Released:
1985-07-12

Overview:
Middle schooler Ben 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 – when he has a vivid dream about technology, his prodigy best friend Wolfgang manages to create a working spacecraft. Joined by their buddy Darren, the boys take off into outer space and encounter some very odd extraterrestrial life.

Director:
Joe Dante

Runtime:
1h 49min

Genre:
Science Fiction, Adventure, Family

• Cast:
• 
  Ethan Hawke
  as
  Ben Crandall
• 
  River Phoenix
  as
  Wolfgang Müller
• 
  Jason Presson
  as
  Darren Woods
• 
  Amanda Peterson
  as
  Lori Swenson
• 
  Bobby Fite
  as
  Steve Jackson