Explorers

Explorers

Science Fiction · 1986 · 1h 49m

Movie

6.3/10 · TMDB

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.

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Cast & crew

Ethan HawkeBen Crandall
River PhoenixWolfgang Müller
Jason PressonDarren Woods
Amanda PetersonLori Swenson
Bobby FiteSteve Jackson
Dana IveyMrs. Müller
James CromwellMr. Müller
Dick MillerCharlie Drake
Bradley GreggSteve Jackson's Gang
Georg OldenSteve Jackson's Gang
Chance SchwassSteve Jackson's Gang
Meshach TaylorGordon Miller
Danny NucciNasty Kid at School
Taliesin JaffeLudwig Müller
Brooke BundyScience Teacher

Information

Release date
19 December 1986
Director
Joe Dante
Genres
Science Fiction, Adventure, Family
Runtime
1h 49m
Country of origin
United States

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