Ben is the type of kid who is obsessed with old sci-fi films and dreams of something out of this world. If you have yet to discover its charms, now is the time for a crash-course on this gem.Įthan Hawke shows shades of the Ethan Hawke you would grow to know and love in this debut performance as teenager Ben Crandall. As is the way, the film garnered a new appreciation on home video for this delightful piece of family-friendly fantasy that is now considered a classic by many. The Spielberg-esque tale seemed poised for greater things, especially with Dante coming off the major success that was Gremlins, but studio pressure to rush the incomplete film into theaters the day before the historic Live Aid event just caused this one to be dead in the water.
That film is Joe Dante’s Explorers, which just so happens to be the film debuts of Ethan Hawke ( Gattaca ) and River Phoenix ( Stand By Me ).
We are talking about the film that released a week later and collected all of $10 million before it left theaters.
Do you remember that classic sci-fi adventure released in July of 1985 which finds a precocious kid embarking on a larger-than-life journey to places heretofore unknown? No, we are not talking about Back to the Future – that film actually had a seismic cultural impact and a box office haul that nearly reached $400 million.
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