The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRobert Butler
Written byJoseph L. McEveety
Produced byBill Anderson
Starring
CinematographyFrank V. Phillips
Edited byCotton Warburton
Music byRobert F. Brunner
Production
company
Distributed byBuena Vista Distribution
Release date
  • December 31, 1969 (1969-12-31)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$5.5 million (US/ Canada rentals)[1]

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes is a 1969 American science fiction comedy film starring Kurt Russell, Cesar Romero, Joe Flynn and William Schallert. It was produced by Walt Disney Productions and distributed by Buena Vista Distribution Company.

It was one of several films made by Disney using the setting of Medfield College, first used in the 1961 Disney film The Absent-Minded Professor and its sequel Son of Flubber. The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes is the first film for the series Dexter Riley.

  1. ^ "Big Rental Films of 1970", Variety, 6 January 1971 p 11