Val Kilmer, Gabe Jarret, Michelle Meyrink, Jon Gries and William Atherton star in this 1985 sci-fi comedy. Kilmer (Top Gun) plays Chris, a smart college student who tries to have fun. He takes whiz kid, Mitch (Jarret) under his wing and they work together to design a laser for their professor, Hathaway (Atherton). Soon, Chris and Mitch complete their experiment and discover it's designed for the military. Since Hathaway tricked them, Chris and Mitch decide to teach him a lesson. Meyrink (Revenge of the Nerds) plays Jordan, a girl Mitch finds romance with and Gries (The Monster Squad) plays Lazlo, a computer genius who helps Chris and Mitch. I grew up watching this and always enjoyed it. Kilmer is great in it as well as Thomas Newman's score. I recommend this good 80's flick.
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