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Explorers

Explorers
★ 6.3/10•1985•1h 49m•PG•Science Fiction•Adventure•Family

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.

Eric Luke · Screenplay

Joe Dante · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 49m
LanguageEN
Release DateJul 12, 1985
Budget$25,000,000
Revenue$9,900,000

Actors

Ethan Hawke

Ethan Hawke

Ben Crandall

River Phoenix

River Phoenix

Wolfgang Müller

Jason Presson

Jason Presson

Darren Woods

Amanda Peterson

Amanda Peterson

Lori Swenson

Bobby Fite

Bobby Fite

Steve Jackson

Dana Ivey

Dana Ivey

Mrs. Müller

James Cromwell

James Cromwell

Mr. Müller

Dick Miller

Dick Miller

Charlie Drake

Bradley Gregg

Bradley Gregg

Steve Jackson's Gang

Georg Olden

Steve Jackson's Gang

Chance Schwass

Steve Jackson's Gang

Meshach Taylor

Meshach Taylor

Gordon Miller

Danny Nucci

Danny Nucci

Nasty Kid at School

Taliesin Jaffe

Taliesin Jaffe

Ludwig Müller

Brooke Bundy

Brooke Bundy

Science Teacher

Tricia Bartholome

Girl in Classroom

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