
When teenage geniuses Mitch Taylor and Chris Knight, working on an advanced laser project, learn that the military wants to use it as a weapon, they decide to thwart the plan.
Cast

Val Kilmer
Chris Knight

Gabriel Jarret
Mitch Taylor

Michelle Meyrink
Jordan

William Atherton
Professor Hathaway

Robert Prescott
Kent

Louis Giambalvo
Major Carnagle

Jon Gries
Lazlo Hollyfeld

Ed Lauter
CIA Man Decker

Stacy Peralta
Shuttle Pilot

Daniel Ades
Laser Ray Victim
Andres Aybar
Bartender
Charles Shull
Air Force General

Beau Billingslea
George

Charles Parks
Larry

Sean Frye
Boy at Science Fair

JoAnn Willette
Girl at Science Fair
Ina Gould
Old Lady
Nadine Vix
Student at Science Fair
Paul Tulley
Mr. Taylor

Joanne Baron
Mrs. Taylor

Harry Johnson
Darlington Recruiter

Patti D'Arbanville
Sherry Nugil

Monte Landis
Dr. Dodd

Sandy Martin
Mrs. Meredith

Severn Darden
Dr. Meredith

Randy Lowell
Cornell
John Shepherd Reid
Carter

Tommy Swerdlow
Bodie
Mark Kamiyama
'Ick' Ikagami
Martin Gundersen
Math Professor

Brett Miller
Carpet Man

Dean Devlin
Milton

Yuji Okumoto
Fenton

Lynda Wiesmeier
Chris' Girl at Party

Penny Baker
Ick's Girl at Party

Marcia Karr
Cornell's Girl at Party
Isabelle Walker
Girl at Party
Marii Mak
Girl at Party
Cheri Wells
Girl at Party
Catherine MacNamara
Girl at Party
Johnny Vasily
Student
Ed Garrabrandt
TV Makeup Man

Isabel Cooley
TV Stage Manager
Robin Stober
Waitress

Deborah Foreman
Susan
David Marvit
Student in Hall

Michael Crabtree
Air Force Gate Guard
Charles Sweigart
Air Force Gate Guard

Peter Parros
Air Force Gate Guard
Ronald Taylor
Computer Technician
James Carrington
Air Force Major
Michael Backes
Air Force Controller
Corki Grazer
Air Force Sergeant

Jeanne Mori
Laser Technician

David Ursin
Engineer
Joe Dorsey
Congressman
Will Knox
Laser Specialist
Kevin Hurley
Air Force Technician

Kimberly Spak
Girl in Popcorn (uncredited)
Crew

Martha Coolidge
Director

Neal Israel
Screenplay, Story

Pat Proft
Screenplay, Story
PJ Torokvei
Screenplay
Richard Chew
Editor

Arthur Coburn
Additional Editing

Vilmos Zsigmond
Director of Photography
Stephen McEveety
First Assistant Director
Joseph P. Moore
Second Assistant Director
Mike Schilz
Second Second Assistant Director
Robert Daley
Executive Producer

Brian Grazer
Producer
Sam Crespi-Horowitz
Associate Producer
Jan Walker
Producer's Assistant
Josan F. Russo
Production Design
John J. Connor
Camera Operator
Ken Nishino
First Assistant Camera
Robert Samuels
Second Assistant Camera

Janet Hirshenson
Casting

Jane Jenkins
Casting
Marla Schlom
Costume Supervisor
Joseph Roveto
Costumer
Michael F. Hamer
Costumer
Edie Panda
Hairstylist
Zoltan Elek
Makeup Artist

Frederick Elmes
Second Unit Director of Photography
George Budd
Sound Designer
Julia Evershade
Supervising Sound Editor
Anna Boorstin
Sound Editor
Virginia Cook-McGowan
Sound Editor
Cari Lewis
Sound Editor
Marshall Winn
Sound Editor
Roxanne Jones McCarthy
Sound Editor
Paul C. Warschilka
Assistant Sound Editor
Christy Richmond
Assistant Sound Editor
John T. Reitz
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
David E. Campbell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gregg Rudloff
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
C. Darin Knight
Sound Mixer
John P. Fasal
Sound Effects

Doug Hemphill
Sound Effects
Donald A. Bolger
Boom Operator

John Roesch
Foley Artist
Ellen Heuer
Foley Artist

Gary A. Hecker
Foley Artist
Beth Bergeron
Supervising ADR Editor
Lauren Palmer
ADR Editor

Barbara Harris
ADR Voice Casting
Phil Cory
Special Effects Coordinator
Richard L. Bennett
Visual Effects Supervisor
David Stipes
Visual Effects Supervisor

Thomas Newman
Original Music Composer
Becky Mancuso-Winding
Music Supervisor
Michael Papale
Music Supervisor
John Vigran
Music Consultant
Elliot Lurie
Music Coordinator
Ted Whitfield
Music Editor
Phil Abramson
Set Decoration
Mark S. Taylor
Set Dresser
Erin M. Cummings
Set Designer
Steven Wolff
Set Designer
Marcia Reed
Still Photographer
Joanie Blum
Script Supervisor
Robert Jason
Best Boy Electric
Kenny Alexander
Stunts

Shane Dixon
Stunts
Kenny Ferrugiaro
Stunts
Linda Lee Franklin
Stunts

Allan Graf
Stunts

Marian Green
Stunts

Debby Porter
Stunts

Bernie Pock
Stunts

Spiro Razatos
Stunts
Edward J. Ulrich
Stunts

David M. Graves
Stunts
Terry E. Lewis
Property Master
Sandra Renfroe
Assistant Property Master
David L. Glazer
Assistant Property Master
Charles J. Bond
Cableman
Richard W. Deats
Key Grip
Jerry D. Deats
Grip
Billy Ray Smith
Unit Production Manager
Jack G. Taylor Jr.
Art Direction
Albert Coleman
First Assistant Editor
James Husbands
Leadman
Alex Tavoularis
Other
Alexandra Leviloff
Other
Deborah Cichocki
Other
Bill Wilner
Other
Carlton Kaller
Other
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