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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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Grossed $13M worldwide, about 1.6 times its $8M budget
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Filmed in Los Angeles and San Diego
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Set in Los Angeles
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Music
Music by Thomas Newman
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Vilmos Zsigmond
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Director: Martha Coolidge
Writers: Neal IsraelScreenplay, Story
Pat ProftScreenplay, Story
PJ TorokveiScreenplay
Status: Released
Release date: August 7, 1985
Original language: English
Budget: $8M
Revenue: $13M
Countries: United States of America

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