An experimental gun powered by an atomic reactor is misplaced when the transport carrying it crashes into a river. The weapon soon falls into the hands of a bullied teen named Zeke, who uses it to get even with his persecutors. An army team led by the overzealous Lt. Dalton is sent to recover the weapon before it's unstable reactor overloads and causes a meltdown.
Practical Effects
The nuclear gun prop is gloriously ridiculous practical effects magic.
Writing
From the Robocop writer somehow, which explains the satirical edge.
Director
Michael Miner
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Michael Miner co-wrote Robocop but this was his solo directorial debut, which explains why the satire feels similar but the execution doesn't.
This bombed in 1989 but became a VHS cult favorite precisely because it captures that specific late-80s fear of nuclear accidents meeting teen alienation.
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