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Explorers

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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Explorers

July 12, 1985
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Cast (25)

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

Crew (28)

Directing

Joe Dante
Director

Writing

Eric Luke
Screenplay

Production

Michael Finnell
Executive Producer
Tom Jacobson
Unit Production Manager
Tom Jacobson
Associate Producer
David Bombyk
Producer

Sound

Mark Mangini
Sound Effects
Jerry Goldsmith
Original Music Composer
Arthur Morton
Orchestrator

Art

George R. Nelson
Set Decoration
Frank Richwood
Art Direction
Robert F. Boyle
Production Design

Camera

John Hora
Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Rob Bottin
Makeup Effects Designer
Paul Abascal
Hairstylist
Rosanna Norton
Costume Designer
Zoltan Elek
Makeup Artist
Scott H. Eddo
Makeup Supervisor
Vincent Prentice
Makeup Artist
Bobby Belnap
Assistant Makeup Artist

Crew

Editing

Tina Hirsch
Editor

Lighting

Randy Glass
Chief Lighting Technician

Visual Effects

Tony Laudati
Visual Effects