This 50-Year-Old Kurt Russell-Led Cult Sci-Fi Trilogy Proves Disney Needs Do More With the Genre

Kurt Russell's early turn in Disney's Dexter Riley trilogy is a fond remider of why Disney should produce more original sci-fi.

April 28, 2025 · 1 min · 30 words · Ryan Watts

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What stops these movies from being utterly forgettable science fiction stories is Russell’s performance as Dexter.

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Kurt Russell as Dexter Riley in the climatic scene of ‘The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes’, sat in a team of quizzers.

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