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6.3Middle 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.
Released: 1985-07-12109 minDir: Joe DanteScience Fiction, Adventure, FamilyBudget: $25.0MBox office: $9.9M
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Cast
- 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
Themes
- spacecraft
- dreams
- washington dc, usa
- space travel
- bullying
- alien
- best friend
- middle school
- extraterrestrial life form
- young love
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Ratings
IMDb
6.4/10
24,647 votes
Metacritic
58/100
- Year
- 1985
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Comedy, Family
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- 1 win & 6 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 107
- FilmAffinity ID
- 205256
- Official website
- www.explorersmovie.co.uk
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- publication date
- 1986-12-19
- title
- Explorers
- review score
- 49%
- capital cost
- 25000000
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1980s children's comedy films1980s children's fantasy films1980s science fiction comedy films1985 American films1985 children's films1985 comedy films1985 English-language films1985 films1985 science fiction filmsAmerican children's comedy filmsAmerican children's fantasy filmsAmerican science fiction comedy filmsAmerican space adventure filmsEnglish-language fantasy filmsEnglish-language science fiction comedy filmsFilms directed by Joe DanteFilms produced by Edward S. FeldmanFilms scored by Jerry GoldsmithFilms set in MarylandFilms set on spacecraftParamount Pictures filmsRotten Tomatoes ID same as WikidataRotten Tomatoes template using name parameterTemplate film date with 1 release date