This space opera for youngsters brought Kate Capshaw (later to become Mrs Steven Spielberg) down to earth with something of a bump from the heady heights of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Younger teenagers might well relish the idea of a group of aspiring astronauts who accidentally blast off into orbit, but they'll be less forgiving of the cut-price special effects. Several of the cast (notably Lea Thompson, Kelly Preston and Tate Donovan) went on to better things, although, bearing in mind their dim-witted performances here, it's hard to see how.

Andie Bergstrom, an astronaut eagerly awaiting her first trip to space, runs a summer camp for teenagers with her NASA-employed husband, Zach. One night during an engine test, Andie and four teenage campers are accidentally shot into space. Together, the group -- which includes Kathryn, a pilot-in-training, and Tish, a ditz with a perfect memory -- must work together to operate the spacecraft and return home.