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Released Year: 1985
Runtime: 109 minutes
Directors: Joe Dante
Casts: James Cromwell, Dana Ivey, Dick Miller, Mary Kay Place, Ethan Hawke, Bradley Gregg, Brooke Bundy, Danny Nucci, River Phoenix, Robert Picardo, John P. Navin, Jr., Amanda Peterson, Taliesin Jaffe, Meshach Taylor, Robert F. Boyle, Jason Presson, Bobby Fite, Georg Olden, Chance Schwass, Tricia Bartholome, Eric Luke, Karen Mayo-Chandler, Mary Hillstead, Simone Blue, Leslie Rickert
IMDB: Explorers (1985)
Ratings: 
(2 votes, average: 3.50 out of 5)
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Time Out -
What really lifts this into the stratosphere of heady entertainment is its dizzy wit and intelligence. The dialogue is deliriously deadpan, the story surreal but surprisingly convincing, and the wealth of references to movie and TV classics hilarious rather than mere smartass posing.
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The New York Times -
OF all the Spielberg-inspired fantasy films afoot at the moment, Joe Dante's Explorers is by far the most eccentric. It's charmingly odd at some moments, just plain goofy at others.
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Los Angeles Times -
Explorers itself is bubble-thin, but it glides by gracefully on the charm of its three young heroes and their vividly envisioned adventure in space. It's also a truly gentle film, one of the precious few that actually is suitable for children.
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Variety -
Throughout, director Joe Dante and writer Eric Luke load the proceedings with references to sci-fiers of an earlier day, such as War of the Worlds, This Island Earth, Journey to the Center of the Earth and many others, but this is nothing compared to what happens when the trio of youngsters finally take off into outer space and make contact with an alien race.
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Chicago Tribune -
Explorers offers an attractive premise to a very small payoff.
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Explorers (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 humor, warmth and fantasy with unexpected twists. In their makeshift laboratory, the boys use an amazing discovery and their ingenuity to build their own spaceship and launch themselves on a fantastic interplanetary journey.
Explorers (1985)
(2 votes, average: 3.50 out of 5)Loading...
Information
Released Year: 1985
Runtime: 109 minutes
Directors: Joe Dante
Casts: James Cromwell, Dana Ivey, Dick Miller, Mary Kay Place, Ethan Hawke, Bradley Gregg, Brooke Bundy, Danny Nucci, River Phoenix, Robert Picardo, John P. Navin, Jr., Amanda Peterson, Taliesin Jaffe, Meshach Taylor, Robert F. Boyle, Jason Presson, Bobby Fite, Georg Olden, Chance Schwass, Tricia Bartholome, Eric Luke, Karen Mayo-Chandler, Mary Hillstead, Simone Blue, Leslie Rickert
IMDB: Explorers (1985)
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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 humor, warmth and fantasy with unexpected twists. In their makeshift laboratory, the boys use an amazing discovery and their ingenuity to build their own spaceship and launch themselves on a fantastic interplanetary journey.
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Reviews
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Time Out -
What really lifts this into the stratosphere of heady entertainment is its dizzy wit and intelligence. The dialogue is deliriously deadpan, the story surreal but surprisingly convincing, and the wealth of references to movie and TV classics hilarious rather than mere smartass posing.
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The New York Times -
OF all the Spielberg-inspired fantasy films afoot at the moment, Joe Dante's Explorers is by far the most eccentric. It's charmingly odd at some moments, just plain goofy at others.
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Los Angeles Times -
Explorers itself is bubble-thin, but it glides by gracefully on the charm of its three young heroes and their vividly envisioned adventure in space. It's also a truly gentle film, one of the precious few that actually is suitable for children.
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Variety -
Throughout, director Joe Dante and writer Eric Luke load the proceedings with references to sci-fiers of an earlier day, such as War of the Worlds, This Island Earth, Journey to the Center of the Earth and many others, but this is nothing compared to what happens when the trio of youngsters finally take off into outer space and make contact with an alien race.
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Chicago Tribune -
Explorers offers an attractive premise to a very small payoff.
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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 humor, warmth and fantasy with unexpected twists. In their makeshift laboratory, the boys use an amazing discovery and their ingenuity to build their own spaceship and launch themselves on a fantastic interplanetary journey.
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 humor, warmth and fantasy with unexpected twists. In their makeshift laboratory, the boys use an amazing discovery and their ingenuity to build their own spaceship and launch themselves on a fantastic interplanetary journey.
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 humor, warmth and fantasy with unexpected twists. In their makeshift laboratory, the boys use an amazing discovery and their ingenuity to build their own spaceship and launch themselves on a fantastic interplanetary journey.
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 humor, warmth and fantasy with unexpected twists. In their makeshift laboratory, the boys use an amazing discovery and their ingenuity to build their own spaceship and launch themselves on a fantastic interplanetary journey.