Explorers (1985)

Director: Joe Dante  Starring: Jason Presson  Ethan Hawke  River Phoenix  
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Product Summary
Publisher: Paramount
Format: DVD
UPC: 00097360167627
Buy.com Sku: 40251008
Item#: VPTMP7
Category Keywords: Adventure  Family (General)  Kids Adventure  Recommended  Science-Fiction  Space Exploration  Theatrical Release 
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Features: Checkpoint, DVD, Widescreen
 


Editor's Note

This adventurous space tale stars Ethan Hawke (in his film debut at the age of 14) and young star River Phoenix as misfit best friends whose dreams of space travel become a reality when they create an interplanetary spacecraft in their homemade laboratory. Ben Crandall (Hawke) is a young visionary who dreams of space travel while watching late-night B monster movies, pouring over comic books, and playing Galaga in the confines of his bedroom. But one night he has a vivid dream of flying over a space-like circuit board and shares his visions with his best friend Wolfgang (Phoenix), a young scientific genius who is able to translate his dreams into a complex computer program that actually works. With the help of their new friend (Jason Presson), they create a homemade spacecraft and embark on a secret adventure to another galaxy where they find that things are not always as different as they seem. EXPLORERS features highly imaginative special effects and entertaining space creations from George Lucas' Industrial Light and Magic.

 
Features
Region 1
Keep Case - Checkpoint
Single Side - Single Layer
Widescreen - 1.78

 
Technical Info

Release Information
Studio: Paramount
Release Date: 10/19/2004
Running Time: 106 minutes
Original Release Date: 1985
Catalog ID: 016762
UPC: 00097360167627
Number of Discs: 1

Audio & Video
Original Language: English
Available Audio Tracks: English
Video: Color

 
Cast & Crew
Jason Presson
James Cromwell
Amanda Peterson
Ethan Hawke
River Phoenix
Dana Ivey
Rosanna Norton - Costume Designer
John Hora - Director of Photography
Robert Boyle - Production Designer
Tina Hirsch - Editor
Edward S. Feldman - Producer
Tom Jacobson - Producer
Jerry Goldsmith - Composer
Eric Luke - Screenwriter
Michael Finnell - Executive Producer
Joe Dante - Director

 
Professional Reviews
New York Times
"...Dazzling airborne special effects and a poster-perfect leading boy....Charmingly odd..." 07/12/1985 p.C10

Variety
"...One of the weirdest and most endearingly offbeat alien pictures to have surfaced in recent years....[The] special effects work is highly accomplished..." 07/10/1985

Los Angeles Times
"...It glides by gracefully on the charm of its three young heroes and their vividly envisioned adventure in space. It's also a truly gentle film..." 07/12/1985 p.C1

  
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