Flight of the Navigator (1986)
Flight of the Navigator (1986)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Joey Cramer
David Freeman
Paul Reubens
Max
Cliff DeYoung
Bill Freeman
Veronica Cartwright
Helen Freeman
Sarah Jessica Parker
Carolyn McAdams
Albie Whitaker
Jeff (8 years)
Robert Small
Troy
Matt Adler
Jeff (16 years)
Howard Hesseman
Dr. Louis Faraday
Richard Liberty
Mr. Howard
Robert Small
Troy
Raymond Forchion
Detective Banks
Jonathan Sanger
Dr. Carr
Cynthia Caquelin
Woman Officer
Randal Kleiser
Director
Ted Bartsch
Night Guard Brayton
Mark H. Baker
Writer
Brigid Cleary
Technician #2
Michael Burton
Writer
Michael Strano
Technician #3
Phil Joanou
Writer
Dimitri Villard
Producer
Parris Buckner
Scientist #1
Robert Wald
Producer
Robyn Peterson
Scientist #2
Philip Hoelcher
NASA Officer
Alan Silvestri
Composer
James Glennon
Cinematographer
Julio Oscar Mechoso
Hangar Guard #1
Butch Raymond
Hangar Guard #2
Jeff Gourson
Editor
Jane Feinberg
CastingDirector
Chase Randolph
Lieutenant King
Mike Fenton
CastingDirector
John Archie
Agent #1
Tony Calvino
Agent #2
Valorie Massalas
CastingDirector
Rusty Pouch
Gas Station Attendant
William J. Creber
ProductionDesigner
Robert Goodman
Tourist Man
Peter Lundquist
Newscaster #1
Jill Beach
Newscaster #2
Kenneth Ian Davis
Kid in Mustang
Arnie Ross
NASA Technician
Fritz Bronner
NASA Technician
Mark Damon
Executive Producer
Scott Jacobson
Set Decoration
Craig Boyajian
Visual Effects Coordinator
Peter Lyons Collister
Second Unit Director of Photography
John W. Hyde
Executive Producer
Matt MacManus
Screenplay
David Joseph
Producer
Jack Bennett
Special Effects Supervisor
Jim Borgardt
ADR & Dubbing
Steve Maslow
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Craig Haagensen
Camera Operator
Michael Novotny
Art Direction
Peter Bogart
First Assistant Director
Kenneth Karman
Music Editor
Gary Holt
Gaffer
Robert J. Litt
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Elliot Tyson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Peter Donen
Visual Effects Supervisor
Ron Goodman
Camera Operator
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 30, 1986
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 30m
Content RatingPG
Budget$9,000,000
Box Office$18,564,613
Filming LocationsFlorida, United States of America · Fort Lauderdale, United States
Genres
Wiki.
Flight of the Navigator is a 1986 American science-fiction adventure film directed by Randal Kleiser and written by Mark H. Baker, Michael Burton, and Matt MacManus. It stars Joey Cramer as David Freeman, a 12-year-old boy, who is abducted by an alien spaceship and transported from 1978 to 1986. It features an early film appearance by Sarah Jessica Parker as Carolyn McAdams, a key character who befriends David in a time of need.
The film's producers initially sent the project to Walt Disney Pictures in 1984, but the studio was unable to approve it and it was sent to Producers Sales Organization, which made a deal with Disney to distribute it in the United States. It was partially shot in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Norway, being a coproduction with Norwegian company Viking Film.The film is notable for being one of the first Hollywood films to use extensive computer-generated imagery (CGI) effects. Specifically, it was the first use of image-based lighting, and an early use of morphing in a motion picture. It is also known to be one of the first Hollywood productions to feature an entirely electronic music film score, composed using a Synclavier, one of the first digital multitrack recorders and samplers.
The film has since become a cult classic and has a large cult following among science-fiction and Disney fans. In September 2017, Walt Disney Pictures announced that a reboot of it was in the works, but it was still in development in 2022.