I was watching the movie “Real Genius” on G4 and started thinking: Where are they now? Of course, we all know that Val Kilmer went on to be the Dark Knight, a doctor, a rockstar and ultimately KITT – the voice of Knight Rider. So where are the rest?

Mitch Taylor – Gabriel Jarret : It all started with wondering – “What happened to Mitch?” Well, it turns out that Gabriel had ditched the underwear with his license plates and did a lot of different gigs. While nothing high profile, he’s been in shows like LA Law, Party of 5 and the West Wing. He’s been in movies like “The American President”, Apollo 13 and currently the Oscar Nominated “Frost/Nixon”.

Jordan Cochran – Michelle Meyrink :Michelle did only a few more spots, but then decided to give up acting in 1988. She is now a Zen Buddhist with her husband and 3 children in Canada.

Prof. Jerry Hathaway – William Atherton:Just like Val Kilmer – William has been in a lot after this movie. Die Hard, for one, as the reporter that follows John McClain around. Bio-Dome, The Crow: Salvation, Desperate Housewives and is currently doing voice for a Ghostbusters video game.

Lazlo Hollyfeld – Jon Gries:Jon is the most surprising – guess he came out of the closet – litterally. I thought I would be looking at his profile and not recognize anything he has done since. Yet, the reality was – I didn’t recognize him when I DID see him. He played “Uncle Rico” in Napolean Dynamite. It’s facinating that you sit there going “I’ve seen this guy before”, but when it finally hits you, you put it all together. Jon has 3 movies in post-production right now.

Kent – Robert Prescott:Wake up Kent. Would you be surprised if I said he was in Spaceballs? Robert has moved from show to movie since 1985. Most recent: Burn After Reading.

Of course, there are many others – Sherry Nugil: the girl who ended up marying Laslo, has been in many a show. Most recent: Rescue Me. Tommy Swerdlow (Brodie) turned writer of screenplays like “Cool Runnings”, “Bushwhacked”, and “Cool Runnings”.

All in all a great movie for 1985. Some great lines, like questioning the ability to pound a nail with a body part, and how to turn a house into a Jiffy Pop commercial. The movie was definitely a Real Genius.