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Plot: Ben Crandall, an alien-obsessed kid, dreams one night of a circuit board. Drawing out the circuit, he and his friends Wolfgang and Darren set it up, and discover they have been given the basis for a starship. Setting off in the ThunderRoad, as they name their ship, they find the aliens Ben hopes they would find… but are they what they seem?
Rating: PG for some mild language and action, and a brief scene involving beer
Directed By: Joe Dante
Written By: Eric Luke
Production: Paramount Pictures
In Theaters: July 12, 1985
Budget: $25,000,000 (estimated)
Runtime:1 hr. 49 mins.
Cast
Ben Crandall – Ethan Hawke
Wolfgang Müller – River Phoenix
Steve Jackson – Bobby Fite
Steve Jackson’s Gang – Bradley Gregg
Steve Jackson’s Gang – Georg Olden
Steve Jackson’s Gang – Chance Schwass
Lori Swenson – Amanda Peterson
Darren Woods – Jason Presson
Mrs. Müller – Dana Ivey
Ludwig Müller – Taliesin Jaffe
Mr. Müller – James Cromwell