Star Kid (1997)

Shy seventh-grader Spencer Griffith's life changes when a meteor falls into a local junkyard and he finds a Cybersuit - an exoskeleton with AI from another galaxy. Spencer puts on the ... See full summary »

Director:

Manny Coto

Writer:

Manny Coto

Stars:

Joseph Mazzello, Richard Gilliland, Corinne Bohrer

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Joseph Mazzello	...	Spencer Griffith
Richard Gilliland	...	Roland Griffith
Corinne Bohrer	...	Janet Holloway, Science Teacher
Alex Daniels	...	Cyborsuit
Joey Simmrin	...	Manfred 'Turbo' Bruntley
Brian Simpson	...	Broodwarrior
Ashlee Levitch	...	Stacey Griffith
Jack McGee	...	Hank Bruntley
Arthur Burghardt	...	Cyborsuit (voice)
Danny Masterson	...	Kevin, Stacey's Boyfriend
Lauren Eckstrom	...	Michelle Eberhardt
Christine Weatherup	...	Nadia
Yumi Adachi	...	Mika
Alissa Ann Smego	...	Burgerworld Girl
Fred Kronenberg	...	Officer #1

Storyline

Shy seventh-grader Spencer Griffith's life changes when a meteor falls into a local junkyard and he finds a Cybersuit - an exoskeleton with AI from another galaxy. Spencer puts on the Cybersuit and becomes a different kind of person.

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Plot Keywords:

junkyard | firework | mistake | expression taken literally | bully | 

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Taglines:

You know what they say, if the cyborsuit fits, go kick some alien butt!

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Genres:

Adventure | Sci-Fi | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for fantasy combat violence and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 January 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Warrior of Waverly Street

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$12,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£79,008 (UK) (22 May 1998)

Gross:

£774,247 (UK) (10 July 1998)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Manny Coto Productions, Trimark Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

After the movie's cinematic debut, Joseph Mazzello was asked in a magazine interview how he liked the role, with the interviewer assuming playing a kid in an exo-suit must have been exciting. Joseph replied it wasn't very much fun, since a stuntman did all of the exterior shots of the Cyborsuit and all he got to do for the reaction shots was sit on a stool in front of a screen.

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Goofs

When Spencer tells a joke to the robot, he says, "What do you call a cow with no feet? Ground beef." Which makes no sense. But later when the robot repeats part of the joke back to Spencer on entering his room for the first time, the robot says, "A cow with no legs." Which makes sense. So Spencer clearly mis-told the joke at first and it was just never corrected.

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Quotes

Spencer Griffith: [wondering how he can eat a burger whilst trapped in the Cyborsuit] How am I supposed to eat this thing?
Cyborsuit: Insert nourishment into food processing cepticle.
Spencer Griffith: Here it goes.
Cyborsuit: [processes burger into compact size] Stand by to receive nourishment.
Spencer Griffith: I'm supposed to eat that?
Spencer Griffith: [feeling disgusted] What is this?
Cyborsuit: One synthesized nebular burger. All non-essential compounds have been filtered out.
Spencer Griffith: I'm eating a Cyborsuit turd.

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Connections

References Sesame Street (1969)

User Reviews

Okay for a family movie

Even though half the movie was spent looking up Joseph Mazzello's nose (or his face) I still had a little bit of fun. The story wasn't really anything you haven't seen before, its kind of like a low bugget, low scale version of Independence Day, Mac and Me, and E.T put together. See it if you want, but don't expected much, unless you are around 6 to 13.

My rating: 7