My Science Project (1985)
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- PG
- 1h 34min
- Action, Adventure
- 09 Aug 1985 (USA)
- Movie
A high school student and his friend find a strange, orb-like piece of equipment to use as a science project, but must stop it when it begins to threaten mankind.
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Cast verified as complete
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Michael Harlan
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| Danielle von Zerneck | ... |
Ellie Sawyer
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| Fisher Stevens | ... |
Vince Latello
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| Raphael Sbarge | ... |
Sherman
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| Richard Masur | ... |
Detective Isadore Nulty
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| Barry Corbin | ... |
Lew Harlan
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| Ann Wedgeworth | ... |
Dolores
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| Dennis Hopper | ... |
Bob Roberts
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Candace Silvers | ... |
Irene
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| Beau Dremann | ... |
Matusky
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Pat Simmons | ... |
Crystal
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| John Vidor | ... |
Jock #1
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Vincent Barbour | ... |
Jock #2
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Jaime Alba | ... |
Jock #3
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Robert Beer | ... |
President Eisenhower
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| John Carter | ... |
General
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Cameron Young | ... |
General's Aide
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Noel Conlon | ... |
Secret Service Man
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| Jackson Bostwick | ... |
Sentry
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| Robert DoQui | ... |
Desk Sergeant
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| Elven Havard | ... |
Fireman
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| Linda Hoy | ... |
Librarian
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Robin Allyn | ... |
Ellie's Friend
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| Michael Berryman | ... |
Mutant #1
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Chuck Hemingway | ... |
Coy
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| Pamela Springsteen | ... |
Hall Monitor / Ellie's Friend
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Matt Hoelscher | ... |
Preppie
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Jack O'Leary | ... |
Sentry at Air Force Guardhouse
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| Clare Peck | ... |
Policewoman
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Joel Harrison | ... |
Wino
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Ann Culotta | ... |
Trucker's Wife
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Hank Calia | ... |
Neanderthal Man
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Scott Bailey Spangler | ... |
Guard #2 at Air Force Guardhouse
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| Frank Welker | ... |
Aliens (voice)
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| Dawna Lee Heising | ... |
Sorceress
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Linda Lang | ... |
High School Student (uncredited)
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| Al Leong | ... |
Vietnamese Soldier (uncredited)
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| Gerald Okamura | ... |
Vietnamese Soldier (uncredited)
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| Lyza Reese | ... |
Student (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Jonathan R. Betuel | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
| Jonathan R. Betuel | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| E. Darrell Hallenbeck | ... | associate producer |
| Jonathan T. Taplin | ... | producer (produced by) (as Jonathan Taplin) |
Music by
| Peter Bernstein | ... | (music by) |
Cinematography by
| David M. Walsh | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Carroll Timothy O'Meara | ... | film editor (as C. Timothy O'Meara) |
Editorial Department
| Mark Eggenweiler | ... | assistant editor |
| Lynne Bailey Smith | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
| Bill Shepard | ... | (casting) |
Production Design by
| David L. Snyder | ||
Art Direction by
| John B. Mansbridge | ||
Set Decoration by
| Jerry Wunderlich | ||
Costume Design by
| Betsy Jones | ||
Makeup Department
| Lance Anderson | ... | makeup effects |
| Zoltan Elek | ... | makeup artist (as Zoltan) |
| K.G. Ramsey | ... | hair stylist (as Ramsey) |
| Robert J. Schiffer | ... | makeup supervisor (as Robert J. Schiffer CMAA) |
| Rick Baker | ... | special makeup effects artist (uncredited) |
| David B. Miller | ... | makeup supervisor (uncredited) |
Production Management
| E. Darrell Hallenbeck | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Carole Keligian | ... | second assistant director |
| Mike Schilz | ... | dga trainee (as Michael Schilz) |
| Jerry Sobul | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
| Nigel A. Boucher | ... | leadman |
| Ron Cobb | ... | gizmo design |
| Tom Cranham | ... | production illustrator |
| Stephen Dane | ... | assistant art director |
| Dennis DeWaay | ... | construction coordinator |
| Martin A. Kline | ... | production illustrator (as Marty Kline) |
| Richard Lawrence | ... | set designer |
| Paul Powers | ... | storyboard artist (as Paul Power) |
| David Q. Quick | ... | property master (as David Quick) |
| Clay Powers | ... | props (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Wayne Allwine | ... | sound editor |
| Nick Alphin | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Tom Gerard | ... | re-recording mixer (as Thomas Gerard) |
| Paul Holzborn | ... | foley artist (as Paul L. Holzborn) |
| Larry Hopkins | ... | sound mixer |
| Alan Howarth | ... | special sound effects |
| James J. Isaacs | ... | sound editor |
| Andy MacDonald | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Al Maguire | ... | adr editor |
| Edward Malone | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Colin C. Mouat | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Joe Parker | ... | sound editor |
| George Probert | ... | sound editor |
| B. Scott Senechal | ... | production sound (as Scott Senechal) |
| James E. Webb | ... | production sound (as Jim Webb) |
| David A. Whittaker | ... | sound editor |
| Allen Hurd | ... | sound (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Doug Beswick | ... | special effects |
| Michael Burnett | ... | T-Rex crew |
| Gary D'Amico | ... | special effects |
| Tony Gardner | ... | T-Rex crew |
| Tom Hester | ... | special effects: T-Rex crew |
| Michael Lantieri | ... | mechanical effects |
| Hans Metz | ... | special effects foreman |
| Mike Reedy | ... | special effects technician |
| Ken Speed | ... | special effects assistant: post production |
| Brian Tipton | ... | special effects: first unit |
Visual Effects by
| John Aardal | ... | photographic effects |
| Peter Anderson | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| William L. Arance | ... | effects animator (as Bill Arance) |
| Ed Austin | ... | photographic effects |
| Esther Barr | ... | effects animator (as Ester Barr) |
| Michael Bishop | ... | photographic effects |
| Christine Blum | ... | effects animator (as Christine Harding) |
| Chris Casady | ... | effects animator |
| Glenn Chaika | ... | effects animator |
| Craig Clark | ... | special effects animator |
| Ed Coffey | ... | effects animator |
| Clint Colver | ... | animation photography supervisor |
| Barry Cook | ... | effects animator |
| Oscar Fatur | ... | photographic effects |
| Michael L. Fink | ... | special lighting effects consultant (as Michael Fink) |
| Gail Fox | ... | effects animator |
| Carl Frith | ... | matte unit |
| Bernie Gagliano | ... | photographic effects |
| Rusty Geller | ... | photographic effects |
| John Godden | ... | photographic effects |
| Allen Gonzales | ... | photographic effects |
| Peter Gullerud | ... | effects animator |
| Don Henry | ... | matte unit |
| Robert Hill | ... | photographic effects |
| Jeff Howard | ... | effects animator |
| Phil Huff | ... | photographic effects (as Philip Huff) |
| Katherine Kean | ... | additional animator: Available Light Ltd. |
| Christopher Keith | ... | animation camera coordinator |
| Gayl Kelm | ... | photographic effects (as Gayl Venturelli) |
| Dick Kendall | ... | matte unit (as Richard Kendall) |
| Bill Kilduff | ... | optical effects supervisor (as William Kilduff) |
| Kim Knowlton | ... | effects animator (as Kimberly Knowlton) |
| Candace Lewis | ... | additional animator: Available Light Ltd. |
| Michael Lloyd | ... | supervising matte artist |
| Tim McHugh | ... | matte unit |
| Phil Meador | ... | photographic effects supervisor (as Philip Meador) |
| Bob Mills | ... | photographic effects (as Robert Mills) |
| Richard Mosier | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Francis O'Connell | ... | photographic effects |
| Ron Osenbaugh | ... | photographic effects |
| Joe Parra | ... | photographic effects |
| Mike Peed | ... | photographic effects (as Michael Peed) |
| Jim Pickel | ... | photographic effects |
| Roger Redel | ... | photographic effects |
| Forrest Reed | ... | photographic effects (as Forest Reed) |
| Richard Rippel | ... | photographic effects |
| Scott Santoro | ... | effects animator |
| John Scheele | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Robert Scifo | ... | matte artist |
| Joseph Thomas | ... | ink and paint/animation cameraman: Available Light Ltd. |
| Gary Trousdale | ... | effects animator |
| Greg Van der Veer | ... | optical effects supervisor (as Gregory Van Der Veer) |
| John T. Van Vliet | ... | animation designer and supervisor (as John Van Vliet) |
| Neil Viker | ... | photographic effects |
| Byron Werner | ... | additional animator: Available Light Ltd. |
| John White | ... | photographic effects |
| Robert Wilson | ... | photographic effects |
| Bruce Woodside | ... | effects animator |
Stunts
| Michael Adams | ... | stunts |
| Alonzo Brown Jr. | ... | stunts |
| John Cade | ... | stunts |
| Michael Cassidy | ... | stunts |
| Larry Duran | ... | stunts |
| David M. Graves | ... | stunts (as David Michael Graves) |
| Tracy Hutchinson | ... | stunts |
| Max Kleven | ... | stunts |
| Joel Kramer | ... | stunts |
| Walt La Rue | ... | stunts |
| Steven Lambert | ... | stunts |
| Al Leong | ... | stunts |
| Anderson Martin | ... | stunts |
| Rex Pierson | ... | stunts |
| Bill Saito | ... | stunts |
| Glenn R. Wilder | ... | stunts (as Glenn Wilder) |
| Eddie Wong | ... | stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Martin G. Beazell | ... | second assistant camera (as G. Martin Beazell) |
| Danny Boldroff | ... | dolly grip (as Danny E. Boldroff) |
| Robert Edesa | ... | camera operator (as Bob Edesa) |
| Norman Harris | ... | lighting gaffer |
| Harold Hathaway | ... | lamp operator |
| Ron Kenyon | ... | best boy |
| Hugh Langtry | ... | grip |
| Robert D. McBride | ... | b camera |
| Richard Moran | ... | key grip |
| Michael Nash | ... | first assistant camera (as Michael S. Nash) |
| Ralph Nelson | ... | still photographer (as Ralph B. Nelson) |
| Bruton Peterson | ... | lamp operator |
| Robert Wilhoit | ... | lamp operator |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Susie S. McEveety | ... | costumer |
| Jack Sandeen | ... | costume department supervisor |
| Don Vargas | ... | costumer |
Location Management
| Rolf Darbo | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Alf Clausen | ... | orchestrator (as Alf Claussen) |
| Jay Lawton | ... | music supervisor |
| Brian Mann | ... | orchestrator |
| Shawn Murphy | ... | music scoring mixer |
| Joel Rosenbaum | ... | orchestrator |
| Curtis Roush | ... | music editor |
| David Spear | ... | orchestrator |
| Jack Wadsworth | ... | supervising music editor |
| Robert Adcock | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Murray Adler | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| James Atkinson | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Israel Baker | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Bill Booth | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Larry Bunker | ... | musician: drums, percussion (uncredited) |
| Norman Carr | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Douglas Davis | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Vince De Rosa | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Earl Dumler | ... | musician: oboe (uncredited) |
| Arni Egilsson | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Steve Erdody | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Dominick Fera | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
| Ron Folsom | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Berj Garabedian | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Mark Goldenberg | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
| Harris Goldman | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Pamela Goldsmith | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Susan Greenberg | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Mario Guarneri | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Regnal Hall | ... | orchestra contractor (uncredited) |
| Alan Harshman | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Norman Herzburg | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
| Paula Hochhalter | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Craig Huxley | ... | musician: synthesizer (uncredited) |
| Tommy Johnson | ... | musician: tuba (uncredited) |
| Anatol Kaminsky | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Jim Kanter | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
| Armand Kaproff | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Nathan Kaproff | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Roland Kato | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Peter Kent | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Randy Kerber | ... | musician: keyboards (uncredited) |
| Milton Kestenbaum | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Myra Kestenbaum | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Michael Lang | ... | musician: keyboards (uncredited) |
| Peter Limonick | ... | musician: drums, percussion (uncredited) |
| Arthur Maebe | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Malcolm McNab | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Peter Mercurio | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Bruce Morgenthaler | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Carole Mukagawa | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Richard Nash | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Buell Neidlinger | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Richard Perissi | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Sue Ranney | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Remsen | ... | musician: harp (uncredited) |
| Emil Richards | ... | musician: drums, percussion (uncredited) |
| Jay Rosen | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Bob Sanders | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Amy Shulman | ... | musician: harp (uncredited) |
| Tony Terran | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Mari Tsumura | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Louise Di Tullio | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Lloyd Ulyate | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Ian Underwood | ... | musician: keyboards (uncredited) |
| Ken Watson | ... | musician: drums, percussion (uncredited) |
| John Wittenberg | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Graham Young | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Faye Brenner | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Anastasia St. Amand | ... | assistant to producer |
| Robert Wait | ... | assistant: Mr. Betuel |
| Robert Werden | ... | unit publicist (as Bob Werden) |
| Julianna Arenson | ... | production estimator (uncredited) |
| Craig Miller | ... | marketing consultant (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Touchstone Films
- Silver Screen Partners II (in association with)
Distributors
- Buena Vista Distribution Company (1985) (United States) (theatrical) (as Buena Vista Distribution Co., Inc.)
- Paramount Pictures (1985) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista International (1986) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Filmayer (1986) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Greater Union Organisation (GUO) (1986) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1986) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (1986) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Filmayer Vídeo (1987) (Spain) (VHS)
- Gativideo (1986) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Roadshow Home Video (1986) (Australia) (VHS) (under "Touchstone Home Video" label)
- Touchstone Home Video (1987) (West Germany) (VHS)
- Audio Visual Enterprises (1988) (Greece) (VHS)
- Anchor Bay Entertainment (1999) (United States) (DVD)
- Anchor Bay Entertainment (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Mill Creek Entertainment (2016) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Kino Lorber (2020) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Kino Lorber (2020) (United States) (DVD)
- Anchor Bay Entertainment (United States) (VHS)
- Touchstone Home Video (United States) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Eastwood Scoring Stage (score recorded at)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
- Technicolor (color by)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Michael and Ellie break into a military junkyard to find a science project for Michael's class, and discover a strange glowing orb which absorbs electricity. When the orb begins to blend past, present, and future, its up to Michael and Ellie to stop the orb and save mankind.
Written by Michael Silva |
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| Taglines | The funniest sci-fi movie of the summer. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | When science teacher Bob Roberts (Dennis Hopper) returns from the 1960s, he's wearing the same costume that Hopper wore when he played Billy in Easy Rider (1969). See more » |
| Goofs | Vinnie is able to easily lift and carry a battery-block that appears to be the equivalent of 3 car batteries (obvious prop). See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in 10 Things You Didn't Know About My Science Project (2019). See more » |
| Soundtracks | My Science Project See more » |
| Crazy Credits | The closing credits are shown over still-photos from the film. A couple of the photos are from scenes not included in the film, or alternate takes of scenes used in the film. Also, three brief scenes filmed for the movie but not included in the final cut are shown. The credits end with Vince Latello's smiling mugshot from the film. See more » |
| Quotes |
Cop:
Hey kid. Why do you wear sunglasses at night? Vince Latello: Because when you're cool, the sun shine on you 24 hours a day. See more » |