Explorers (1985)
July 12, 1985Release Date
Explorers (1985)
July 12, 1985Release Date
Plot.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Ethan Hawke
Ben Crandall
River Phoenix
Wolfgang Müller
Bobby Fite
Steve Jackson
Bradley Gregg
Steve Jackson's Gang
Georg Olden
Steve Jackson's Gang
Chance Schwass
Steve Jackson's Gang
Amanda Peterson
Lori Swenson
Danny Nucci
Nasty Kid at School
Jason Presson
Darren Woods
Taliesin Jaffe
Ludwig Müller
Dana Ivey
Mrs. Müller
Joe Dante
Director
James Cromwell
Mr. Müller
Eric Luke
Writer
Brooke Bundy
Science Teacher
David Bombyk
Producer
Tricia Bartholome
Girl in Classroom
Edward S. Feldman
Producer
Jerry Goldsmith
Composer
Robert Picardo
Starkiller / Wak / Wak and Neek's Father
John Hora
Cinematographer
Karen Mayo-Chandler
Starkiller's Girlfriend
Tina Hirsch
Editor
John P. Navin, Jr.
Couple at Drive-In
Susan Arnold
CastingDirector
Mary Hillstead
Couple at Drive-In
Robert F. Boyle
ProductionDesigner
Simone Blue
Snack Bar Girl
Meshach Taylor
Gordon Miller
Dick Miller
Charlie Drake
Leslie Rickert
Neek
Mary Kay Place
Mrs. Crandall (uncredited)
Mark A. Mangini
Sound Effects
George R. Nelson
Set Decoration
Rosanna Norton
Costume Designer
Michael Finnell
Executive Producer
Vincent Prentice
Makeup Artist
Zoltan Elek
Makeup Artist
Tom Jacobson
Unit Production Manager / Associate Producer
Bob Herron
Stunts
Arthur Morton
Orchestrator
Rob Bottin
Makeup Effects Designer
Paul Abascal
Hairstylist
Scott H. Eddo
Makeup Supervisor
Lane Leavitt
Stunts
Frank Richwood
Art Direction
Janet Brady
Stunts
Randy Glass
Chief Lighting Technician
Bobby Belnap
Assistant Makeup Artist
Tony Laudati
Visual Effects
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 12, 1985
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 49m
Content RatingPG
Budget$25,000,000
Box Office$9,900,000
Genres
Wiki.
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 young 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.
Rushed into production, the film was never properly finished. Dante revealed that the studio demanded that he stop editing and rush for a July release where it was overshadowed by the Live Aid concert, which was held one day after the film's release and stiff competition from Back to the Future, which opened nine days prior. It was a box office failure upon its release, but it attracted a cult following with its VHS release.