Explorers
The adventure begins in your own back yard.
Categories: Science Fiction, Adventure, FamilyMiddle 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.
Status: Released IMDb
Release date: 1985-07-12
Run time: 109 minute / 1:49
Budget: $25,000,000
Revenue: $9,900,000
Director: Joe Dante
Writer: Eric Luke
Production Company : Paramount Pictures
Production Country: United States of America
Release date: 1985-07-12
Run time: 109 minute / 1:49
Budget: $25,000,000
Revenue: $9,900,000
Director: Joe Dante
Writer: Eric Luke
Production Company : Paramount Pictures
Production Country: United States of America
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 | 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 |
 | Georg Olden as Steve Jackson's Gang |
| Chance Schwass 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 |
| 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 |
| Robert F. Boyle as Starkiller's Girlfriend's Father |
 | John P. Navin, Jr. as Couple at Drive-In |
| Mary Hillstead as Couple at Drive-In |
| Simone Blue as Snack Bar Girl |
 | Meshach Taylor as Gordon Miller |
 | Dick Miller as Charlie Drake |
| Leslie Rickert as Neek |
 | Mary Kay Place as Mrs. Crandall (uncredited) |
| Writing | |
| Eric Luke | Screenplay |
Production | |
| David Bombyk | Producer |
| Edward S. Feldman | Producer |
| Michael Finnell | Executive Producer |
Sound | |
| Jerry Goldsmith | Original Music Composer |
Camera | |
| John Hora | Director of Photography |
Editing | |
| Tina Hirsch | Editor |
Directing | |
| Joe Dante | Director |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Rob Bottin | Makeup Effects Designer |
| Scott H. Eddo | Makeup Supervisor |
| Paul Abascal | Hairstylist |
| Zoltan Elek | Makeup Artist |
| Vincent Prentice | Makeup Artist |
| Bobby Belnap | Assistant Makeup Artist |
Production | |
| Tom Jacobson | Associate Producer |
Art | |
| Robert F. Boyle | Production Design |
| Frank Richwood | Art Direction |
| George R. Nelson | Set Decoration |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Rosanna Norton | Costume Designer |
Production | |
| Tom Jacobson | Unit Production Manager |
Sound | |
| Arthur Morton | Orchestrator |
Crew | |
| Janet Brady | Stunts |
| Lane Leavitt | Stunts |
Sound | |
| Mark Mangini | Sound Effects |
Visual Effects | |
| Tony Laudati | Visual Effects |
Crew | |
| Bob Herron | Stunts |
Lighting | |
| Randy Glass | Chief Lighting Technician |
Crew | |
| Kym Washington Longino | Stunts |
