Explorers
E746537
Explorers is a 1985 science fiction adventure film about three young boys who build a homemade spacecraft and embark on an interstellar journey, featuring an early starring role by River Phoenix.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Explorers canonical | 6 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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science fiction film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | John Hora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Joe Dante NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| distributorRegion | North America ⓘ |
| editedBy | Tina Hirsch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresEarlyRoleFor |
Ethan Hawke
NERFINISHED
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River Phoenix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | live action ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure
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family film ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
childhood imagination
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first contact with extraterrestrial life ⓘ friendship ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Ben Crandall
NERFINISHED
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Darren Woods NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolfgang Müller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | PG ⓘ |
| musicBy | Jerry Goldsmith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depicting children constructing a homemade spacecraft
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early starring role by Ethan Hawke ⓘ early starring role by River Phoenix ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Three young boys build a homemade spacecraft and embark on an interstellar journey after receiving mysterious dreams of a circuit board. ⓘ |
| producer | Edward S. Feldman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ratingSystem |
MPAA film rating system
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surface form:
MPAA
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| releaseDate | 1985-07-12 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 109 ⓘ |
| screenplayBy | Eric Luke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| specialEffectsBy | Industrial Light & Magic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Amanda Peterson
NERFINISHED
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Bobby Fite NERFINISHED ⓘ Ethan Hawke NERFINISHED ⓘ James Cromwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Jason Presson NERFINISHED ⓘ River Phoenix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | family ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 1980s ⓘ |
| writer | Eric Luke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.