Chris is the top brain who just wants to party, Mitch is the 15-year-old college wiz kid. Supposedly hard at work on a lab project with a mysterious deadline, they still find time to use their genius to discover new ways to have fun.
Unfortunately the movie Real Genius is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Writing | Pat Proft | Story |
| Art | Phil Abramson | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edie Panda | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Thomas Newman | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Zoltan Elek | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | John J. Connor | Camera Operator |
| Production | Jane Jenkins | Casting |
| Directing | Martha Coolidge | Director |
| Crew | Phil Cory | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Production | Robert Daley | Executive Producer |
| Production | Brian Grazer | Producer |
| Writing | Neal Israel | Screenplay |
| Writing | Pat Proft | Screenplay |
| Art | Jack G. Taylor Jr. | Art Direction |
| Writing | Neal Israel | Story |
| Production | Janet Hirshenson | Casting |
| Editing | Richard Chew | Editor |
| Art | Josan F. Russo | Production Design |
| Visual Effects | Richard L. Bennett | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Camera | Vilmos Zsigmond | Director of Photography |
| Writing | PJ Torokvei | Screenplay |
| Production | Sam Crespi-Horowitz | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Becky Mancuso-Winding | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Michael Papale | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Julia Evershade | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | George Budd | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Ted Whitfield | Music Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marla Denise Schlom | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joseph Roveto | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael F. Hamer | Costumer |
| Visual Effects | David Stipes | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Kenny Alexander | Stunts |
| Crew | Shane Dixon | Stunts |
| Crew | Kenny Ferrugiaro | Stunts |
| Crew | Linda Lee Franklin | Stunts |
| Crew | Allan Graf | Stunts |
| Crew | Marian Green | Stunts |
| Crew | Debby Porter | Stunts |
| Crew | Bernie Pock | Stunts |
| Crew | Spiro Razatos | Stunts |
| Crew | Edward J. Ulrich | Stunts |
| Crew | David M. Graves | Stunts |
| Production | Billy Ray Smith | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Stephen McEveety | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Joseph P. Moore | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Erin M. Cummings | Set Designer |
| Art | Steven Wolff | Set Designer |
| Art | Alex Tavoularis | Other |
| Camera | Ken Nishino | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Robert Samuels | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Frederick Elmes | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Camera | Richard W. Deats | Key Grip |
| Camera | Jerry D. Deats | Grip |
| Lighting | Robert Jason | Best Boy Electric |
| Editing | Arthur Coburn | Additional Editing |
| Editing | Albert Coleman | First Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Alexandra Leviloff | Other |
| Editing | Deborah Cichocki | Other |
| Editing | Bill Wilner | Other |
| Sound | Anna Boorstin | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Virginia Cook-McGowan | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Cari Lewis | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Marshall Winn | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Roxanne Jones McCarthy | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Beth Bergeron | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Sound | Lauren Palmer | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Paul C. Warschilka | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Christy Richmond | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | John P. Fasal | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Doug Hemphill | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Carlton Kaller | Other |
| Sound | John Roesch | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Ellen Heuer | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Gary A. Hecker | Foley Artist |
| Sound | John T. Reitz | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Barbara Harris | ADR Voice Casting |
| Sound | David E. Campbell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Gregg Rudloff | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | C. Darin Knight | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Elliot Lurie | Music Coordinator |
| Sound | John Vigran | Music Consultant |
| Sound | Donald L. Bolger | Boom Operator |
| Crew | Charles J. Bond | Cableman |
| Art | Terry E. Lewis | Property Master |
| Art | Sandra Renfroe | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | David L. Glazer | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | James Husbands | Leadman |
| Art | Mark S. Taylor | Set Dresser |
| Directing | Joanie Blum | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Mike Schilz | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Marcia Reed | Still Photographer |
| Production | Jan Walker | Producer's Assistant |
