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Overview

User Rating:
6.3/10   4,792 votes
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Director:
Joe Dante
Writer:
Eric Luke (written by)
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Release Date:
12 July 1985 (USA) more
Tagline:
You don't need a driver's license to reach the stars. more
Plot:
Ben Crandall, an alien-obsessed kid, dreams one night of a circuit board. Drawing out the circuit, he and his friends Wolfgang and Darren set it up... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 5 nominations more
User Comments:
Great sci-fi for the family. more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Ethan Hawke ... Ben Crandall

River Phoenix ... Wolfgang Müller
Bobby Fite ... Steve Jackson

Bradley Gregg ... Steve Jackson's Gang
Georg Olden ... Steve Jackson's Gang
Chance Schwass ... Steve Jackson's Gang
Amanda Peterson ... Lori Swenson

Danny Nucci ... Nasty Kid at School
Jason Presson ... Darren Woods

Dana Ivey ... Mrs. Müller
Taliesin Jaffe ... Ludwig Müller

James Cromwell ... Mr. Müller
Brooke Bundy ... Science Teacher
Tricia Bartholome ... Girl in Classroom
Eric Luke ... Darren's Teacher
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG for some mild language and action, and a brief scene involving beer. (special home entertainment version)
Runtime:
109 min | 100 min (restored video version)
Country:
USA
Language:
English | German
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The view of the "city lights" is a model which includes a suburb that looks suspiciously like a circuit diagram, complete with logic gates and an integrated circuit. more
Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Darren puts the headphones on Wak's head, he puts them on the side of his eyes. His ears are much lower on his head. more
Quotes:
Heinlein the Mouse: [pressing buttons] I would like... cheese... go... to... hell... more
Movie Connections:
References Citizen Kane (1941) more
Soundtrack:
ALL AROUND THE WORLD more

FAQ

What's with the ending?
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6 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
Great sci-fi for the family., 10 February 2004
9/10
Author: Aaron1375 from Alabama

I had the pleasure of seeing this movie with my parents when I was ten and I really enjoyed it. In fact, whenever I see it on now I still enjoy it. This movie is a movie the whole family can get behind. This one is not about some obnoxious little brats outsmarting their parents or some other adults at every turn ala "Home Alone", this one is about kids doing something that all kids really enjoy exploring. Though they do their exploring at a very extreme level. It starts with a series of dreams that one friend tells another and pretty soon they make the device that was seen in the dreams. It apparently makes some strange spherical airtight shield. They decide to make a ship to put the device around and they put in some air tanks so they can breath. They then take their device for a rather humorous test drive, but near the end of their first run something seems to take control of their ship...they avoid disaster and then another dream shows them how to make a device that seems to provide air. The next time they try the ship they let the force take them to a spaceship far away. In it they meet up with some aliens. The movie goes at a rather good pace and is very funny. I really enjoyed it at the theater and so did my parents at the time. A few surprises are also included as well in this one.

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