Explorers
Explorers
Release: 1985-07-12
·Runtime: 109m
·★ 6.3
Science Fiction
Adventure
Family
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 Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Paramount Pictures
Cast
Ethan Hawke
as Ben Crandall
River Phoenix
as Wolfgang Müller
Jason Presson
as Darren Woods
Amanda Peterson
as Lori Swenson
Bobby Fite
as Steve Jackson
Dana Ivey
as Mrs. Müller
Bradley Gregg
as Steve Jackson's Gang
Danny Nucci
as Nasty Kid at School
Taliesin Jaffe
as Ludwig Müller
James Cromwell
as Mr. Müller
Brooke Bundy
as Science Teacher
Eric Luke
as Darren's Teacher
Robert Picardo
as Starkiller / Wak / Wak and Neek's Father
Karen Mayo-Chandler
as Starkiller's Girlfriend
John P. Navin, Jr.
as Couple at Drive-In
Meshach Taylor
as Gordon Miller
Dick Miller
as Charlie Drake
Mary Kay Place
as Mrs. Crandall (uncredited)
Crew
Joe Dante
Director
Tina Hirsch
Editor
Eric Luke
Screenplay
Michael Finnell
Executive Producer
Jerry Goldsmith
Original Music Composer
John Hora
Director of Photography
Rosanna Norton
Costume Designer
Tom Jacobson
Unit Production Manager
Rob Bottin
Makeup Effects Designer
Tom Jacobson
Associate Producer
Mark Mangini
Sound Effects
Bob Herron
Stunts