directed by: Joe Dante, year: 1985
actors: Ethan Hawke, River Phoenix, Jason Presson

Explorers is a 1985 science fiction adventure film that follows a group of young boys who build a spacecraft and embark on a journey into outer space. The story centers on Ben, a boy fascinated by dreams of space travel, who teams up with his friends Wolfgang, a young inventor, and Darren to create a spaceship from a tilt-a-whirl ride. Together, they set out on an unexpected adventure, encountering aliens and discovering more about friendship and imagination.

Imagination, Friendship, Adventure, Aliens, Technology