Alien Arsenal is a 1999 made-for-television science fiction film directed by David DeCoteau. It is a loose remake of an earlier Charles Band production, Laserblast. It is also known as Teenage Alien Avengers.
Premise
Ralph (Josh Hammond) and Baxter (Danielle Hoover) are two high school nerds who are often tormented by bullies at their school. They find a secret chamber which contains a hoard of hi-tech weapons and armor, their superhero dreams become reality. They use these weapons to get back at the bullies as well as to fulfill some superhero fantasies.
But the alien owners are alerted to the discovery, and return to claim their property in a bid to use it to wipe out humanity. The aliens enlist the help of one of the bullies, Monty (Jerrod Cornish), to get the alien equipment back.
Monty and Ralph discover that they are both being used by the aliens to download an Armageddon Beam which will wipe out all human life on earth.
Production
Director David DeCoteau used the pseudonym Julian Breen.
Cast
Josh Hammond as Ralph
Danielle Hoover as Baxter
Michele Nordin as Felicia
Krisztián Kovács as Flash
Jerrod Cornish as Monty
William Vogt as Lance
Riley Smith as Chad
Dominic Catrambone as Phil
Stephanie Mennella as Jill
Chris Olivero as Bill
Robert Donovan as Mr. Lipkis
Brenda Blondell as Mrs. O'Houlihan
Reception
TV Guide gave the movie one star calling in an underachieving mixture of Revenge of the Nerds and Laserblast The also found elements of RoboCop and the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers but found the movie lacking in original ideas.