"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)
Martha Coolidge
Director
Neal Israel
Screenplay
Story
Pat Proft
Robert Daley
Executive Producer
Brian Grazer
Producer
Thomas Newman
Original Music Composer
Richard Chew
Editor
Janet Hirshenson
Casting
Jane Jenkins
Josan F. Russo
Production Design
Jack G. Taylor Jr.
Art Direction
Phil Abramson
Set Decoration
Zoltan Elek
Makeup Artist
Edie Panda
Hairstylist
Phil Cory
Special Effects Coordinator
Richard L. Bennett
Visual Effects Supervisor
John J. Connor
Camera Operator
PJ Torokvei
Vilmos Zsigmond
Director of Photography
Sam Crespi-Horowitz
Associate Producer
Becky Mancuso-Winding
Music Supervisor
Michael Papale
Julia Evershade
Supervising Sound Editor
George Budd
Sound Designer
Ted Whitfield
Music Editor
Marla Schlom
Costume Supervisor
Joseph Roveto
Costumer
Michael F. Hamer
David Stipes
Kenny Alexander
Stunts
Shane Dixon
Kenny Ferrugiaro
Linda Lee Franklin
Allan Graf
Marian Green
Debby Porter
Bernie Pock
Spiro Razatos
Edward J. Ulrich
David M. Graves
Billy Ray Smith
Unit Production Manager
Stephen McEveety
First Assistant Director
Joseph P. Moore
Second Assistant Director
Erin M. Cummings
Set Designer
Steven Wolff
Alex Tavoularis
Other
Ken Nishino
First Assistant Camera
Robert Samuels
Second Assistant Camera
Frederick Elmes
Second Unit Director of Photography
Richard W. Deats
Key Grip
Jerry D. Deats
Grip
Robert Jason
Best Boy Electric
Arthur Coburn
Additional Editing
Albert Coleman
First Assistant Editor
Alexandra Leviloff
Deborah Cichocki
Bill Wilner
Anna Boorstin
Sound Editor
Virginia Cook-McGowan
Cari Lewis
Marshall Winn
Roxanne Jones McCarthy
Beth Bergeron
Supervising ADR Editor
Lauren Palmer
ADR Editor
Paul C. Warschilka
Assistant Sound Editor
Christy Richmond
John P. Fasal
Sound Effects
Doug Hemphill
Carlton Kaller
John Roesch
Foley Artist
Ellen Heuer
Gary A. Hecker
John T. Reitz
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Barbara Harris
ADR Voice Casting
David E. Campbell
Gregg Rudloff
C. Darin Knight
Sound Mixer
Elliot Lurie
Music Coordinator
John Vigran
Music Consultant
Donald A. Bolger
Boom Operator
Charles J. Bond
Cableman
Terry E. Lewis
Property Master
Sandra Renfroe
Assistant Property Master
David L. Glazer
James Husbands
Leadman
Mark S. Taylor
Set Dresser
Joanie Blum
Script Supervisor
Mike Schilz
Second Second Assistant Director
Marcia Reed
Still Photographer
Jan Walker
Producer's Assistant