Explorers
470 reviews
Sci-Fi/Adventure
1h 49m
1985
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...
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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.
- DirectorJoe Dante
- Release12 July 1985
- Genre
- Duration1h 49m
- Budget$25,000,000
- Revenue$9,900,000
- Rate470 reviews
- Productions
Paramount Pictures
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

Danny Nucci
Nasty Kid at School

Taliesin Jaffe
Ludwig Müller

James Cromwell
Mr. Müller

Brooke Bundy
Science Teacher

Eric Luke
Darren's Teacher

Robert Picardo
Starkiller / Wak / Wak and Neek's Father

Karen Mayo-Chandler
Starkiller's Girlfriend

John P. Navin, Jr.
Couple at Drive-In

Meshach Taylor
Gordon Miller

Dick Miller
Charlie Drake

Mary Kay Place
Mrs. Crandall (uncredited)
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