from Mad Max 2 , but is credited in this movie as "Lord General". Filming was originally planned to begin on September 24, 1984, in Skokie, Illinois but was ultimately delayed to October 2, 1984, and

384-630: A fence in Schwäbisch Gmünd and damaged a truck. On 22 April 1984, eight Plowshare activists associated entered the Martin Marietta Aerospace plant in Orlando, Florida where they damaged Pershing II components and a Patriot missile launcher and poured containers of their own blood on equipment. Four Plowshare activists entered the missile storage area (MSA) at Schwäbisch Gmünd, West Germany on 12 December 1986 and damaged

448-577: A few easy laughs." Gene Siskel of the Chicago Tribune gave the film one-and-a-half stars out of four and wrote, "What a disappointment Weird Science is! A wonderful writer-director has taken a cute idea about two teenage Dr. Frankensteins creating a perfect woman by computer and turned it into a vulgar, mindless, special-effects-cluttered wasteland." Sheila Benson of the Los Angeles Times described LeBrock as "triumphant" and

512-470: A group consisting of Blake Miller and Steve Aoki "Weird Science" ( D:TNG episode) , an episode from season two of Degrassi: The Next Generation See also [ edit ] Pseudoscience Weerd Science , pseudonym for rapper Josh Eppard (b. 1979) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Weird Science . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

576-412: A hit out of Weird Science , of course, but for the rest of the population, its pandering is strenuous enough to be cause for alarm." Variety wrote, " Weird Science is not nearly as weird as it should have been and, in fact, is a rather conventional kids-in-heat film, and a chaste one at that. Director-writer John Hughes squanders the opportunity to comment on the power struggle between the sexes for

640-627: A pair of 15-year olds." On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , the film holds an approval rating of 60% based on 40 reviews, with an average rating of 5.7/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Hardly in the same league as John Hughes' other teen movies, the resolutely goofy Weird Science nonetheless gets some laughs via its ridiculous premise and enjoyable performances." It grossed $ 23,834,048 in North America and $ 15.1 million in other territories, totaling $ 38,934,048 worldwide. The film's theme song, " Weird Science ",

704-603: A power surge creates Lisa, a beautiful and intelligent woman with reality-warping powers. She promptly produces a pink 1959 Cadillac Eldorado convertible to take the boys to a blues dive bar in Chicago, using her powers to procure fake IDs for them. They return home drunk, where Chet, Wyatt's mean older brother, extorts $ 175 from Wyatt in exchange for his silence. Lisa agrees to keep herself hidden from him, but she realizes that Gary and Wyatt, while sweet, are very uptight and need to unwind. After another humiliating experience at

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768-772: A sculpture called Good Defeats Evil , a 39-foot (12 m), 40- short-ton (36,000  kg ) monumental bronze statue of Saint George fighting the dragon of nuclear war, with the dragon being made from sections of the Pershing II and SS-20 missiles. The sculpture was donated to the United Nations by the Soviet Union in 1990 and is located on the grounds of the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. In 1991, Leonard Cheshire 's World Memorial Fund for Disaster Relief sold badges of

832-632: A security review conducted after the January 1985 explosion found the missiles "extremely vulnerable" to terrorist attacks and requested funds to secure the missiles in concrete sheds. The Plowshares movement was active in actions against the deployment. 14 July 1983, Plowshare activists entered the Avco plant in Wilmington, Massachusetts and damaged equipment related to Pershing II and MX missiles. On 4 December 1983, four Plowshare activists cut through

896-525: A stainless .44 Magnum on them (later revealed to Gary to be a water pistol ), she alters their memories so that Lucy forgets about the conflict; however, Al forgets that they have a son altogether. At the Donnelly house, the party has spun out of control. Gary and Wyatt take refuge in the bathroom, where they resolve to have fun despite having embarrassed themselves in front of Deb and Hilly. In Wyatt's bedroom, Ian and Max convince Gary and Wyatt to recreate

960-442: Is complete, tearfully hugs both Gary and Wyatt before de-materializing. As she leaves, the house is "magically" cleaned and everything transformed back to normal, including Chet. Wyatt's parents return home, completely unaware that anything unusual has happened. Later, Lisa turns up as the new gym teacher at Shermer High School. In addition, Hughes regular John Kapelos plays Dino, while Playboy Playmate Kym Malin ( May 1982 ) has

1024-700: Is now on display in the Smithsonian Institution 's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., alongside a Soviet SS-20 missile. Another is at the Central Armed Forces Museum in Moscow, Russia, also with an SS-20. A number of inert Pershing 1 and Pershing 1a missiles are displayed in the U.S. and Germany. Scrap material from the Pershing II and SS-20 missiles was used in several projects. Zurab Tsereteli created

1088-635: The LGM-118 Peacekeeper . Pershing III is also a proposal for a coast-based missile system to counter the Chinese DF-21D anti-ship ballistic missile. [REDACTED]   United States: United States Army The Pershing systems were eliminated after the ratification of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty on 27 May 1988. The missiles began to be withdrawn in October 1988 and

1152-837: The United States Army 's primary nuclear-capable theater-level weapon. The U.S. Army replaced the Pershing 1a with the Pershing II Weapon System in 1983, while the German Air Force retained Pershing 1a until all Pershings were eliminated in 1991. The U.S. Army Missile Command (MICOM) managed the development and improvements, while the Field Artillery Branch deployed the systems and developed tactical doctrine. Development began in 1973 for an updated Pershing. The Pershing 1a had

1216-427: The "film's greatest asset", but thought the film's appeal was limited to audiences of 15-year-old boys and " maybe the 16-year olds, if they aren't yet too fussy". Rita Kempley of The Washington Post wrote, "Unbelievably, John Hughes, the maker of Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club , writes and directs this snickering, sordid, special effects fantasy, with Kelly LeBrock in a demeaning role as love slave to

1280-530: The CAS site near Heilbronn . The fire occurred while removing a missile stage from the storage container during an assembly operation. An investigation revealed that the Kevlar rocket bottle had accumulated a triboelectric charge in the cold dry weather; as the motor was removed from the container, the electrical charge began to flow and created a hot spot that ignited the propellant. A moratorium on missile movement

1344-523: The G&;C manufactured splice. A protective collar on the outer surface of the adapter, mounted over the linear shaped charge, provided personnel protection during G&C/A handling operations. The G&C portion contained two guidance systems. The Singer-Kearfott inertial navigation system that provided guidance through the terminal phase. The primary terminal guidance system was a Goodyear Aerospace active radar guidance system. Using radar maps of

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1408-466: The G&C section. The highly accurate terminal guidance technique used by the Pershing II RV was radar area correlation, using a Goodyear Aerospace active radar homing system. This technique compared live radar video return to pre-stored reference scenes of the target area and determined RV position errors with respect to its trajectory and target location. These position errors updated

1472-453: The G&C. The aft end of the first stage had two tail plugs that connected to the GIEU. The reentry vehicle (RV) was structurally and functionally divided into three sections: the radar section (RS), the warhead section (WHS), and the guidance and control /adapter (G&C/A) section. The guidance and control/adapter (G&C/A) section consisted of two separate portions, the G&C and

1536-706: The German Air Force had planned to replace their 72 Pershing 1a missiles with the short-range Pershing 1b, but this never materialised. On 26 August 1987, West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl pledged to unilaterally dismantle these missiles if the United States and the Soviet Union scrapped all their INF missiles. These missiles were decommissioned by 1991 due to the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty . The first Pershing II launchers were deployed in West Germany beginning in late November 1983 and

1600-639: The Pershing 1a M790 launchers were modified into the Pershing II M1003 launchers. The functions of the vehicle-mounted programmer test station needed for the older systems were consolidated into the Launch Control Assembly (LCA) in the Ground Integrated Electronics Unit (GIEU) on the side of the launcher. The warhead and radar sections were carried as an assembly on a pallet that rotated to mate with

1664-499: The Pershing systems. In 2004, the Pershing Professionals Association was incorporated to meet the long-term goals—to preserve, interpret and encourage interest in the history of the Pershing missile systems and the soldiers who served, and to make such information accessible to present and future generations to foster a deeper appreciation of the role that Pershing played in world history. Veterans of

1728-504: The RSD-10 had a range of 2,700 miles (4,300 km) and two warheads, the Pershing II requirement was changed to increase the range to 900 miles (1,400 km), giving the ability to reach targets in eastern Ukraine , Belarus or Lithuania . The NATO Double-Track Decision was made to deploy both the medium-range Pershing and the longer-range, but slower BGM-109G Ground Launched Cruise Missile (GLCM) to strike potential targets farther to

1792-499: The U.S. and the U.S.S.R. signed the INF Treaty, thus the Pershing 1b was never deployed. The single-stage missile was used for launches from White Sands Missile Range due to range limitations. Pershing II Reduced Range (RR) was a follow-on concept that would have modified the launchers to hold two single-stage missiles. Pershing III was a proposal for a four-stage 25,000 pounds (11,000 kg) version that would have replaced

1856-475: The adapter connected by a manufactured splice. At the forward end of the G&C there was a quick access splice for attachment to the warhead section. At the aft end, the adapter was grooved to accept the V-band that spliced the propulsion section to the G&C section. The RV separation system consisted of a linear shaped charge ring assembly bolted to the G&C section so that separation occurred just forward of

1920-660: The deployment and a human chain was formed from the US Army headquarters in Stuttgart to the gates of Wiley Barracks in Neu-Ulm, the site of one of the Pershing battalions. Due to accessibility, the protests focused on the Mutlangen Missile Storage Area from Easter 1983 until the signing of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty in 1987. On 19 April 1985, the US Army wrote to Congress that

1984-623: The deployment was completed in late 1985 with a total of 108 launchers. Initial Operational Status (IOS) was achieved on 15 December 1983 when A Battery, 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery Regiment rotated onto operational status with the Pershing II at its site in Mutlangen . The West German government announced on 13 December 1985 that the US Army 56th Field Artillery Brigade was equipped with 108 Pershing II launchers across three missile battalions stationed at Neu-Ulm , Mutlangen and Neckarsulm . The deployment of Pershing II and GLCM missiles

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2048-713: The destruction of the launchers and rocket motors. The W-85 warheads used in the Pershing II missiles were removed, modified, and reused in the B61 nuclear bomb . The Orbital Sciences Storm I target missile used air vanes from the Pershing 1a. The Pershing II guidance section was re-used in the Coleman Aerospace Hera and the Orbital Sciences Corporation Storm II target missiles. The INF Treaty allowed for seven inert Pershing II missiles to be retained for display purposes. One

2112-524: The east. The Pershing II with the longer-range motors was initially referred to as Pershing II Extended Range (PIIXR), then reverting to Pershing II. Both the hard-target capability and W86 nuclear warhead were canceled in 1980, and all production Pershing II missiles carried the W85. A concept warhead using kinetic energy penetrators for counter-airfield operations never materialized. Because of SALT II agreements, no new launchers could be built, therefore

2176-454: The events that created Lisa, but the process fails. Lisa chides them over their misuse of the process to impress their tormentors. She also explains that they forgot to connect the doll; thus, with the bare but live electrodes resting on a magazine page showing a Pershing II medium-range ballistic missile , a real missile emerges, erupting through the floor and ceiling of the house. Meanwhile, Wyatt's grandparents arrive and confront Lisa about

2240-450: The film's plot a secret. Roger Ebert , who gave the film three out of four stars, called LeBrock "wonderful" in her role and thought that as a result the film was "funnier, and a little deeper, than the predictable story it might have been". Janet Maslin of The New York Times wrote that "Mr. Hughes shows that he can share the kind of dumb joke that only a 14-year old boy could love. There are enough moviegoing 14-year old boys to make

2304-489: The ground and missile data links, were also encoded as two-bit pixels and placed in reference memory formatted in a 256 by 256 array. The reference scene resolution necessary to correspond to the decreasing altitude of the RV was effected by placing four reference data arrays in memory, each representing a given altitude band. This correlation process was performed several times during each of four altitude bands and continued to update

2368-558: The group logo made of scrap material. The Parker Pen Company created a series of pens with a Memorial Fund badge made of scrap missile material, with half the proceeds going to the fund. On 4 November 1991 the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library opened in Simi Valley, California. The then five living presidents, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, George Bush, Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan were present at

2432-409: The inertial guidance system and generate RV steering commands. The RV was then maneuvered to the target by the RV vane control system. The weapon had a range of 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi). Soviet estimates put the system's range at 2,500 kilometres (1,600 mi) and they also believed that the missile was armed with an earth-penetrating warhead. These two errors contributed to Soviet fears of

2496-511: The inertial guidance system until just before the impact. If for some reason the correlator system failed to operate or if the correlation data quality was faulty the inertial guidance system continued to operate and guided the RV to the target area with inertial accuracy only. Goodyear also developed the Reference Scene Generation Facility, a truck-mounted shelter containing the equipment required to program

2560-430: The inertial guidance system, which in turn sent commands to the vane control system to guide the RV to the target. At a predetermined altitude, the radar unit activated to provide altitude update data and begin scanning the target area. The analog radar video return was digitized into two-bit pixels by the correlator unit and was formatted into a 128 by 128 array. The target reference scene data, loaded prior to launch via

2624-534: The last of the missiles were destroyed by the static burn of their motors and subsequently crushed in May 1991 at the Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant near Caddo Lake , Texas. Although not covered by the treaty, West Germany agreed unilaterally to the removal of the Pershing 1a missiles from its inventory in 1991, and the missiles were destroyed in the United States. The INF treaty only covered

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2688-656: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Weird_Science&oldid=1249754608 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Weird Science (film) Nerdy social outcast students Gary Wallace and Wyatt Donnelly of Shermer High School are humiliated by senior jocks Ian and Max for swooning over their cheerleader girlfriends Deb and Hilly. Humiliated and disappointed at their direction in life and wanting more, Gary convinces

2752-605: The location changed to the Northbrook Court Shopping Mall in Northbrook, Illinois . Most of the location shooting was filmed around neighborhoods outside of Chicago, Illinois , whereas the rest of production was filmed on sound stages and the backlot at Universal City Studios in Los Angeles, California . Production wrapped on December 21, 1984. The production was kept closed in order to keep

2816-590: The main missile. There were two prime movers for the launcher, both with a crane used for missile assembly and a generator to provide power for the launcher and missile. The U.S. units used the M983 HEMTT with a Hiab 8001 crane and a 30 kW generator. Tactical units in Germany used the M1001 MAN tractor with an Atlas Maschinen GmbH AK4300 M5 crane and a 30 kW generator. Since the new guidance system

2880-419: The mall when Max and Ian pour a slushie on Gary and Wyatt in front of a crowd, Lisa tells the bullies about a party at Wyatt's house, before driving off in a Porsche 928 she conjured for Gary. Despite Wyatt's protests, Lisa insists that the party take place. She meets Gary's parents, Al and Lucy, who are shocked and dismayed at the things she says and her frank manner, to Gary's embarrassment. After she pulls

2944-491: The missile followed an inertially guided trajectory until RV separation. Attitude and guidance commands during powered flight (except for roll attitude) were executed via the swivel nozzles in the two propulsion sections. Roll control was provided by two movable air vanes on the first stage during first stage flight and by the RV air vanes during second stage flight. The first stage also had two fixed air vanes for stability during first stage powered flight. The midcourse phase of

3008-444: The missile targeting controlled by a DEC PDP-11/70 . Radar maps of target areas were stored on disk, then specific targeting data was transferred to a quarter-inch cartridge in a hardened carrier. During countdown operations, the cartridge was plugged into the launcher control panel to program the missile with targeting data. Prior to launch, the missile was referenced in azimuth by its gyrocompass inertial platform. After launch,

3072-472: The movie's development. However, as of mid-2024, nothing of the remake had materialized. In 2017, Ilan Mitchell-Smith talked about a sequel to Weird Science starring Channing Tatum . Pershing II The Pershing II Weapon System was a solid-fueled two-stage medium-range ballistic missile designed and built by Martin Marietta to replace the Pershing 1a Field Artillery Missile System as

3136-530: The next morning, Chet returns from duck hunting to discover the house in disarray, including a localized snowstorm in his room, and the missile. Lisa has the boys escort the girls home while she talks to Chet alone. Gary and Wyatt proclaim their feelings, and both girls reciprocate. Returning to the house, the boys discover Chet, now transformed into a foul, talking toad-like creature. He apologizes to Wyatt for his behavior. Upstairs, Lisa assures them that Chet will soon return to normal, and, realizing that her purpose

3200-537: The opening. Parker presented them each with a black ballpoint Duofold Centennial with the Presidential seal on the crown formed from scrap Pershing and SS-20 material, and engraved signatures of the presidents. The pen was also offered in a walnut box also with the names of all five presidents and the Presidential seal. In 2000, a number of U.S. Army Pershing missile veterans decided to seek out their fellow veterans and to start acquiring information and artifacts on

3264-408: The party, but she places them in a frozen, catatonic state and hides them in a kitchen cupboard. Lisa realizes that the boys need a challenge to boost their confidence and has a gang of mutant bikers crash the party, causing chaos and terrorizing the guests. When the bikers take Deb and Hilly hostage, Wyatt and Gary confront them, causing Deb and Hilly to fall in love with them. The bikers leave, and

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3328-495: The protest groups to keep them informed. Pershing 1b was a single-stage, reduced-range version of Pershing II with the same range as the Pershing 1a. The Pershing II launcher was designed so that the cradle could be easily repositioned to handle the shorter missile airframe. The intent was to replace the German Air Force's Pershing 1a systems with Pershing 1b, since SALT II limited the range of German-owned missiles. The German government agreed to destroy its Pershing 1a systems when

3392-504: The rate gyro unit and the cables that passed from the G&C section to the RS. The radar section consisted of the Goodyear radar unit with the antenna enclosed in an ablative radome . The radar unit transmitted radio waves to the target area during the terminal phase, received altitude and video information and sent the detected video and altitude data to the data correlator unit (DCU) in

3456-527: The target area, the Pershing II had an accuracy of 30 metres (100 ft) circular error probable . If the radar guidance failed, the inertial guidance would keep the missile on-target with a lower accuracy. The G&C also contained the Pershing Airborne Computer (PAC), the digital correlator unit (DCU) and actuators to drive the air fins. The warhead section contained the W85 warhead ,

3520-400: The target, the terminal phase would begin. A velocity control maneuver (pull up, pull down) was executed under inertial guidance control to slow down the RV and achieve the proper impact velocity. The radar correlator system was activated and the radar scanned the target area. Radar return data was compared to pre-stored reference data and the resulting position fix information was used to update

3584-501: The tractor of a Pershing II erector launcher and hung a banner over the truck. On 24 September 1984, elements of 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery were on a field exercise near Mutlangen . A launcher and MAN tractor were parked on the edge of a dirt road when it slid off and rolled over into deep snow. The equipment was recovered after a six-hour operation. On 11 January 1985, three soldiers of C Battery, 3rd Battalion, 84th Field Artillery Regiment were killed in fire at Camp Redleg,

3648-429: The trajectory was initiated at RV separation and continued until the terminal phase began. At the beginning of the midcourse phase, the RV was pitched down to orient it for reentry and to reduce its radar cross-section. The midcourse attitude was then controlled by the RV vane control system during atmospheric exit and reentry, and by a reaction control system during exoatmospheric flight. At a predetermined altitude above

3712-438: The uptight Wyatt that they need a boost in popularity in order to win their crushes away from Ian and Max. Alone for the weekend with Wyatt's parents gone, Gary is inspired by the 1931 film Frankenstein to create a virtual woman using Wyatt's computer, infusing her with everything they can conceive of to make the perfect dream woman. After they hook electrodes to a doll and hack into a government computer system for more power,

3776-615: The weapon, believing it could be used to decapitate the Soviet Union. In reality, from positions in West Germany the system could not target Moscow. On 12 December 1979, at a special meeting of NATO Foreign and Defence Ministers in Brussels, the NATO Double-Track Decision was adopted. The ministers resolved to deploy 108 Pershing II launchers to Western Europe to replace existing Pershing 1a launchers and 464 BGM-109G Ground Launched Cruise Missiles . Separately,

3840-723: Was a cause of significant protests in Europe and the US, many organized by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament . Protests against the short-range MGM-52 Lance nuclear missile began in July 1981 in Engstingen , West Germany. In October 1981, 300,000 protesters assembled in Bonn . European Nuclear Disarmament began a campaign for nuclear disarmament in 1982. The Seneca Women's Encampment for

3904-428: Was enacted through late 1986, when new grounding and handling procedures were put into place. Ballistic covers were later added to the Pershing II missiles and to the Pershing 1a missiles still in use by the German Air Force. The fire provoked further protests against the Pershing II deployment in the name of safety. The 56th Field Artillery Command worked closely with local authorities, the press and representatives of

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3968-454: Was performed by Oingo Boingo and written by the band's frontman, Danny Elfman . The soundtrack album was released on MCA Records . Side one Side two A television series based on the film ran for 88 episodes, from 1994 to 1998. Following the same basic plot as the film, the series starred Vanessa Angel as Lisa, Michael Manasseri as Wyatt, John Mallory Asher as Gary, and Lee Tergesen as Chet. As of 2013 , Universal Studios

4032-403: Was planning a Weird Science remake with original producer Joel Silver returning, and Michael Bacall writing the film. The film was set to attempt to distinguish itself from the original Weird Science by being an edgier comedy, in line with 21 Jump Street and The Hangover , which were R-rated; the studio stated the rating for this Weird Science remake was not certain at that stage of

4096-418: Was self-orienting, the launcher could be emplaced on any surveyed site and the missile launched within minutes. The new rocket motors were built by Hercules: To minimize airframe weight, the rocket cases were spun from Kevlar with aluminum attachment rings. The Pershing 1a cable mast was replaced by a conduit attached to each motor containing two cables. Cables internally connected from motor to motor and to

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