Starring: Ethan Hawke, River Phoenix, Jason Presson
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
Production
Paramount Pictures
Cast
Ethan Hawke, River Phoenix, Jason Presson, Amanda Peterson, Bobby Fite, Dana Ivey, James Cromwell, Dick Miller, Bradley Gregg, Georg Olden, Chance Schwass, Meshach Taylor, Danny Nucci, Taliesin Jaffe, Brooke Bundy, Tricia Bartholome, Eric Luke, Robert Picardo, Karen Mayo-Chandler, Robert F. Boyle