The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
1969 · 1h 31m · Comedy, Drama, Family · United States of America · Rated G (US)
Programmed for laughs!
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..
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Robert ButlerWritten by
Joseph L. McEveety6.0Smart score
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