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matthewb03 remembers...i love explorers i seen this about 8 years ago and i loved it. i like the spaceship i find it ... More »
Posted on 09/15/08
Cast:
Ben Crandall...Ethan Hawke
Wolfgang Müller...River Phoenix
Steve Jackson...Bobby Fite
Steve Jackson's Gang...Bradley Gregg
Steve Jackson's Gang...Georg Olden
Steve Jackson's Gang...Chance Schwass
Lori Swenson...Amanda Peterson
Nasty Kid at School...Danny Nucci
Darren Woods...Jason Presson
Freda Müller (Mrs. Müller)...Dana Ivey
Ludwig Müller...Taliesin Jaffe
Mr. Müller...James Cromwell
Science Teacher...Brooke Bundy
Girl in Classroom...Tricia Bartholome
Darren's Teacher...Eric Luke
Starkiller... Robert Picardo
Wak...Robert Picardo
Wak and Neek's Father...Robert Picardo
Starkiller's Girlfriend ... Karen Mayo-Chandler
Starkiller's Girlfriend's Father... Robert Boyle
Couple at Drive-In ... John P. Navin Jr.
Couple at Drive-In ... Mary Hillstead
Snack Bar Girl ... Simone Blue
Gordon Miller ... Meshach Taylor
Charlie Drake ... Dick Miller
Neek ... Leslie Rickert
Special Vocal Effects... Frank Welker
Special Vocal Effects... Fred Newman
Special Vocal Effects... Joan Gerber
Special Vocal Effects... Belinda Balaski
Special Vocal Effects... Roger Behr
Special Vocal Effects... Roger Peltz
Special Vocal Effects... Neil Ross
Special Vocal Effects... Marilyn Schreffler
Special Vocal Effects... Bill Ratner
Special Vocal Effects... Jane Kean
Special Vocal Effects... Bob Holt
Special Vocal Effects... Jay Stewart
Mrs. Crandall ... Mary Kay Place
Wolfgang Müller...River Phoenix
Steve Jackson...Bobby Fite
Steve Jackson's Gang...Bradley Gregg
Steve Jackson's Gang...Georg Olden
Steve Jackson's Gang...Chance Schwass
Lori Swenson...Amanda Peterson
Nasty Kid at School...Danny Nucci
Darren Woods...Jason Presson
Freda Müller (Mrs. Müller)...Dana Ivey
Ludwig Müller...Taliesin Jaffe
Mr. Müller...James Cromwell
Science Teacher...Brooke Bundy
Girl in Classroom...Tricia Bartholome
Darren's Teacher...Eric Luke
Starkiller... Robert Picardo
Wak...Robert Picardo
Wak and Neek's Father...Robert Picardo
Starkiller's Girlfriend ... Karen Mayo-Chandler
Starkiller's Girlfriend's Father... Robert Boyle
Couple at Drive-In ... John P. Navin Jr.
Couple at Drive-In ... Mary Hillstead
Snack Bar Girl ... Simone Blue
Gordon Miller ... Meshach Taylor
Charlie Drake ... Dick Miller
Neek ... Leslie Rickert
Special Vocal Effects... Frank Welker
Special Vocal Effects... Fred Newman
Special Vocal Effects... Joan Gerber
Special Vocal Effects... Belinda Balaski
Special Vocal Effects... Roger Behr
Special Vocal Effects... Roger Peltz
Special Vocal Effects... Neil Ross
Special Vocal Effects... Marilyn Schreffler
Special Vocal Effects... Bill Ratner
Special Vocal Effects... Jane Kean
Special Vocal Effects... Bob Holt
Special Vocal Effects... Jay Stewart
Mrs. Crandall ... Mary Kay Place
Studio:
Paramount
Release History:
1985 - Explorers
The release of Steven Spielberg’s E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial opened up opportunities for a slew of kid-oriented science fiction movies about beings from other planets. One of those movies was Explorers, directed by Joe Dante, whose previous film, Gremlins, had been produced by Spielberg. Explorers paid homage to the sci-fi classics of Dante’s youth, and he made ample reference to them through the movie.
The film marked the debuts of young actors Ethan Hawke and River Phoenix as Ben Crandall and Wolfgang Muller. When Ben has a weird dream, his computer geek buddy Wolfgang realizes it might be some sort of alien message. They join up with social misfit Darren Woods to build a spacecraft, based on a design from Ben’s dream.
Throughout their spaceship-building adventure, the boys have to deal with the normal pangs of growing up – school, bullies, and girls and constant distractions. But they don’t give up, and find, to their astonishment, that their spaceship actually flies. They take off for the stars, and make contact with a race of little green tentacles aliens with their own peculiar views about earth culture.
Unfortunately, Explorers was no match at the box office for The Goonies, and the film wasn’t considered a success. Joe Dante ended up re-editing the film and enjoying a more successful TV and video release.
