My Science Project

Directed by Jonathan R. Betuel

PG

1985 1h 34mComedy, Family,

5.911%56%6.2

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Michael and Ellie break into a military junkyard to find a science project for Michael's class, and discover a strange glowing orb which absorbs electricity. When the orb begins to blend past, present, and future, its up to Michael and Ellie to stop the orb and save mankind.

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Cast of My Science Project

John StockwellMichael Harlan
Danielle von ZerneckEllie Sawyer
Fisher StevensVince Latello
Raphael SbargeSherman
Richard MasurDetective Isadore Nulty
Barry CorbinLew Harlan
Ann WedgeworthDolores
Dennis HopperBob Roberts
Candace SilversIrene
Beau DremannMatusky
Pat SimmonsCrystal
John VidorJock #1
Vincent BarbourJock #2
Jaime AlbaJock #3
Robert BeerPresident Eisenhower
John CarterGeneral
Cameron YoungGeneral's Aide
Noel ConlonSecret Service Man
Jackson BostwickSentry
Robert DoQuiDesk Sergeant
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My Science Project Ratings & Reviews

RichardNovember 9, 2025
This one’s pure VHS era chaos. I remember stumbling onto it during a late night broadcast, probably Veronica, or some obscure German cable channel that thought dinosaurs and laser beams were educational. Didn’t know what I was watching, but I knew it had glowing orbs, time warps and Dennis Hopper looking like he wandered in from a philosophy lecture on acid. The story? A high school kid breaks into a military junkyard to find a science project and ends up unleashing a time bending alien artifact that turns his school into a temporal blender. One minute you’re in the gym, next minute you’re dodging cavemen and WWII soldiers. It’s Back to the Future meets Weird Science, but with less budget and more mullets. John Stockwell plays the lead like he’s trying to win a scholarship via cheekbones and Fisher Stevens is peak 80's sidekick leather jacket, bad slang and enough attitude to power a Walkman. The pacing is bonkers, the effects charmingly cheap and the finale? A glorious mess of laser beams, historical cameos and Hopper yelling about the cosmos. It’s not a good movie, but it’s a good time. The kind of flick you watch with a grin, a beer and a deep appreciation for the era when studios greenlit anything with a glowing prop and a synth score.

My Science Project Trivia

My Science Project was released on August 9, 1985.

My Science Project was directed by Jonathan R. Betuel.

My Science Project has a runtime of 1 hr 34 min.

My Science Project was produced by Jonathan T. Taplin.

The key characters in My Science Project are Michael Harlan (John Stockwell), Ellie Sawyer (Danielle von Zerneck), Vince Latello (Fisher Stevens).

My Science Project is rated PG.

My Science Project is a Comedy, Family, Fantasy film.

My Science Project has an audience rating of 5.6 out of 10.

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