Explorers 1985 Directed by Joe Dante
The adventure begins in your own back yard.
Middle schooler Ben spends his free time watching sci-fi films, playing video games and reading comic books. Surprisingly, his affinity for all things fantastical yields a real result – when he has a vivid dream about technology, his prodigy best friend Wolfgang manages to create a working spacecraft. Joined by their buddy Darren, the boys take off into outer space and encounter some very odd extraterrestrial life.
Production Company
Paramount Pictures
Budget $25,000,000
Revenue $9,900,000
Release Date 12 July 1985
109 mins
Cast
Ethan Hawke
Ben Crandall
River Phoenix
Wolfgang Müller
Jason Presson
Darren Woods
Amanda Peterson
Lori Swenson
Bobby Fite
Steve Jackson
Dana Ivey
Mrs. Müller
Bradley Gregg
Steve Jackson's Gang
Georg Olden
Steve Jackson's Gang
Chance Schwass
Steve Jackson's Gang
Danny Nucci
Nasty Kid at School
Taliesin Jaffe
Ludwig Müller
James Cromwell
Mr. Müller
Brooke Bundy
Science Teacher
Tricia Bartholome
Girl in Classroom
Eric Luke
Darren's Teacher
Robert Picardo
Starkiller / Wak / Wak and Neek's Father
Karen Mayo-Chandler
Starkiller's Girlfriend
Robert F. Boyle
Starkiller's Girlfriend's Father
John P. Navin, Jr.
Couple at Drive-In
Mary Hillstead
Couple at Drive-In
Simone Blue
Snack Bar Girl
Meshach Taylor
Gordon Miller
Dick Miller
Charlie Drake
Leslie Rickert
Neek
Mary Kay Place
Mrs. Crandall (uncredited)
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