Flight of the Navigator (1986)
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80% of critics liked it
(10 reviews) -
69% of users liked it
(58,625 ratings)
The year is 1978: 12-year-old David Freeman (Joey Cramer), playing in the woods near his home, is knocked unconscious. He awakens and heads home, only to find strangers living there. He also finds that the year is 1986, and that he's been officially missing for eight years. NASA officials… More The year is 1978: 12-year-old David Freeman (Joey Cramer), playing in the woods near his home, is knocked unconscious. He awakens and heads home, only to find strangers living there. He also finds that the year is 1986, and that he's been officially missing for eight years. NASA officials determine that David was abducted by aliens during his blackout, and hope to scan the boy's brain in order to unlock a few secrets of the universe. Answering the call of a strange, unseen force, David boards a well-hidden spaceship and takes off, guided by the jocular voice of a computer named MAX (voiced by none other than Paul Reubens, aka Pee-Wee Herman). Realizing that he can't fit in to 1986 so long as he's a child of the '70s, David hopes to retrace the steps of his alien abductors and get back to his own time. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Randal Kleiser
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Kids & Family, Science Fiction & Fantasy
- In Theaters
- Jul 30, 1986 Wide
- On DVD
- Jun 1, 2004
Critic Reviews
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Gene Siskel, Chicago Tribune
This children's adventure turns out to be, despite its title, less of a Star Wars trip than an entertaining variation on the time-travel adventure Back to the Future.
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Sarah Wenk, Common Sense Media
An exciting time travel adventure.
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David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
Innocuously entertaining...
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Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
Weirdly entertaining kiddie space adventure.
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Luke Y. Thompson, New Times
Pee-wee Herman voices the main robot. If that ain't enough said, you're hopeless.
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Cast
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Joey Cramer
as David Freeman
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Veronica Cartwright
as Helen Freeman
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Cliff De Young
as Bill Freeman
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Sarah Jessica Parker
as Carolyn McAdams
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Matt Adler
as Jeff Freeman at Age 16
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Howard Hesseman
as Dr. Faraday
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Robert Small
as Troy
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Albie Whitaker
as Jeff Freeman at Age 8
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Iris Acker
as Mrs. Howard
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Ted Bartsch
as Night Guard Brayton
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Michael Brockman
as Control Room Guard
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Parris Buckner
as Scientist
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Cynthia Caquelin
as Woman Officer
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Raymond Forchion
as Detective Banks
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Robert Goodman
as Tourist Man
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Julio Oscar Mechoso
as Hangar Guard
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Robyn Peterson
as Scientist
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Arnie Ross
as NASA Technician
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Paul Reubens
as Max
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Jonathan Sanger
as Dr. Carr
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Richard Liberty
as Mr. Howard
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John Archie
as Agent
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Jill Beach
as Newscaster
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Fritz Braumer
as NASA Technician
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Tony Calvino
as Agent
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Debbie Casperson
as Radar Technician
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Louis Cutolo
as Radar Technician
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Kenny Davis
as Kid in Mustang
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Gizelle Elliot
as Female Technician
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Philip Hoelcher
as NASA Officer
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Bruce Laks
as Buxby
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Peter Lundquist
as Newscaster
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Ryan Murray
as Tourist Child
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Rusty Pouch
as Gas Station Attendant
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Chase Randolph
as Lt. King
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Butch Raymond
as Hangar Guard
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Keri Rogers
as Jennifer Bradley
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Michael Strano
as Technician
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Bob Strickland
as Control Room Guard
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Tony Tracy
as Observation Guard
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Brigid Cleary
as Technician



