"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."
Val Kilmer
as Chris Knight
Gabriel Jarret
as Mitch Taylor
Michelle Meyrink
as Jordan
William Atherton
as Professor Hathaway
Robert Prescott
as Kent
Louis Giambalvo
as Major Carnagle
Jon Gries
as Lazlo Hollyfeld
Ed Lauter
as CIA Man Decker
Stacy Peralta
as Shuttle Pilot
Daniel Ades
as Laser Ray Victim
Andres Aybar
as Bartender
Charles Shull
as Air Force General
Beau Billingslea
as George
Charles Parks
as Larry
Sean Frye
as Boy at Science Fair
JoAnn Willette
as Girl at Science Fair
Ina Gould
as Old Lady
Nadine Vix
as Student at Science Fair
Paul Tulley
as Mr. Taylor
Joanne Baron
as Mrs. Taylor
Harry Johnson
as Darlington Recruiter
Patti D'Arbanville
as Sherry Nugil
Monte Landis
as Dr. Dodd
Sandy Martin
as Mrs. Meredith
Severn Darden
as Dr. Meredith
Randy Lowell
as Cornell
John Shepherd Reid
as Carter
Tommy Swerdlow
as Bodie
Mark Kamiyama
as 'Ick' Ikagami
Martin Gundersen
as Math Professor
Brett Miller
as Carpet Man
Dean Devlin
as Milton
Yuji Okumoto
as Fenton
Lynda Wiesmeier
as Chris' Girl at Party
Penny Baker
as Ick's Girl at Party
Marcia Karr
as Cornell's Girl at Party
Isabelle Walker
as Girl at Party
Marii Mak
Cheri Wells
Catherine MacNamara
Johnny Vasily
as Student
Ed Garrabrandt
as TV Makeup Man
Isabel Cooley
as TV Stage Manager
Robin Stober
as Waitress
Deborah Foreman
as Susan
David Marvit
as Student in Hall
Michael Crabtree
as Air Force Gate Guard
Charles Sweigart
Peter Parros
Ronald Taylor
as Computer Technician
James Carrington
as Air Force Major
Michael Backes
as Air Force Controller
Corki Grazer
as Air Force Sergeant
Jeanne Mori
as Laser Technician
David Ursin
as Engineer
Joe Dorsey
as Congressman
Will Knox
as Laser Specialist
Kevin Hurley
as Air Force Technician
Kimberly Spak
as Girl in Popcorn (uncredited)
John J. Connor
Camera Operator
Thomas Newman
Original Music Composer
Edie Panda
Hairstylist
Brian Grazer
Producer
Martha Coolidge
Director
Neal Israel
Screenplay
Richard L. Bennett
Visual Effects Supervisor
Zoltan Elek
Makeup Artist
Robert Daley
Executive Producer
Pat Proft
Phil Cory
Special Effects Coordinator
Story
Jane Jenkins
Casting
Janet Hirshenson
Richard Chew
Editor
Josan F. Russo
Production Design
Jack G. Taylor Jr.
Art Direction
Phil Abramson
Set Decoration
PJ Torokvei
Vilmos Zsigmond
Director of Photography
Becky Mancuso-Winding
Music Supervisor
Sam Crespi-Horowitz
Associate Producer
George Budd
Sound Designer
Marla Schlom
Costume Supervisor
Michael Papale
Michael F. Hamer
Costumer
Ted Whitfield
Music Editor
Joseph Roveto
Julia Evershade
Supervising Sound Editor
David Stipes
Bernie Pock
Stunts
Joseph P. Moore
Second Assistant Director
Steven Wolff
Set Designer
Robert Samuels
Second Assistant Camera
Bill Wilner
Other
Roxanne Jones McCarthy
Sound Editor
John T. Reitz
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Stephen McEveety
First Assistant Director
Beth Bergeron
Supervising ADR Editor
Lauren Palmer
ADR Editor
James Husbands
Leadman
Kenny Alexander
Jerry D. Deats
Grip
Marshall Winn
Barbara Harris
ADR Voice Casting
Sandra Renfroe
Assistant Property Master
Billy Ray Smith
Unit Production Manager
John Roesch
Foley Artist
Ellen Heuer
John Vigran
Music Consultant
Anna Boorstin
John P. Fasal
Sound Effects
Shane Dixon
Linda Lee Franklin
Richard W. Deats
Key Grip
Spiro Razatos
Paul C. Warschilka
Assistant Sound Editor
David M. Graves
Alex Tavoularis
Robert Jason
Best Boy Electric
Arthur Coburn
Additional Editing
Alexandra Leviloff
Marian Green
Frederick Elmes
Second Unit Director of Photography
C. Darin Knight
Sound Mixer
Marcia Reed
Still Photographer
Debby Porter
Virginia Cook-McGowan
Christy Richmond
Gary A. Hecker
Cari Lewis
Doug Hemphill
Carlton Kaller
David E. Campbell
Edward J. Ulrich
Ken Nishino
First Assistant Camera
Albert Coleman
First Assistant Editor
Deborah Cichocki
Allan Graf
Mike Schilz
Second Second Assistant Director
Kenny Ferrugiaro
Erin M. Cummings
Elliot Lurie
Music Coordinator
David L. Glazer
Terry E. Lewis
Property Master
Joanie Blum
Script Supervisor
Jan Walker
Producer's Assistant
Gregg Rudloff
Charles J. Bond
Cableman
Donald A. Bolger
Boom Operator
Mark S. Taylor
Set Dresser