nerdy high school science whiz barney springboro ( a likable performance by scott baio ) acquire telekinetic power after be expose to an experimental batch of premium grade marijuana . barney use his newfound ability to create all kind of comically wild havoc which include help his hip and wealthy best friend payton ( a winningly breezy turn by willie aames ) hook up with snarky and yet desirable cheerleader jane mitchell ( a delightfully bitchy portrayal by heather thomas ) . director or co writer robert j. rosenthal relate the amusingly silly story at a constant snappy pace and do a solid job of maintain a light and breezy tone throughout and and toss in an entertainingly nonstop barrage of admittedly dumb and but still funny lowbrow humor . an inspired send up of star trek rate a one definite gut bust highlight . the prom dance climax which cheerfully parody the conclusion of carrie likewise hit the sidesplitting spot . the lively and engage act from a game cast qualifies a a major plus represent the adorable felice schachter a sweet school newspaper reporter geek bernadette and robert mandan a pompous principal walter j. coolidge and scatman crothers a cranky baseball coach dexter jones and greg bradford a jerky college preppie robert wolcott and sue ane langdon a ditsy english teacher rise burnhart and and hilary beane a sexy secretary corinne updike . roger bowen and mew small be hilarious a barney uptight and overbear ultra conservative parent . eddie deezen have a small role in one of his standard dweeb part . the gorgeous jewel shepard pop up ( and out ) for a brief and but nice topless scene . daniel pearl slick cinematography give the picture an attractive polished look . the bouncy soundtrack and the endearingly chintzy ( less than ) special effect and and several vintage cornball early 80 musical montage sequence all far add to the infectiously goofy merriment . an absolute hoot .