Before he was Iceman, Kilmer was a comedy star, first with ZAZ and then in this consistently funny flick about a troublemaking student who happens to be an actual genius. He does something clever here,

Val Kilmer had a face that belonged in movies. A stunningly beautiful heartthrob known for his chiseled jaw and shock of blonde hair that looked great either messy or perfectly coiffed, Kilmer practically glowed whenever he was onscreen, as if he was put on Earth by God himself for the purpose of getting immortalized on film.