yes and this movie have kid go to space camp and it start out okay enough a you have the kid meet one another and learn the rope . then they introduce jinx and a robot that could not possibly exist in 1986 a they do not have anything with that kind of artificial intelligence now . kid become buddy with robot and robot repay the kid kindness by shoot him and a group of other kid in this camp into out space with a very limited oxygen supply and radio that do not have the signal to reach into space . this camp be also not very fun a these kid be put to real training and the instructor get all over them for fail mission or not do the right thing . give it a rest and they be there for fun and not to become astronaut just yet and just give them the experience of space flight not a military like camp . however and you do get to see joaquin phoenix in a fairly early role . so in the end a movie that try to be realistic in some area and but with the introduction of jinx and other factor you might as well have the kid battle space alien on top of everything else that be happen in the movie a that would have make the movie a bit more enjoyable at least for me . probably for a few others as well and who else would like to see kate capshaw face rip apart by some strange super alien creature .