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Explorers Cast & Characters

Explorers (1985) stars Ethan Hawke as Ben Crandall, River Phoenix as Wolfgang Müller and Jason Presson as Darren Woods. The adventure movie was released July 12, 1985. Below is the full cast and crew.

PG 1985 · 1h 49m 63 Audience

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Starring Cast

Key crew

Director

Joe Dante

Screenplay

Eric Luke

Producers

David Bombyk , Edward S. Feldman , Michael Finnell

Music

Jerry Goldsmith

Cinematography

John Hora

Editor

Tina Hirsch

Production design

Robert F. Boyle

Costume design

Rosanna Norton

Full cast

25 cast members

Wolfgang Müller

Amanda Peterson

Steve Jackson's Gang

Steve Jackson's Gang

Chance Schwass

Steve Jackson's Gang

Nasty Kid at School

Science Teacher

Tricia Bartholome

Girl in Classroom

Darren's Teacher

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

Leslie Rickert

Neek

Mrs. Crandall (uncredited)

Crew by department

28 crew members

Directing

Director of Photography

Writing

Production

Edward S. Feldman

Michael Finnell

Executive Producer

Associate Producer

Unit Production Manager

Camera

Chief Lighting Technician

Editing

Sound

Music

Jerry Goldsmith

Original Music Composer

Art

George R. Nelson

Robert F. Boyle

Production Design

Visual Effects

Costume & Makeup

Vincent Prentice

Costume Designer

Makeup Supervisor

Bobby Belnap

Assistant Makeup Artist

Makeup Effects Designer

Other

Kym Washington Longino