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Explorers

# The adventure begins in your own back yard.
Science Fiction   Adventure   Family
📜 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.
💵 Budget: USD 25,000,000
🌏 Languages Available: English , German
📆 Date Released: 1985-07-12
⌚ Running Time: 109 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.2

Beloved Cast

Ethan Hawke original image
Ben Crandall
Ethan Hawke
River Phoenix original image
Wolfgang Müller
River Phoenix
Jason Presson original image
Darren Woods
Jason Presson
Amanda Peterson original image
Lori Swenson
Amanda Peterson
Bobby Fite original image
Steve Jackson
Bobby Fite
Dana Ivey original image
Mrs. Müller
Dana Ivey
Bradley Gregg original image
Steve Jackson's Gang
Bradley Gregg
Georg Olden original image
Steve Jackson's Gang
Georg Olden
Chance Schwass original image
Steve Jackson's Gang
Chance Schwass
Danny Nucci original image
Nasty Kid at School
Danny Nucci
Taliesin Jaffe original image
Ludwig Müller
Taliesin Jaffe
James Cromwell original image
Mr. Müller
James Cromwell
Brooke Bundy original image
Science Teacher
Brooke Bundy
Tricia Bartholome original image
Girl in Classroom
Tricia Bartholome
Eric Luke original image
Darren's Teacher
Eric Luke
Robert Picardo original image
Starkiller / Wak / Wak and Neek's Father
Robert Picardo
Karen Mayo-Chandler original image
Starkiller's Girlfriend
Karen Mayo-Chandler
Robert F. Boyle original image
Starkiller's Girlfriend's Father
Robert F. Boyle
John P. Navin, Jr. original image
Couple at Drive-In
John P. Navin, Jr.
Mary Hillstead original image
Couple at Drive-In
Mary Hillstead
Simone Blue original image
Snack Bar Girl
Simone Blue
Meshach Taylor original image
Gordon Miller
Meshach Taylor
Dick Miller original image
Charlie Drake
Dick Miller
Leslie Rickert original image
Neek
Leslie Rickert
Mary Kay Place original image
Mrs. Crandall (uncredited)
Mary Kay Place

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