Synopsis

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.

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Cast

Val Kilmer Chris Knight
Gabriel Jarret Mitch Taylor
Michelle Meyrink Jordan
William Atherton Professor Hathaway
Robert Prescott Kent
Louis Giambalvo Major Carnagle
Jon Gries Lazlo Hollyfeld
Ed Lauter CIA Man Decker
Stacy Peralta Shuttle Pilot
Daniel Ades Laser Ray Victim

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