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Explorers is a 1985 American science fantasy film written by Eric Luke and directed by Joe Dante. The film stars Ethan Hawke and River Phoenix, both in their film debuts, and Jason Presson as teenage boys who build a spacecraft to explore outer space. The special effects were produced by Industrial Light & Magic, with make-up effects by Rob Bottin.

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1985 · 1h 49m · Science Fiction · Adventure · Family

TMDB 6.3/10 (519 votes)

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.

Directed by Joe Dante

Box office $10M worldwide

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Cast & crew

Joe DanteDirector

Ethan Hawkeas Ben Crandall

River Phoenixas Wolfgang Müller

Jason Pressonas Darren Woods

Amanda Petersonas Lori Swenson