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Director:
Writer:
Eric Luke (written by)
Release Date:
12 July 1985 (USA)
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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...
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Plot Keywords:
Dream
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Space
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Alien
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Alien Contact
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Exploration
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Awards:
1 win
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5 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(9 articles)
Columbus Day Tales Of Discovery, Real And Imagined
(From MTV Movies Blog. 12 October 2009, 12:00 PM, PDT)
Exclusive: Down in The Hole - An Interview with Joe Dante
(From Fangoria. 21 September 2009, 11:14 PM, PDT)
(From MTV Movies Blog. 12 October 2009, 12:00 PM, PDT)
Exclusive: Down in The Hole - An Interview with Joe Dante
(From Fangoria. 21 September 2009, 11:14 PM, PDT)
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Great sci-fi for the family.
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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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MPAA:
Rated PG for some mild language and action, and a brief scene involving beer. (special home entertainment version)
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Runtime:
109 min | 100 min (restored video version)
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) |
Dolby (35 mm prints)
Certification:
Iceland:L |
Netherlands:MG6 |
Argentina:Atp |
Peru:PT |
West Germany:12 |
Australia:G |
France:U |
South Korea:12 |
Spain:T |
Sweden:11 |
UK:U |
USA:PG |
Singapore:PG
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Trivia:
Wolfgang's "talking" rat is named Heinlein, after science fiction author Robert A. Heinlein, who wrote many stories about young boys experimenting with spaceflight.
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Continuity: At 07:16 on the DVD, "2517 Davana County School District" is written on the side of the school bus, but at 49:58, the sheriff's helicopter lands by a sign reading "Davanna County" and at 50:51, deputy Gordon reads a copy of the "Davanna County Gazette".
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THIS BOY NEEDS TO ROCK
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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.