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Explorers

Movie (1985)

The visionary dreams of three curious and adventuresome young boys become an exciting reality in Explorers, the action-fantasy from director Joe Dante, who combines keen humour, warmth and fantasy with unexpected twists. In their makeshift laboratory, the boys use an amazing discovery and their ingenuity to build there own spaceship and launch themselves on a fantastic interplanetary journey.

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Released:	Jul 12th, 1985
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Explorers Main Cast

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Ethan Hawke
plays Ben Crandall

River Phoenix
plays Wolfgang Müller

Bobby Fite
plays Steve Jackson

Bradley Gregg
plays Steve Jackson's Gang

Georg Olden
plays Steve Jackson's Gang

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Movie Trivia/Goofs

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CAMEO(Eric Luke): (The screenwriter) as Darren's Teacher.
The film was never finished, and was released as a work in progress when the studio decided to move up the release date and release the film as it was, telling director Joe Dante that he was finished and they were going to go ahead and release what he had at that point.
Although Robert Picardo received the actor credit for the father alien, his voice was actually provided by Frank Welker.
The two "deleted scenes" on the DVD were part of the original theatric release, accounting for its longer playing time, 109 minutes compared to 106:25 for the DVD feature.

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