Explorers
The adventure begins in your own back yard.
6.3(515) 1985-07-12 109 minScience FictionAdventureFamily
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.
ProducerDavid Bombyk
ProducerEdward S. Feldman
DirectorJoe Dante
ScreenplayEric Luke
Original Music ComposerJerry Goldsmith
Cast & characters
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
James Cromwell
as Mr. Müller
Dick Miller
as Charlie Drake
Bradley Gregg
as Steve Jackson's Gang
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Georg Olden
as Steve Jackson's Gang
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Chance Schwass
as Steve Jackson's Gang
Meshach Taylor
as Gordon Miller
Danny Nucci
as Nasty Kid at School
Taliesin Jaffe
as Ludwig Müller
Brooke Bundy
as Science Teacher
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Tricia Bartholome
as Girl in Classroom
Eric Luke
as Darren's Teacher
Robert Picardo
as Starkiller / Wak / Wak and Neek's Father
Karen Mayo-Chandler
as Starkiller's Girlfriend
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Robert F. Boyle
as Starkiller's Girlfriend's Father
John P. Navin Jr.
as Couple at Drive-In
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Mary Hillstead
as Couple at Drive-In
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Simone Blue
as Snack Bar Girl
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Leslie Rickert
as Neek
