
Explorers (1985)
Overview
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 Companies

Additional Info
Budget | $25,000,000.00 |
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Revenue | $9,900,000.00 |
Original Language | en |
Popularity | 9.625 |
Directed By
Joe Dante
Crew
Tina Hirsch
Eric Luke
David Bombyk
Edward S. Feldman
Joe Dante
Jerry Goldsmith
John Hora
Michael Finnell
Paul Abascal
Bobby Belnap
Robert F. Boyle
Tom Jacobson
Scott H. Eddo
Frank Richwood
Rosanna Norton
Zoltan Elek
Rob Bottin
Vincent Prentice
Tom Jacobson
Arthur Morton
George R. Nelson
Janet Brady
Lane Leavitt
Mark Mangini
Tony Laudati
Bob Herron
Randy Glass
Kym Washington Longino
TOP 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)