Explorers

Explorers (1985)

Released: 1985-07-12 Duration: 1hr 49min
Rating 6.2
The adventure begins in your own back yard.

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

Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures

Additional Info

Budget $25,000,000.00
Revenue $9,900,000.00
Original Language en
Popularity 11.355

Directed By

Joe Dante

Crew

Screenplay
Eric Luke
Producer
David Bombyk
Executive Producer
Michael Finnell
Original Music Composer
Jerry Goldsmith
Director of Photography
John Hora
Editor
Tina Hirsch
Director
Joe Dante
Makeup Effects Designer
Rob Bottin
Makeup Supervisor
Scott H. Eddo
Hairstylist
Paul Abascal
Makeup Artist
Zoltan Elek
Makeup Artist
Vincent Prentice
Assistant Makeup Artist
Bobby Belnap
Associate Producer
Tom Jacobson
Production Design
Robert F. Boyle
Art Direction
Frank Richwood
Set Decoration
George R. Nelson
Costume Designer
Rosanna Norton
Unit Production Manager
Tom Jacobson
Orchestrator
Arthur Morton
Stunts
Janet Brady
Stunts
Lane Leavitt
Sound Effects
Mark Mangini
Visual Effects
Tony Laudati
Stunts
Bob Herron
Chief Lighting Technician
Randy Glass

TOP CAST

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

Bradley Gregg
Bradley Gregg

Steve Jackson's Gang

Georg Olden
Georg Olden

Steve Jackson's Gang

Chance Schwass
Chance Schwass

Steve Jackson's Gang

Danny Nucci
Danny Nucci

Nasty Kid at School

Taliesin Jaffe
Taliesin Jaffe

Ludwig Müller

James Cromwell
James Cromwell

Mr. Müller

Brooke Bundy
Brooke Bundy

Science Teacher

Tricia Bartholome
Tricia Bartholome

Girl in Classroom

Eric Luke
Eric Luke

Darren's Teacher

Robert Picardo
Robert Picardo

Starkiller / Wak / Wak and Neek's Father

Karen Mayo-Chandler
Karen Mayo-Chandler

Starkiller's Girlfriend

Robert F. Boyle
Robert F. Boyle

Starkiller's Girlfriend's Father

John P. Navin, Jr.
John P. Navin, Jr.

Couple at Drive-In

Mary Hillstead
Mary Hillstead

Couple at Drive-In

Simone Blue
Simone Blue

Snack Bar Girl

Meshach Taylor
Meshach Taylor

Gordon Miller

Dick Miller
Dick Miller

Charlie Drake

Mary Kay Place
Mary Kay Place

Mrs. Crandall (uncredited)

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