The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes is a Disney film from 1969, starring Alan Hewitt, Kurt Russell, Frank Webb, and Joe Flynn. It is released by Buena Vista Distribution Company. It was the first in a trilogy of films made by Disney using the setting of Medfield College. Dexter Reilly and his friends attend small, private Medfield College, which cannot afford to buy a computer. The students persuade wealthy businessman A. J. Arno to donate an old computer to the college. Arno is the secret head of a large illegal gambling ring, which used the computer for its operations. While installing a... replacement part during a thunderstorm, Reilly receives an electric shock and becomes a human computer. He now has superhuman mathematical talent, can read and remember the contents of an encyclopedia volume in a few minutes, and speak a language fluently after reading one textbook. His new abilities make Reilly a worldwide celebrity, and Medfield's best chance to win a televised quiz tournament with a $100,000 prize. Reilly single-handedly leads Medfield's team in victories against other colleges.
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| Release date: | December 31, 1969 |
| Directed by: | Robert Butler |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 91 Minutes |
| Editor: | Cotton Warburton |
| Cinematography: | Frank V. Phillips |
| Genre: | Science Fiction, Comedy |