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Explorers

Explorers
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1985
 109 minutes (1 hrs 49 mins)

Production Country

United States

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Joe Dante

Starring

Ethan Hawke · River Phoenix · Bobby Fite · Bradley Gregg · Georg Olden · Chance Schwass

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 12th July 1985
United States release date United States release: 12th July 1985
Spain release date Spain release: 18th December 1985

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 19th Dec '86
  • Debut position: 3
  • Highest position: 3
  • Debut gross: £189.4 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 10

Chart position history

UK box office

19 Dec, 1986
3
26 Dec, 1986
4
2 Jan, 1987
6
9 Jan, 1987
8
16 Jan, 1987
8
23 Jan, 1987
9
30 Jan, 1987
8
6 Feb, 1987
9
13 Feb, 1987
11
20 Feb, 1987
12

US box office

Global box office

Certificates


U age rating
US
PG

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £407.5 Thousand
US total gross
United States Flag  $0
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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Directed By

Director
Role
Joe Dante
Directed By

Starring

Actor
Character
Ethan Hawke
Ben Crandall
River Phoenix
Wolfgang Muller
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. Muller
Taliesin Jaffe
Ludwig Muller
James Cromwell
Mr. Muller
Brooke Bundy
Science Teacher
Tricia Bartholome
Girl in Classroom
Eric Luke
Darren's Teacher
Robert Picardo
Starkiller / Wak / Wak and Neek's Father
Karen Mayo-Chandler
Starkiller's Girlfriend
Robert F. Boyle
Starkiller's Girlfriend's Father
John P. Navin Jr.
Couple at Drive-In
Mary Hillstead
Couple at Drive-In
Simone Blue
Snack Bar Girl
Meshach Taylor
Gordon Miller
Dick Miller
Charlie Drake
Leslie Rickert
Neek
Frank Welker
Wak and Neek's Father
Fred Newman
(voice)
Joan Gerber
(voice)
Belinda Balaski
(voice)
Roger Behr
(voice)
Roger Peltz
(voice)
Neil Ross
(voice)
Marilyn Schreffler
(voice)
Bill Ratner
(voice)
Jane Kean
(voice)
Bob Holt
(voice)
Jay Stewart
(voice)
John Forker
Snack Bar Patron
Mary Kay Place
Mrs. Crandall
Sheb Wooley
'Starkiller' Wilhelm Scream