S5 Ep9: My Science Project (1985)

Time Pop: The Time Travel Movie Podcast

Prepare to buckle up for a trip through the hallowed halls of high school turned time-space continuum calamity in this episode of Time Pop! 🌀🏫🕰️ "My Science Project: An '80s Time Warp Mishap?" 🕰️Join us as we dissect the 1985 sci-fi comedy, My Science Project, where high school senior Michael and his pals stumble upon a device that turns their school into a chaotic vortex of past, present, and future. With the fate of their town in the balance, they battle everything from Roman gladiators to post-apocalyptic mutants, and even a T-Rex, in a bid to shut down the alien gizmo.Starring John Stockwell as the car-obsessed teen and Fisher Stevens as his wise-cracking sidekick, this film takes a wild spin on the classic teen movie trope. Dennis Hopper shines as the hippie teacher who gets a cosmic trip back to his happy place - the '60s. But does this film's time travel chaos and high school hijinks hit the mark, or does it fall flat in the shadow of its contemporaries like Back to the Future and Ghostbusters?🎙 Listener Debate: Can a high school science project gone awry provide the same thrills as time travel classics? Is My Science Project a nostalgic romp or a forgettable flick? Share your thoughts with us at [e-mail].🌟 Patreon Perks: Don't forget to support Time Pop on Patreon at patreon.com/SoundsAwesome for exclusive content and join a community that's as passionate about time travel as you are!🎧 More Podcasts: For a diverse array of shows, visit whatsoundsawesome.com and explore the Sounds Awesome Network.Remember to Like, Subscribe, and share Time Pop with all who cherish the complexities of time travel in film. Your support fuels our journey across the chronosphere!#TimeTravel #SciFiComedy #HighSchool #Podcast #TimePop #EightiesMovies #SciFiShow notes created by headliner.app---(00:00) Warning: There are spoilers about this podcast. Forget what you are about to hear
(00:55) Scott: This is time pop. Is it? Is it time pop?
(03:47) Please tell me Ari watched this with you
(04:13) Kelly: This movie is one of those that never made it on my radar
(08:45) Jonathan Boutwell's collection of films includes last Starfighter and Theodore Rex
(12:01) The HD version is found on a YouTube channel called Sci-fi Punishers
(14:17) Eighties comedies are obsessed with the nerd jock struggle
(16:00) The main character, uh, he's just obsessed with cars. And that's the character arc
(19:36) I dropped out of college three months before graduation, no diploma
(20:46) So we talked about our main guy. That guy has the most character out of any of the characters
(23:18) The film is about a high school student who needs help with a science project
(27:03) The device turns on and turns off. It doesn't happen while the device is on
(30:02) The ADR in this movie is really bad. I mean, the only reason they did is to sync
(31:11) High school students decide they need to beat the electricity
(34:48) Scott: The police sheriff pops up a lot in this movie
(37:57) This movie has very ghostbusters-y time travel
(39:17) So we're getting into act three, my friends, when they activate machine
(42:35) Three Vietnamese guys escorting American prisoner in future post apocalyptic movie
(45:57) I thought this would have had a more dramatic how to destroy the machine moment
(48:36) Uh, we left out in our plot synopsis that throughout this nerd girl, they become friends
(49:47) Back to the Future only had a two week run in theaters
(54:20) The last shot of this film is Fisher Stevens doing a cheesy mug shot
(55:45) Here are some movies you should watch before your science project
(58:37) Can you tell me what the lowest rating is so far
(01:01:07) The time travel was suspected best, but things traveled through time
(01:01:51) Scott Lifton's science project involves traveling through time and space---
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