Flight of the Navigator
1986 · Movie · PG · 90 min · ★ 7.0 · 74% critics
After a fall in the woods, a 12-year-old wakes up to find years have passed and nothing feels familiar—yet they haven’t aged a day. As doctors and government scientists search for answers, a nearby mysterious craft offers a chance to uncover what happened and find a way back to a normal life.
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Details
- Years
- 1986
- Release date
- 1986-07-30
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 74/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (946 votes)
- Box office
- $18,564,613
- Budget
- $9,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a sweet, breezy 80s family sci-fi mystery with a quirky ship companion and light adventure; Not for you if you need high stakes or constant action like Explorers.
Pros: original kid-friendly sci-fi; warm 80s nostalgia; fun ship adventure | Cons: uneven thrills; thin emotional payoff; dated effects and music
Themes
- florida
- farewell
- artificial intelligence (a.i.)
- flying saucer
- nasa
- homesickness
- extraterrestrial technology
- time travel
- alien
- dog
- pets
- alien technology
- +1 more
Cast & crew
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
- JS
Jonathan Sanger
as Dr. Carr
Richard Liberty
as Mr. Howard
Directed by Randal Kleiser