Cast & crew
Explorers (1985)
Directed by Joe Dante Written by Eric Luke
Cast
| Ethan Hawke | Ben Crandall |
| Dana Ivey | Mrs. Müller |
| James Cromwell | Mr. Müller |
| Jason Presson | Darren Woods |
| Amanda Peterson | Lori Swenson |
| Bobby Fite | Steve Jackson |
| River Phoenix | Wolfgang Müller |
| Dick Miller | Charlie Drake |
| Georg Olden | Steve Jackson's Gang |
| Chance Schwass | Steve Jackson's Gang |
| Bradley Gregg | Steve Jackson's Gang |
| Tricia Bartholome | Girl in Classroom |
| Brooke Bundy | Science Teacher |
| Eric Luke | Darren's Teacher |
| Meshach Taylor | Gordon Miller |
| Danny Nucci | Nasty Kid at School |
| Taliesin Jaffe | Ludwig Müller |
| Karen Mayo-Chandler | Starkiller's Girlfriend |
| Mary Hillstead | Couple at Drive-In |
| Robert Picardo | Starkiller / Wak / Wak and Neek's Father |
| Robert F. Boyle | Starkiller's Girlfriend's Father |
| John P. Navin, Jr. | Couple at Drive-In |
| Simone Blue | Snack Bar Girl |
| Leslie Rickert | Neek |
| Mary Kay Place | Mrs. Crandall (uncredited) |
Crew
| Eric Luke | Screenplay |
| David Bombyk | Producer |
| Tina Hirsch | Editor |
| Edward S. Feldman | Producer |
| Jerry Goldsmith | Original Music Composer |
| John Hora | Director of Photography |
| Michael Finnell | Executive Producer |
| Joe Dante | Director |
| Bobby Belnap | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Paul Abascal | Hairstylist |
| Scott H. Eddo | Makeup Supervisor |
| Frank Richwood | Art Direction |
| Rosanna Norton | Costume Designer |
| Tom Jacobson | Associate Producer |
| Robert F. Boyle | Production Design |
| Rob Bottin | Makeup Effects Designer |
| Zoltan Elek | Makeup Artist |
| Tom Jacobson | Unit Production Manager |
| Vincent Prentice | Makeup Artist |
| Arthur Morton | Orchestrator |
| Tony Laudati | Visual Effects |
| Bob Herron | Stunts |
| George R. Nelson | Set Decoration |
| Mark Mangini | Sound Effects |
| Janet Brady | Stunts |
| Lane Leavitt | Stunts |
| Randy Glass | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Kym Washington Longino | Stunts |