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Flight of the Navigator
12-year-old David is accidentally knocked out in the forest near his home, but when he awakens eight years have passed. His family is overjoyed to have him back, but is just as perplexed as he is that he hasn't aged. When a NASA scientist discovers a UFO nearby, David gets the chance to unravel the mystery and recover the life he lost.
1986 · Directed by Randal Kleiser · 90 min · Family · Science Fiction · Adventure · 17 frames
Tagline
David Freeman is eight years late for dinner, and his family wants to know why. But David's got an absolutely fantastic excuse.
Crew
- Screenplay: Michael Burton, Matt MacManus
- Cinematography: James Glennon
- Edited by: Jeff Gourson
- Music: Alan Silvestri
- Production design: William J. Creber
- Produced by: Dimitri Villard, Robert Wald, David Joseph
Cast
- Joey Cramer as David Scott Freeman
- Paul Reubens as Max (voice)
- Veronica Cartwright as Helen Freeman
- Cliff DeYoung as Bill Freeman
- Sarah Jessica Parker as Carolyn McAdams
- Matt Adler as Jeff (16 years)
- Howard Hesseman as Dr. Louis Faraday
- Robert Small as Troy
- Jonathan Sanger as Dr. Carr
- Richard Liberty as Mr. Howard
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: New Star Entertainment, Walt Disney Pictures, Viking Film, PSO
- Budget: $9,000,000
- Box office: $18,564,613
- Themes: florida, farewell, artificial intelligence (a.i.), flying saucer, nasa, homesickness, extraterrestrial technology, time travel, alien, dog
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