Won't pretend to know the man, but an amalgam of his characters was the older brother I never had. Real Genius hit when I was around ten and sank like a lead weight into my nascent grey matter.
Yeah yeah, I know, he did Top Secret first, and it was arguably better in terms of pure silliness. And Top Gun later is probably more iconic, and "I'm your huckleberry" is one of the best lines from one of the best characters. And and and.But I appreciate him for his role in Real Genius, for being - in a sense - my real genus.
