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About
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.
Theatrical
Aug 7, 1985
Box Office
$13.0M
Budget
$8.0M
Return
1.6x
DVD / Blu-ray
Jun 11, 2002
Theaters
1
Director
Writers
Producers
Robert Daley, Brian Grazer, Sam Crespi-Horowitz
Music
Studio
Tri-Star-Delphi III Productions, Brian Grazer Productions
Quotes
See all →Avoiding Responsibility Through Diversions
Taglines
It's yet another in a long series of diversions in an attempt to avoid responsibility.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
The Genius of Chris Knight in the 80s
Taglines
MEET CHRIS KNIGHT, THE EINSTEIN OF THE 80'S. He can turn the simple into the simply amazing, and now he turns revenge into high comedy.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →V
Val Kilmer
Chris Knight
G
Gabriel Jarret
Mitch Taylor
M
Michelle Meyrink
Jordan
W
William Atherton
Professor Hathaway
R
Robert Prescott
Kent
L
Louis Giambalvo
Major Carnagle
J
Jon Gries
Lazlo Hollyfeld
E
Ed Lauter
CIA Man Decker
S
Stacy Peralta
Shuttle Pilot
D
Daniel Ades
Laser Ray Victim
A
Andres Aybar
Bartender
C
Charles Shull
Air Force General
B
Beau Billingslea
George
C
Charles Parks
Larry
S
Sean Frye
Boy at Science Fair
J
JoAnn Willette
Girl at Science Fair
I
Ina Gould
Old Lady
P
Paul Tulley
Mr. Taylor
J
Joanne Baron
Mrs. Taylor
H
Harry Johnson
Darlington Recruiter
