My Science Project
Encyclopedia
My Science Project is a 1985
comedy
science fiction film
directed by Jonathan R. Betuel.
, and finds a strange glowing orb which, unknown to them, is the engine of a crashed UFO. Michael unknowingly activates the device while trying to clean it, so it could pass as his science project, referred to simply as the "gizmo". It demonstrates strange properties, such as absorbing electricity from any nearby devices. After Michael and his friends plug it into a power source, it begins to materialize objects from other times and dimensions. When his science teacher (Dennis Hopper
) experiments by plugging the orb directly into the power grid, it starts a chain reaction that warp the dimensions and time around it. Past, present and future collide in a whirling vortex which engulfs the school and only Michael and his friends can stop it.
Explained in the beginning of the movie, the orb came from a crashed alien vessel
found by the US Military
in 1957. President Dwight D. Eisenhower
ordered the vessel destroyed. The orb was placed in a military junkyard for future analysis. Over time the device was forgotten and became lost.
and Back to the Future
. It was subsequently renamed TimeBusters.
1985 in film
-Events:* 3 December - Roger Moore steps down from the role of James Bond after twelve years and seven films. He is replaced by Timothy Dalton.* The Academy Award for Best Picture was won by Out Of Africa, while the highest grossing film was Back to the Future.* Bliss wins AFI Award for best Movie...
comedy
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
science fiction film
Science fiction film
Science fiction film is a film genre that uses science fiction: speculative, science-based depictions of phenomena that are not necessarily accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial life forms, alien worlds, extrasensory perception, and time travel, often along with futuristic...
directed by Jonathan R. Betuel.
Plot
Gearhead Michael (John Stockwell) and bookworm Ellie (Danielle von Zerneck) break into a military junkyard to find a science project for Michael's class. Michael accidentally falls through a trap door into an old underground fallout shelterFallout shelter
A fallout shelter is an enclosed space specially designed to protect occupants from radioactive debris or fallout resulting from a nuclear explosion. Many such shelters were constructed as civil defense measures during the Cold War....
, and finds a strange glowing orb which, unknown to them, is the engine of a crashed UFO. Michael unknowingly activates the device while trying to clean it, so it could pass as his science project, referred to simply as the "gizmo". It demonstrates strange properties, such as absorbing electricity from any nearby devices. After Michael and his friends plug it into a power source, it begins to materialize objects from other times and dimensions. When his science teacher (Dennis Hopper
Dennis Hopper
Dennis Lee Hopper was an American actor, filmmaker and artist. As a young man, Hopper became interested in acting and eventually became a student of the Actors' Studio. He made his first television appearance in 1954 and appeared in two films featuring James Dean, Rebel Without a Cause and Giant...
) experiments by plugging the orb directly into the power grid, it starts a chain reaction that warp the dimensions and time around it. Past, present and future collide in a whirling vortex which engulfs the school and only Michael and his friends can stop it.
Explained in the beginning of the movie, the orb came from a crashed alien vessel
Unidentified flying object
A term originally coined by the military, an unidentified flying object is an unusual apparent anomaly in the sky that is not readily identifiable to the observer as any known object...
found by the US Military
Military of the United States
The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States. They consist of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard.The United States has a strong tradition of civilian control of the military...
in 1957. President Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States, from 1953 until 1961. He was a five-star general in the United States Army...
ordered the vessel destroyed. The orb was placed in a military junkyard for future analysis. Over time the device was forgotten and became lost.
Different title in Sweden
The distributors of the movie in Sweden thought it should be marketed as a mix of GhostbustersGhostbusters
Ghostbusters is a 1984 American science fiction comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. The film stars Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, and Rick Moranis and follows three eccentric parapsychologists in New York City, who start a...
and Back to the Future
Back to the Future
Back to the Future is a 1985 American science-fiction adventure film. It was directed by Robert Zemeckis, written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale, produced by Steven Spielberg, and starred Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover and Thomas F. Wilson. The film tells the story of...
. It was subsequently renamed TimeBusters.