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.
Cast
Ethan Hawke
Ben Crandall
River Phoenix
Wolfgang Müller
Jason Presson
Darren Woods
Amanda Peterson
Lori Swenson
Bobby Fite
Steve Jackson
Dana Ivey
Mrs. Müller
James Cromwell
Mr. Müller
Dick Miller
Charlie Drake
Bradley Gregg
Steve Jackson's Gang
Georg Olden
Steve Jackson's Gang
Chance Schwass
Steve Jackson's Gang
Meshach Taylor
Gordon Miller
Danny Nucci
Nasty Kid at School
Taliesin Jaffe
Ludwig Müller
Brooke Bundy
Science Teacher
Tricia Bartholome
Girl in Classroom
Eric Luke
Darren's Teacher
Robert Picardo
Starkiller / Wak / Wak and Neek's Father
Karen Mayo-Chandler
Starkiller's Girlfriend
Robert F. Boyle
Starkiller's Girlfriend's Father
John P. Navin, Jr.
Couple at Drive-In
Mary Hillstead
Couple at Drive-In
Simone Blue
Snack Bar Girl
Leslie Rickert
Neek
Mary Kay Place
Mrs. Crandall (uncredited)
Crew
Joe Dante
Director
Eric Luke
Screenplay
Tina Hirsch
Editor
John Hora
Director of Photography
Michael Finnell
Executive Producer
David Bombyk
Producer
Edward S. Feldman
Producer
Tom Jacobson
Associate Producer, Unit Production Manager
Robert F. Boyle
Production Design
Rosanna Norton
Costume Designer
Paul Abascal
Hairstylist
Bobby Belnap
Assistant Makeup Artist
Vincent Prentice
Makeup Artist
Zoltan Elek
Makeup Artist
Scott H. Eddo
Makeup Supervisor
Rob Bottin
Makeup Effects Designer
Mark Mangini
Sound Effects
Randy Glass
Chief Lighting Technician
Tony Laudati
Visual Effects
Jerry Goldsmith
Original Music Composer
George R. Nelson
Set Decoration
Janet Brady
Stunts
Lane Leavitt
Stunts
Bob Herron
Stunts
Kym Washington Longino
Stunts
Frank Richwood
Art Direction
Arthur Morton
Orchestrator
