Explorers
Joe Dante’s bittersweet ode to endless summers and the boys who lived them was bullied by the studio into a rushed release date — nevertheless the movie’s soul is undiminished thanks to the director and the open-hearted appeal of his young actors. Each making their feature film debuts, Ethan Hawke and River Phoenix play inventive young teens who realize their dream, building a spaceship that actually works. The special effects were produced by Industrial Light & Magic and the goofy, lovable aliens were created by Rob Bottin.
A new 4K Blu-ray release of Explorers is coming our way from Vinegar Syndrome, while Odyssey is releasing the soundtrack!
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About John Landis
John Landis is the director of Animal House, The Blues Brothers, An American Werewolf In London, Trading Places, Schlock, Kentucky Fried Movie, Spies Like Us, Three Amigos!, Into The Night, The Stupids, Innocent Blood, Coming To America, Burke & Hare, and Michael Jackson’s Thriller and Black Or White among many other films, commercials and extensive work in television. He was the Executive Producer and often director of HBO's celebrated series Dream On, and contributed two movies to the Masters of Horror series, Deer Woman and Family. His feature length documentaries Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project premiered on HBO, and Slasher on IFC.