There are a lot of riffs on Frankenstein, but none more extra than the 1985 cult classic, Weird Science. While there is a certain datedness to the film, Weird Science remains a very funny cautionary tale and a sweet antidote for what we now call toxic masculinity. Here’s why Weird Science isn’t all that weird, and why the film’s basic kindness makes it a sci-fi classic for the ages. For certain science fiction fans, Weird Science is full of too many tropes to fully embrace. For all its faults, Weird Science remains an analog film, a relic of silly, and ironically, more civilized age.