Title: Explorers
Original Title: Explorers
Year: 1985
Info
- Country: USA
- Length: 109 Minutes (1 hour 49 min)
- Budget: 25,000,000
- Genre: Adventure Comedy Family
- Studios: Paramount Pictures
- Distributor: Paramount Pictures
- Age rating: PG (Parental guidance)
Release Dates
- UK: December 19 1986
- United States: July 12 1985
Plot
Released in 1985, 'Explorers' shows the adventures of Ben Candrall, a boy who is obsessed with 50s sci-fi movies and aliens. One day Ben dreamed that he flies in the space, so he convinces his best friend Wolfgang Müller, a very intelligent boy, to design a spaceship. Through their experiments, the kids discover that, directed by a computer, the circuit board can move itself for any place. Together with their new friend Darren, they create the Thunder Road, a spaceship created with garbage with which they travel across the galaxy. This movie meant the cinematic debut of River Phoenix. In spite of being a flop at the box office, 'Explorers' turned into a cult movie that attracted a big number of followers.
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Trivia
At one scene, the boys are watching at the Drive-In a movie featuring a spacefaring hero named Starkiller. George Lucas originally intended the lead character of his movie 'Star Wars' to be called Luke Starkiller until he changed it to Skywalker at the last minute.
The film was never finished and was released as a work in progress when the studio decided to change the release date and release the film as it was.
One of the movies that Ben watches is 'This Island Earth. In that movie and this one, the character builds a device with help from an alien.
Soundtrack from 'Explorers'
All Around The World
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Lisa Stansfield Ian Devaney Andy Morris
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Robert 'Bumps' Blackwell Monica Millet Little Richard
This Boy Needs to Rock
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Jack Blades Brad Gillis Night Ranger
Less Than Perfect
Interpretada por
Gene Stashuk Michael Becker Red 7 Michael Becker Gene Stashuk
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