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They construct a rudimentary spacecraft out of an abandoned tilt-a-whirl car they name their ship the Thunder Road, after Bruce Springsteen’s song of the same title. As the boys discover, the bubble is capable of moving at near-limitless distances and speeds without the usual ill-effects from inertia. The chip enables the generation of an electromagnetic bubble which surrounds a pre-determined area. Wolfgang builds an actual microchip based on Ben’s drawings. Both boys meet punkish-but-likable Darren Woods, with whom they share their circuit board-concepts. Ben shows the sketches to his friend, child prodigy Wolfgang Muller.Īt school, Ben develops a crush on Lori Swenson – but he isn’t sure whether it’s mutual. Every night, upon waking from the dream, he draws the circuit board. About the Storyīen Crandall is a young teen living in the suburbs of Washington DC who experiences vivid dreams about flying through clouds and over a vast, city-like circuit board…usually after falling asleep watching old sci-fi films (The War of the Worlds is a favorite). Despite being a box office flop upon its release, it attracted a cult following when it was later released on VHS. Dante revealed that the studio demanded that he stop editing and rush for a July release where it was overshadowed by the Live Aid concert. of three curious and adventuresome young boys become an exciting reality in Explorers, the action-fantasy from director Joe Dante. Rushed into production, the film was never properly finished. The special effects were produced by Industrial Light & Magic, with make-up effects by Rob Bottin. The film stars Ethan Hawke, River Phoenix (in their film debuts), and Jason Presson as teenage schoolboys who build a spacecraft to explore outer space.
Setting off in the ThunderRoad, as they name their ship, they find the aliens Ben hopes they would find… but are they what they seem?Įxplorers is a 1985 American science fiction fantasy family film written by Eric Luke and directed by Joe Dante. Drawing out the circuit, he and his friends Wolfgang and Darren set it up, and discover they have been given the basis for a starship. Taglines: The adventure begins in your own back yard.īen Crandall, an alien-obsessed kid, dreams one night of a circuit board.