Product Details

• Actors: John Stockwell, Danielle von Zerneck, Fisher Stevens, Raphael Sbarge, Richard Masur
• Directors: Jonathan R. Betuel
• Writers: Jonathan R. Betuel
• Producers: E. Darrell Hallenbeck, Jonathan T. Taplin
• Format: Color, Original recording reissued, NTSC
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
• VHS Release Date: February 23, 1999
• Run Time: 94 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (51 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0764004301
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #284,371 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

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Faced with not graduating unless he completes his science project, a high school gear-head sneaks into a nearby Air Force base, looking for some gizmo he can pass off as his own invention. What he finds is an alien energy device that rips holes in both time and space, infesting the school with everything from dinosaurs to the Viet Cong. Writer-director Jonathan Betuel tries to mine some of the same veins as Weird Science and Real Genius (all three films were released in 1985) but with less success--mostly due to a slapdash script. The film veers from being The Breakfast Club to WarGames to Rambo, leaping over plot holes all the way. As the hero, John Stockwell is too low-key for his own good, but Danielle Von Zerneck is appealing as his emerging love interest, and Fisher Stevens and Raphael Sbarge do their best to inject some life into the material. Dennis Hopper (as a hippie-dippie science teacher) chews the scenary with gusto--and at one point shows up wearing the costume he wore in Easy Rider. --Geof Miller

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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars DVD version of this great film is lousy!, August 8, 2003

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Robert A. Dalton "Bob Dalton" (Harrison, AR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: My Science Project (DVD)

I really enjoyed the VHS version of this film, which has become a cult classic, so as you would expect I was eagerly awaiting the DVD version of it. Well after purchasing it and receiving it the other day I have to say I was hugely disappointed! The DVD version of the film is lousy!

No attempt was made at all from what I could see to restore the original version for transfer to DVD. In fact it seems from what we viewed that they must have simply copied a not to great film copy over to DVD. The images are fuzzy at times and depth and clarity, which we have come to expect from DVD versions, is simply not there at all. The full screen version even seems to have cut some stuff out of the screen view in some scenes which leaves you guessing at what the actors are looking at.

If you have VHS version of this film, keep it instead and pass on this badly done DVD version! I am very unhappy with it. The only reason that I rated it a 3, instead of a 1, is that the film is not at fault, just the DVD treatment of it.

It's sad that Anchor Bay Entertainment and Touchstone Films chose not to not make any real effort to give this film the DVD treatment it so richly deserves. Two thumbs down on this DVD version!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Clean Fun, August 14, 2002

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tagoode "tagoode3" (WV) - See all my reviews

This review is from: My Science Project (DVD)

I liked this movie when it first came out, I like it now
and my kids who are Star Wars , Lord of the Rings fans,
like it too.
Yes it's geeky and very 80's. But that was the audience, it was made for. Just take that into account because your not going to get Jurrassic Park and Fhantom Menace,special effects in this time frame. If they did this movie now with the effects of today it would knock your socks off. It's just fun escapism.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent 80s Nostalgia, May 27, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: My Science Project (DVD)

As some others have said, "My Science Project" is pure 80s absurdity - but that doesn't make it a bad thing. With surprisingly high production values and a premise that was every misfit's high school dream (as in saving the day, getting the girl, and winning the respect of your peers), it's hard for an 80s-born nerd such as myself NOT to enjoy it. Since I was a kid I've always had a soft spot for this cheesy flick, and it hasn't changed with time. It may be too campy for much of today's audience, but it's jam-packed with that nostalgic 80s flavor and some really fun moments.