Explorers Page #5

Synopsis: 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?
Director(s): Joe Dante
  1 win & 5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.6
Metacritic:
58
PG
Year:
1985
109 min
305 Views


They're expecting us.

Exactly. I'm staying right here.

If they give us any trouble,

we'll kick their butt.

What? What the hell's this?

- Let's go.

- We really have to get out.

Let's get out of here.

Hello.

We're all radioactive now.

Our DNA's all... screwed up,

and our kids will have tentacles.

Dark in here.

Maybe they don't have eyes.

Think we'll enjoy living here?

I wonder what they're waiting for.

I mean, they must've been preparing

for this for thousands of years.

Maybe they're not hungry yet.

- Where's Darren?

- Look out!

Darren!

Where is he?

Darren!

There must be some

kind of mistake.

Mistake, my foot!

They're testing us

like mice in a maze.

- Don't be such a downer.

- I'm serious!

Ben? Hey, Ben. Ben, wait up!

Ben.

Ben, what was that sound?

I don't know.

Wolfgang!

Wolfgang!

Ben!

Darren!

Are you OK?

That was weird.

You were in a trance or something.

- Where's Wolfgang?

- I don't know.

I lost him. I...

This thing came...

Well, then let's go find him

and get out of here.

I don't know how it works,

but it puts pictures in your head.

I saw that dream we had and

a whole bunch of other weird stuff.

That sounds just like

in Forbidden Planet.

They had this brain-booster machine.

Maybe that's how they got

into my dreams.

It smells in here.

I hate to say this,

but this isn't the way

I thought it would be at all.

It smells in here.

You just said that.

No, I didn't.

What?

- Oh, my God!

- Oh, my God!

Where'd he go?

We scared him!

Scared him?

Yeah. To him, we're the aliens.

To him, we might...

We might be horrible.

Horrible? Us?

Come on. He couldn't

have gotten far.

Hello!

Don't be scared!

Ben, wait a minute.

We gotta find him.

I've waited all my life to say this.

Be my guest.

We come in peace.

Great. Now try, "How do we

get back to our ship?"

No, no, just give him a minute.

He's probably just translating

in his head.

See, if we can communicate,

he can give us the answers

to anything.

He's about to say something.

Eh, what's up, doc?

What?

OK, but let's face it.

This energy field of yours,

it's quite extraordinary,

but it still needs a lot of work.

Talk about bumpy rides.

You'd think that

a technology this advanced

could stabilize

such a simple computer.

I never tire of looking

at the stars, do you?

Did you know that the light

that we see now

actually began eons ago?

They always make me feel

so romantic.

Do you have...

...a girlfriend...

...on Earth?

A girlfriend?

Well, I mean, of course

I've got a girlfriend.

No one special.

I'm not tied down,

if that's what you mean.

It's... It's probably...

Probably not English.

It's just an alien language

that sounds like English.

Remember this one?

Oh, a horse is a horse

Of course, of course

And no one can talk

To a horse, of course

That is, of course

Unless the horse

Is the famous Mister Ed

Everybody!

Right to the source

And ask the horse...

Nobody's singing.

Wolfgang?

Hi, guys.

- Where you been?

- Looking for you.

We were worried about you!

Do you have any consideration

for your friends?

This is Neek.

And... And, Neek,

that's Darren and Ben.

Hello.

Hi.

Hi, yourself.

We've been looking

all over for you.

And now you're just lounging

around with some alien, and...

And communicating.

Ben.

She's incredibly intelligent.

Besides...

...I think she kind of likes me.

Wak.

What?

Wak.

- Quack? Wa?

- Wak!

Wak's your name!

That's... That's your name.

- I'm Ben. Me, Ben.

- Me, Tarzan.

What do I have to do,

eat a banana?

- You get it, don't you?

- No, I...

Come on, jump in!

They know all about us.

It's from watching this stuff.

Neek.

You see. Look.

TV?

They get TV up here?

Just waves in space.

They're crazy about it.

Yes, folks, there is life

in outer space!

And here he comes,

the life of outer space himself.

Let's make him feel at home,

here's Wak.

Do you know me?

Often, when I enter a hotel

or restaurant,

people fail to recognize me.

Thank you, thank you,

you're great.

Let's start tonight's show

with a medley of your favorites.

Remember this one?

The amazing Kitchen Companion!

It slices, dices, minces, quinces.

Even makes french fries,

shoestring or crinkle-cut.

But wait, that's not all!

Make hundreds of julienne carrots

in just seconds.

One tomato lasts a month!

No more tears cutting onions!

How much would you expect to pay

for this unbelievable kitchen miracle

that makes all previous forms

of kitchen appliances

completely obsolete?

Fifty dollars?

One hundred dollars?

- One thousand dollars?

- What do you think?

Well, it's great...

But... Well...

- I mean, is it just me, or?

- What? What's the matter?

They don't make any sense.

That's the way they think

that we talk.

Order now, get the set

of stainless-steel steak knives

and the miracle paring knife,

absolutely free!

Anyway, my wife gave me a new car.

It's called a Rolls Canhardly.

That's right, rolls down one hill,

can hardly get up the next.

A Rolls Canhardly, get it?

The train, the train!

Now, for the first time

on our show...

...the Flying Serrento Brothers.

Now, as you know,

the Flying Serrento Brothers

were supposed to be

on last week's show.

Unfortunately, four of them

are in critical condition.

So this evening,

we are proud to present

the Flying Serrento Brother.

But first, before that,

I'd like to introduce

four lads from Liverpool.

The Beatles, but before The Beatles...

You must be proud to be

from such a wonderful place.

You mean Earth?

No, no more, no more.

Please, please.

My heart, my heart.

- No, no, please.

- Earth, huh?

All right, all right.

OK, now, I'd like a little

assistance from the audience.

If someone would like

to come up and help me.

Anyone? You, son. Yes.

Great. Could you come on-stage

for just a minute, please?

That's right.

Right up here next to me.

What's your name, son?

- Ben.

- Ben. Ben. Where you from?

- Earth.

- Earth. Anybody here from Earth?

Earth, see?

You got all friends here today.

I'd like you to do me a little favor,

if you will. Would you do that?

- Sure.

- I'd like to improve my reception,

so would you raise

my antenna for me?

Not that one, Ben.

Not that one, thank you.

- These?

- Yeah, that's right.

All right, move it a little to the right

and out a little further.

Feels good.

Better, Ben.

OK, that's pretty good.

Oh, great. Thank you very much.

Well, get away, son.

You bother me.

- Excuse me?

- Get away, boy. Off. Off.

Kids.

Kids all over the world,

they only understand one thing.

All around the world

Rock 'n' roll is all they play

All around the world

Rock 'n' roll is all they play

All the flat-topped cats

With their rock 'n' roll queens

Just a-rocking and a-rolling

In their red and blue jeans

All around the world

Rock 'n' roll is here to stay

Then hear those jukebox jumping

All night and all through the day

Ain't never no time for romance

They only wanna dance

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