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Comedy, Romance, Science Fiction
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.
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers who enjoy clever campus comedies pairing eccentric prodigies, playful anti-authoritarianism, and science-fiction stakes with an affectionate coming-of-age spirit.
- Tone
- playful, lighthearted, satirical
- Payoff
- amusement, catharsis
- Pacing
- brisk
- Intensity
- moderate
- Structure
- linear
- Themes
- genius, friendship, institutional power, ethical responsibility, youthful rebellion
- Setting
- 1980s, elite university laboratories and suburban campus life
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