Rating: PG
Genre:
Comedy
Release Date: 06/11/2002
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English
Sound: DDS
Run Time: 105 Minutes
Flags: Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language, Profanity
Distributor/Studio: Columbia TriStar
Martha Coolidge directed this comedy taking place at Cal Tech, concerning incoming freshman Mitch (
Gabe Jarret), a high school student whose Science Fair project made important inroads into laser beam technology. Mitch has been recruited by famed physics professor Hathaway (
William Atherton), who asks Mitch to work in his laboratory. On campus, Mitch becomes roommates with the brilliant Chris Knight (
Val Kilmer), legendary as the smartest freshman in the history of the college but now, as a junior, he is less interested in his studies and more interested in having fun. It turns out that Hathaway is enlisting his students, unbeknownst to them, as a slave labor force to do research in developing a state-of-the-art laser device for the Defense Department (he uses his government grant funds to build a house). But Chris and Mitch begin to suspect that something is amiss with Hathaway's project.
~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
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