This may be the worst of John Hughes's early comedies, but it's still a cut above most teen fodder of the time. Hughes regular Anthony Michael Hall and Ilan Mitchell-Smith play the sex-obsessed hi-tech anoraks who summon up the computer-generated woman of their dreams (Kelly LeBrock). Hughes remains a sharp observer of teenage woes, but this time around there's a crassness to much of the humour and far too much time is spent leering. The best performance comes from Bill Paxton as Mitchell-Smith's fascist brother, and look out, too, for an early role for Robert Downey Jr.

Two unpopular teenagers, Gary and Wyatt, fail at all attempts to be accepted by their peers. Their desperation to be liked leads them to "create" a woman via their computer. Their living and breathing creation is a gorgeous woman, Lisa, whose purpose is to boost their confidence level by putting them into situations which require Gary and Wyatt to act like men.