Movie
Explorers
The adventure begins in your own back yard.
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.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Synopsis
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.
More about Explorers
Cast
Ethan HawkeBen Crandall
River PhoenixWolfgang Müller
Jason PressonDarren Woods
Amanda PetersonLori Swenson
Bobby FiteSteve Jackson
Dana IveyMrs. Müller
James CromwellMr. Müller
Dick MillerCharlie DrakeCredits
- Directed by
- Joe Dante
- Written by
- Eric Luke
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $25M
- Box office
- $9.9M
Production
Paramount PicturesUnited States
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