Ethan Hawke
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Jul 12, 1985 · Explorers: Directed by Joe Dante. With Ethan Hawke, River Phoenix, Bobby Fite, Bradley Gregg. A boy obsessed with '50s sci-fi movies about aliens has a recurring dream about a blueprint of some kind, which he draws for his inventor friend. With the help of a third kid, they follow it and build themselves a spaceship. Now what?
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- Adventure, Comedy, Family
- Joe Dante
- 1985-07-12
Explorers is a 1985 American science fantasy film written by Eric Luke and directed by Joe Dante. The film stars Ethan Hawke and River Phoenix, both in their film debuts, and Jason Presson as young teenage boys who build a spacecraft to explore outer space.
- Marco Polo. Time Period: Late 13 century. Destination: Asia. Marco Polo travelled through Asia along the Silk Road between 1271 and 1295. Marco Polo was a Venetian explorer known for the book The Travels of Marco Polo, which describes his voyage to and experiences in Asia.
- Christopher Columbus. Time Period: Turn of the 16 century. Destination: Caribbean and South America. Christopher Columbus has been both praised as a gifted navigator and criticized as a reckless adventurer.
- Amerigo Vespucci. Time Period: Turn of the 16 century. Destination: South America. Florentine navigator and explorer Amerigo Vespucci inspired the name of America.
- John Cabot. Time Period: Late 15 century. Destination: Canada. John Cabot made a British claim to land in Canada, mistaking it for Asia, during his 1497 voyage on the ship Matthew.
Cast and Crew. This adventurous space tale stars Ethan Hawke 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 and embark on a secret adventure to another galaxy where they find that things are not always as different as ...
- 106 min
Ben Crandall ( Ethan Hawke) is a young teenage boy living in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., who experience vivid dreams about flying through clouds and over a vast, city-like circuit board, usually after falling asleep watching 1950s sci-fi movies ( The War of the Worlds (1953) is a favorite).
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Young Ben Crandall (Ethan Hawke) 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...
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- Kids & Family, Sci-Fi, Drama
- PG
