The film is confusing as the plot doesn't make sense at times and some of the video game interactions are questionable (why does McDorfus open up the back of the Pac-Man game after losing?) It's like the plot of other films, adults against the kids, was pasted on the film but didn't quite fit right, but no one bothered tinkering with it to work out the kinks.
I felt that Scott McGinnis had a much more prominent career than he may actually have had, from watching "Making the Grade" repeatedly on cable. I thought he was one of the 3 young men who played bullies in 80s movies, the other two being Ted McGinley (Revenge of the Nerds) and William Zabka (The Karate Kid and Just One of the Guy). It turns out, one of the roles McGinnis is most know for is "Mr Adventure" in Star Trek III. I remember watching that film and wondering why McGinnis had taken such a small role.
I immediately recognized John Gries from his role in Real Genius but only found out after looking up his Wikipedia entry that he is the same actor who portrayed Uncle Rico in Napoleon Dynamite. I found that he has played a wide variety of roles in a huge number of films and TV shows.
I also immediately recognized John Voldstad, the other brother Darryl from Newhart. I thought I had never seen him in anything else, but after googling him, it turns out he appeared in Stripes, a film I have seen a few times.
The director's comentary is somewhat interesting to listen to has he only has positive things to say about all the actors and the making of the film. I think he may be a little deluded about how sucessful the film was, but according to him it was number one in the box office during it's first week of release.
It turns out this director's previous film also stared Scott McGinnis, Wacko. While I watched that film, it's not really my kind of film, being a horror parody. That film did feature Elizabeth Daily, who played a number of character in a large number of 80s films, as well as having a singing career.
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