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Explorers

  • 1985
  • TMDB 6.3/10
  • 1h 49m

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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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.

Cast

  • Ethan HawkeBen Crandall
  • River PhoenixWolfgang Müller
  • Jason PressonDarren Woods
  • Amanda PetersonLori Swenson
  • Bobby FiteSteve Jackson
  • Dana IveyMrs. Müller
  • James CromwellMr. Müller
  • Dick MillerCharlie Drake

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