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Stacy Peralta | ... |
Shuttle Pilot
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Daniel Ades | ... |
Laser Ray Victim
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Andres Aybar | ... |
Bartender
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Louis Giambalvo | ... |
Major Carnagle
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Ed Lauter | ... |
David Decker
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Charles Shull | ... |
Air Force General
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Beau Billingslea | ... |
George
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Charles Parks | ... |
Larry
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William Atherton | ... |
Professor Jerry Hathaway
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Sean Frye | ... |
Boy at Science Fair
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JoAnn Willette | ... |
Girl at Science Fair
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Ina Gould | ... |
Old Lady
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Nadine Vix | ... |
Student at Science Fair
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Gabriel Jarret | ... |
Mitch Taylor
(as Gabe Jarret)
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Paul Tulley | ... |
Mr. Taylor
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Joanne Baron | ... |
Mrs. Taylor
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Harry Johnson | ... |
Darlington Recruiter
(as Chip Johnson)
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Val Kilmer | ... |
Chris Knight
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Patti D'Arbanville | ... |
Sherry Nugil
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Monte Landis | ... |
Dr. Dodd
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Sandy Martin | ... |
Mrs. Meredith
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Severn Darden | ... |
Dr. Meredith
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Randy Lowell | ... |
Cornell
(as Randolph Dreyfuss)
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Jon Gries | ... |
Lazlo Hollyfeld
(as Jonathan Gries)
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Robert Prescott | ... |
Kent
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John Shepherd Reid | ... |
Carter
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Tommy Swerdlow | ... |
Bodie
(as Tom Swerdlow)
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Mark Kamiyama | ... |
'Ick' Ikagami
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Michelle Meyrink | ... |
Jordan Cochran
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Martin Gundersen | ... |
Math Professor
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Brett Miller | ... |
Carpet Man
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Dean Devlin | ... |
Milton
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Yuji Okumoto | ... |
Fenton
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Lynda Wiesmeier | ... |
Chris' Girl at Party
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Penny Baker | ... |
Ick's Girl at Party
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Marcia Karr | ... |
Cornell's Girl at Party
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Isabelle Walker | ... |
Girl at Party
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Marii Mak | ... |
Girl at Party
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Cheri Wells | ... |
Girl at Party
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Catherine MacNamara | ... |
Girl at Party
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John Vasily | ... |
Student
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Ed Garrabrandt | ... |
TV Makeup Man
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Isabel Cooley | ... |
TV Stage Manager
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Robin Stober | ... |
Waitress
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Deborah Foreman | ... |
Susan Decker
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David Marvit | ... |
Student in Hall
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Michael Crabtree | ... |
Air Force SP at Gate
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Charles Sweigart | ... |
Air Force SP at Gate
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Peter Parros | ... |
Air Force SP at Gate
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Ronald Taylor | ... |
Computer Technician
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James Carrington | ... |
Air Force Major
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Michael Backes | ... |
Air Force Controller
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Corki Grazer | ... |
Air Force Sergeant
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Jeanne Mori | ... |
Laser Technician
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David Ursin | ... |
Engineer
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Joe Dorsey | ... |
Congressman Dougton
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Will Knox | ... |
Laser Specialist
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Kevin Hurley | ... |
Air Force Technician
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Stephen Douglas Butler | ... |
Naval Flag Officer (uncredited)
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Nick Conti | ... |
Billy M (uncredited)
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Ev Courter | ... |
Old Man (uncredited)
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Helen Kelly | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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David Monterosso | ... |
Student in Cafeteria (uncredited)
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Joy Michelle Moore | ... |
Party Girl on Surfboard (uncredited)
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Kimberly Spak | ... |
Young Girl in Popcorn (uncredited)
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Tom Tangen | ... |
Student on Ice Skates (uncredited)
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Robert J. Woodhead | ... |
Hacking Consultant (uncredited)
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Directed by
Martha Coolidge |
Written by
Neal Israel | ... | (story) & |
Pat Proft | ... | (story) |
Neal Israel | ... | (screenplay) & |
Pat Proft | ... | (screenplay) and |
PJ Torokvei | ... | (screenplay) (as Peter Torokvei) |
Produced by
Sam Crespi-Horowitz | ... | associate producer |
Robert Daley | ... | executive producer |
Brian Grazer | ... | producer |
Music by
Thomas Newman |
Cinematography by
Vilmos Zsigmond | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Richard Chew |
Editorial Department
Deborah Cichocki | ... | apprentice film editor (as Deborah Zimmerman) |
Arthur Coburn | ... | additional editor |
Albert Coleman | ... | first assistant film editor |
Alexandra Leviloff | ... | second assistant film editor |
Bruce Pearson | ... | color timer |
Bill Wilner | ... | apprentice film editor |
Casting By
Janet Hirshenson | ||
Jane Jenkins |
Production Design by
Josan F. Russo |
Art Direction by
Jack G. Taylor Jr. |
Set Decoration by
Phil Abramson | ... | (as Philip Abramson) |
Makeup Department
Zoltan Elek | ... | makeup artist (as Zoltan) |
Edie Panda | ... | hair stylist |
Production Management
Billy Ray Smith | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Stephen McEveety | ... | first assistant director (as Steve McEveety) |
Joseph Paul Moore | ... | second assistant director (as Joseph P. Moore) |
Mike Schilz | ... | second second assistant director (as Michael J. Schilz) |
Art Department
Erin M. Cummins | ... | set designer |
David L. Glazer | ... | assistant property master |
Jim Husbands | ... | leadman (as James F. Husbands) |
Robert Krume | ... | construction coordinator |
Terry E. Lewis | ... | property master |
Sandra Renfroe | ... | assistant property master (as Sandi Armstrong-Renfroe) |
Alex Tavoularis | ... | illustrator |
Mark S. Taylor | ... | set dresser |
Steven Wolff | ... | set designer (as Steve Wolff) |
Robert Bonino | ... | construction general foreman (uncredited) |
Sal Maldari | ... | construction timekeeper (uncredited) |
John McCarthy | ... | greens coordinator (uncredited) |
Stacey S. McIntosh | ... | labor foreman (uncredited) |
A. David Morrison | ... | labor foreman (uncredited) |
George Stuart Jr. | ... | paint foreman (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Beth Bergeron | ... | supervising adr editor |
Donald A. Bolger | ... | boom operator |
Charles J. Bond | ... | cableman (as Charles Bond) |
Anna Boorstin | ... | sound editor |
George Budd | ... | sound designer |
David E. Campbell | ... | re-recording mixer (as Dave Campbell) |
Virginia Cook-McGowan | ... | sound editor (as Virginia A. Cook) |
Julia Evershade | ... | supervising sound editor |
John P. Fasal | ... | assistant sound effects (as John Paul Fasal) |
Gary A. Hecker | ... | foley walker (as Gary Hecker) |
Doug Hemphill | ... | assistant sound effects |
Ellen Heuer | ... | foley walker |
Roxanne Jones | ... | sound editor (as Roxanne R. Jones) |
C. Darin Knight | ... | sound mixer (as Darin Knight) |
Carl Lewis | ... | sound editor |
Lauren Palmer | ... | adr editor (as Lauren J. Palmer) |
John T. Reitz | ... | re-recording mixer (as John Reitz) |
Christy Richmond | ... | assistant sound editor |
John Roesch | ... | foley walker |
Gregg Rudloff | ... | re-recording mixer (as Greg Rudloff) |
John Vigran | ... | recording consultant |
Paul C. Warschilka | ... | assistant sound editor (as Paul Warschilka) |
Claus Wedemann | ... | stereo consultant: Dolby |
Marshall Winn | ... | sound editor |
Special Effects by
Phil Cory | ... | special effects coordinator (as Philip C. Cory) |
Rocky Gehr | ... | special effects technician |
Richard L. Hill | ... | special effects technician |
Raymond Klein | ... | special effects crew (as Raymond J. Klein) |
Mike Reedy | ... | special effects technician |
Robert Rowan | ... | special effects crew |
Ray Svedin | ... | special effects crew |
Thomas R. Ward | ... | special effects crew |
Jerry D. Williams | ... | special effects crew |
James M. Hart | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Hans Metz | ... | special effects assistant (uncredited) |
Al Winiger | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
Richard L. Bennett | ... | visual effects supervisor (as Richard Bennett) |
Ernie Cervantes | ... | visual effects crew |
Syd Dutton | ... | special visual effects |
Dale Fay | ... | visual effects crew |
Michael Karp | ... | visual effects crew |
Marc Kolodziejcyk | ... | visual effects crew |
David Stipes | ... | visual effects supervisor |
Bill Taylor | ... | special visual effects |
Dana O'Connor | ... | visual effects (uncredited) |
Stunts
Kenny Alexander | ... | stunts |
Cynthia Lea Clark | ... | stunt driver |
Shane Dixon | ... | stunts |
Kenny Ferrugiaro | ... | stunts |
Linda Lee Franklin | ... | stunts |
Allan Graf | ... | stunts |
David M. Graves | ... | stunts (as David Michael Graves) |
Marian Green | ... | stunts |
Bernie Pock | ... | stunts (as Bernhard Pock) |
Debby Porter | ... | stunts |
Spiro Razatos | ... | stunts |
Edward J. Ulrich | ... | stunt coordinator (as Ed Ulrich) / stunts (as Ed Ulrich) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Colin J. Campbell | ... | electrical gaffer (as Colin Campbell) |
John J. Connor | ... | camera operator |
Janice Cooke | ... | video coordinator (as Janice Cooke-Leonard) |
Dick Deats | ... | key grip (as Richard W. Deats) |
Jerry C. Deats | ... | second grip (as Jerry D. Deats) |
Frederick Elmes | ... | director of photography: second unit |
Phil Gries | ... | camera: press junket interviews |
Robert Jason | ... | electrical best boy (as Robert E. Jason) |
Hal Landaker | ... | video supervisor |
Ken Nishino | ... | first assistant camera (as Kenneth Nishino) |
Marcia Reed | ... | still photographer |
Robert Samuels | ... | second assistant camera (as Robert B. Samuels) |
William D. Barber | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Jessie Deats | ... | grip (uncredited) |
Joe Laune | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
Frank Montoya | ... | grip (uncredited) |
Donald A. Morgan | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
Bill Rustic | ... | grip (uncredited) |
Michael 'Dutch' Van Woert | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
Emmanuel Vouniozos | ... | on-set technician (uncredited) |
Casting Department
Barbara Harris | ... | voice casting |
Jill Simpson | ... | casting assistant |
Michael Hirshenson | ... | casting associate (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Michael Hamer | ... | costumer (as Michael F. Hamer) |
Joseph Roveto | ... | costumer |
Marla Denise Schlom | ... | costume supervisor (as Marla D. Schlom) |
Location Management
Joseph A. Liuzzi | ... | location manager (as Joseph Liuzzi) |
Music Department
Carlton Kaller | ... | assistant music editor |
Elliot Lurie | ... | music coordinator |
Becky Mancuso-Winding | ... | music supervisor (as Becky Mancuso) |
Michael Papale | ... | music supervisor |
Ted Whitfield | ... | music editor |
Michael Boddicker | ... | musician: synthesizer (uncredited) |
George Doering | ... | musician (uncredited) |
Tim Sexton | ... | executive in charge of music (uncredited) |
Louise Di Tullio | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Joanie Blum | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
Donald R. Casella | ... | transportation coordinator |
Bill Myers | ... | transportation captain (as William H. Myers) |
Charles Renfroe | ... | transportation captain |
Bill Myers | ... | driver (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Michael Backes | ... | technical consultant |
Joanne Baron | ... | dialogue coach |
Robert M. Bowman | ... | military consultant (as Dr. Robert M. Bowman) |
Ron Cobb | ... | laser technology |
Brad Dechter | ... | source arrangements |
Richard Dowling | ... | consultant: space/media |
Dick Dubuque | ... | production accountant (as Richard Dubuque) |
Joan Eisenberg | ... | unit publicist |
Dan Erwin | ... | assistant technical advisor: laser |
Wayne Fitzgerald | ... | title designer |
Gary Fuchs | ... | researcher |
Judith Gill | ... | production coordinator |
Martin Gundersen | ... | technical advisor: laser (as Dr. Martin Gundersen) |
Art 'Klondike' Jones | ... | craft service |
David Marvit | ... | technical consultant: Ms. Coolidge |
Alycia M. Rogers | ... | assistant: Robert Daley (as Alycia Rogers) |
Stephan Schwartz | ... | independent technical consultant |
Geza Sinkovics | ... | intern: AFI |
Paul D. Steinke | ... | assistant production accountant |
Tanda Tashjian | ... | assistant: Martha Coolidge |
Jan Walker | ... | assistant: Brian Grazer |
Robert J. Woodhead | ... | hacking consultant (as Robert Woodhead) |
Craig Miller | ... | marketing consultant (uncredited) |
Dorothy Vitale | ... | first aid (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- TriStar Pictures (1985) (United States) (theatrical)
- Columbia-EMI-Warner (1986) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Warner-Columbia Film (1986) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1986) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Columbia Films (1986) (Japan) (theatrical)
- LK-TEL (1986) (Argentina) (VHS)
- RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video (1987) (West Germany) (VHS)
- CBS (1989) (United States) (tv) (broadcast premiere)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2002) (Germany) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (United States) (DVD)
- LK-TEL (2002) (Argentina) (DVD)
- LK-TEL (2002) (Argentina) (VHS) (re-release)
- RCA (II) (video)
Special Effects
- Apogee Productions (additional effects)
- David Stipes Productions (visual effects supervision)
- Laser Media (outdoor special laser effects)
- Movie Magic (opticals)
- Universal City Studios Matte Department (special visual effects)
Other Companies
- Apple (thanks)
- Coherent (lasers provided by)
- Compact Sound Services (post-production sound)
- Hewlett Packard (thanks: for personal computers)
- Lambda Physik (lasers provided by)
- Lapidus Popcorn (special thanks)
- Maxwell Laboratories (laser capacitors provided by)
- Panavision (camera: Panaflex®)
- Panavision (lenses)
- Sir-Tech (thanks: for 'Wizardry')
- Springgreene Marketing Associates Inc. (promotion consultants)
- Susie's Casting Service (extras casting)
- Symbolics Graphics Division (computer animation)
- Symbolics Inc. (computer provided by)
- TAJ Soundworks (foley)
- The Caterers Inc. (catering)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Mitch Taylor is one of the youngest students ever accepted to a university known for its programs for geniuses. He partners up with his roommate, science club legend Chris Knight, on a project to develop a high-powered laser. Together with their hyperkinetic friends, they employ their intellects in the pursuit of bigger blasts, practical jokes, and a deeper understanding of what real genius means. When they find out that their professor intends to turn their work over to the military for use as a weapon, they decide to get even.
Written by Lordship |
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Taglines | Who ELSE can turn lasers into light shows, aircraft into armchairs, and high-tech into hijinks? See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Budget | $8,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | When Lazlo Hollyfeld (Jon Gries) sends in a large number of entries to the Frito-Lay contest, he is mirroring the actions of Caltech students Steve Klein, Dave Novikoff and Barry Megdal, who, in 1974, used a similar strategy to win a McDonald's sweepstakes. Their entries came to roughly 1/5th of the total entries and won them a station wagon, $3,000 cash and $1,500 in food gift certificates. See more » |
Goofs | They say the ice in the hall would sublimate directly to gas. If that would be true, it would be impossible to skate or glide on this kind of ice as the building of water is essential for gliding/skidding on ice. However, Ick never reveals what the substance is, and it's possible his mystery substance can both sublime and provide for skating. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Fright Night/Real Genius/Weird Science/The Coca-Cola Kid (1985). See more » |
Soundtracks | You Took Advantage of Me See more » |
Quotes |
Mitch:
You know, um, something strange happened to me this morning... Chris Knight: Was it a dream where you see yourself standing in sort of sun-god robes on a pyramid with a thousand naked women screaming and throwing little pickles at you? Mitch: No... Chris Knight: Why am I the only one who has that dream? See more » |