A classic and quite typical 80's child abduction/Alien/talking robot/conspiracy/thriller/family adventure film.
Joey Cramer, Paul Reubens, Veronica Cartwright
In 1978, a boy is moved 8 years into the future and has an adventure with the alien ship that is responsible for that.
DVD Release Date: June 1, 2004
Stats: 3,017 reviews
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September 21, 2009
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February 10, 2009
Always loved this Disney flick, great effects and adventure plot that is very much in a Back to the Future style for young kids. I loved the aliens in the ship and how a boy is the only person who can control the ship and work it out.....before the adults at the NASA base could.....( read more)
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July 31, 2008
Man I forgot how cute this was. Been a very very very long time since I've seen this movie. Totally still rocks and I believe it's actually very timeless. I saw this when I was a teen and my daughter is the same age now. Funny how Disney always manages to keep making these amazin...( read more)
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June 11, 2008
I still have deja vu about this movie. I don't know how or when I saw it, but I've seen it. And I remember it being good.
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May 23, 2008
This was a good movie when I was a kid. MY kids will probably love it.
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November 18, 2009
Such a rip-off of ET. It's like, make the kid disabled and no one will notice. The only rewarding thing about this movie is when the wheelchair kid rolls down a hill and goes off a cliff. Comic genius.
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October 16, 2009
Fantastic 80's classic... Great fun from start to finish, I loved it as a kid and love it even more now.
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