Explorers(1985)

movie - first aired/released 1985-07-12 - 109 min - audience 6.3

Science Fiction, Adventure, Family

Directed by Joe Dante

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.