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This adventurous space tale stars Ethan Hawke (in his film debut at the age of 14) and young star River Phoenix as misfit best friends whose dreams of space travel become a reality when they create an interplanetary spacecraft in their homemade laboratory. Ben Crandall (Hawke) is a young visionary who dreams of space travel while watching late-night B monster movies, pouring over comic books, and playing Galaga in the confines of his bedroom. But one night he has a vivid dream of flying over a space-like circuit board and shares his visions with his best friend Wolfgang (Phoenix), a young scientific genius who is able to translate his dreams into a complex computer program that actually works. With the help of their new friend (Jason Presson), they create a homemade spacecraft and embark on a secret adventure to another galaxy where they find that things are not always as different as they seem. EXPLORERS features highly imaginative special effects and entertaining space creations from George Lucas' Industrial Light and Magic.

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UPC0097360167641

eBay Product ID (ePID)30955834

Product Key Features

ActorRiver Phoenix, Ethan Hawke, Jason Presson

RatingG

Movie/TV TitleExplorers

DirectorJoe Danté

FormatDVD

Release Year2004

GenreSci-Fi & Fantasy

Additional Product Features

Region CodeRegion 1

Number of Discs1

Country/Region of ManufactureUSA

Leading RoleRiver Phoenix, Ethan Hawke, Jason Presson

Film CountryUSA

Release Date20041019

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4.9

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by mel912215
Mar 18, 2023
Believe in your dreams; make them your reality!
The themes that believing in your dreams, demonstrating leadership, and effective collaboration are timeless. There is great acting and great comedic lines throughout. When the movie came out nearly 40 years ago my children rented it in VHS format so many times that it broke! My husband had never seen it before and he loved it to!
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by nobleln
Feb 25, 2018
Flashback to childhood
Perfect condition on the disc, takes me back to my childhood when I was just like Ethan Hawks dreaming of the stars. Thanks for such a great value memory reminder
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by rynow941
Feb 05, 2025
80's movie
Great movie! I remembered it from my childhood and wanted my son to watch it.
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by aggiedazy
May 02, 2019
Great!
Have had this movie since it was first out, bought this one for my 5 yr old grandsons birthday.
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by ka_711064
Sep 13, 2021
Enjoyable
It was entertaining. Thought I never saw it before, but towards the end I realized I had. Who could forget those alien children.
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by sweet_p17
Jun 30, 2021
Memories
It's a cute movie from my childhood, takes ya back to when times were simpler it seemed.
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by mdun2719
Sep 27, 2018
Great price for Quality Item
The movie came like-new with new marks or fingerprints on the disc. Great value for a hard to find item.
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by gardeningramma
Jan 07, 2018
Still A Great Movie!
Every kids dream to know what's out there. Even adults can relate to this movie.
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by nighthawker119
Nov 14, 2020
This virus sucks but mail is still working
Problems with the virus and the mail but worked out just fine
Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
by frus529
Dec 17, 2018
House of Entertainment
Our movie collection is large enough that we are known to be our own TV station.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned