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Actress Christa Denton has a small, non-speaking role in "Explorers" as one of Lori's school friends, she also appeared in "The Gate" (1987) with Stephen Dorff.  -Thanks to PhatpantsEric Luke, who wrote the screenplay for this movie, was given a small walk-on part playing the role of Darren Woods' schoolteacher. Eric Luke now writes the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon. -Thanks to Dan CookRobert Picardo played Starkiller and also Wak in the movie. He is better known for his role in Star Trek Voyager as the Emergency Medical Hologram (EMH) -Thanks to Christopher F SmithAmanda Peterson in this movie is also one of the orphans in the movie "Annie". She plays in several scenes singing and dancing. -Thanks to Melissa FerneauAccording to THE GOONIES DVD commentary, Sean Astin turned down an opportunity to read for one of the three boys in Explorers, because he didn't want to lose the chance to be in THE GOONIES. -Thanks to DominicWhen the three boys visit the junkyard, as Ethan looks around you can see the sled Rosebud from Citizen Kane hanging up. -Thanks to Deborah Cross« Click here to add some Explorers trivia Rediscover your favorites! If you like Explorers or 80's Family Fun classics, then be sure to check out this list: ..... Annie ..... Labyrinth ..... E.T. ..... Dark Crystal ..... Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court ..... Goonies ..... NeverEnding Story ..... Who Framed Roger Rabbit ..... Wizard ..... Dragon That Wasn't (Or Was He?) ..... Savannah Smiles ..... Ratboy ..... Frankenweenie ..... Santa Claus: The Movie .....[More] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Featured Movie Location: Lori's (Amanda Peterson's) HouseWanna see the real life filming location used for Lori's (Amanda Peterson's) House in the movie? These scenes were actually shot at A Private Residence, located in Petaluma, N. California. [New! Show Google Map] Filmed in and around Petaluma, Sonoma County, CA using such locations as West Petaluma creek bed, La Cresta Drive, Houses at 920 and 1000 D Street, G Street, Hillsides of west Petaluma overlooking the city and the Petaluma River. The Riverfront at the foot of Western Avenue was also used. The airport on Adobe Road, was used for a rural setting. The Pickwick Drive-In Theater, 1001 West Riverside Drive, Burbank, CA was apparently used as the drive-in. Can you help? Do you know any of the Petaluma, N. California (or any other) filming locations used for Explorers, particularly The School, Wolfgang's House etc ? [Please send them in] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jerry Goldsmith provided an excellent and very unusal soundtrack score that mixed synthesizers and a full orchestra to great effect. It is readily available on the Varese Sarabande Label. The soundtrack was first issued on MCA on vinyl and cassette before Varese Sarabande took it to a reissue, but the songs where in a different order on the Varese cd from the MCA issue. Side A: The first 5 tracks on the cd and then Less Than Perfect, This Boy's Gotta Rock. Side B: All Around The World and tracks 6 through 9 on the CD. [Thanks to Chad Wichterman] The soundtrack was first issued on MCA on vinyl and cassette before Varese Sarabande took it to a reissue, but the songs where in a different order on the Varese CD from the MCA issue. Side A: The first 5 tracks on the cd and then Less Than Perfect, This Boy's Gotta Rock. Side B: All Around The World and tracks 6 through 9 on the CD. -Thanks to Chad WichtermanThe Beach Boys song "I Get Around" was used in the movie Flight of the Navigator (which co-starred a young Sarah Jessica Parker), not in Explorers. -Thanks to Shawn The GreatI think in one version of the movie there was a scene where they sang 'I Get Around' by the beach boys. -Thanks to BobbyI saw the movie in the theater and at the end, it had part of the song 'Dreams' by Van Halen. It started playing after the alien gave something to one boy at the end, the boy asked what it was, and he said "This is the stuff Dreams are made of". I don't know why this song was not in the video. --That isn't possible, he must be mis-remembering. Explorers came out in July 1985. The first Van Halen album to feature Sammy Hagar as vocalist (and the song 'Dreams') called '5150' was released in March 1986 (the song Dreams came out as a single later). There's no way the producers of Explorers could have gotten hold of a Van Halen song (which probably wasn't even written) a year before it's official release and included it in the final cut of the film (finished before it's release date) without anyone noticing. Van Halen were the biggest rock band in America at the time, and they hadn't even announced Sammy Hagar was the new singer when Explorers came out! Also, there isn't even room for a 'rock' music cue in the scene that he refers to. -Thanks to John James« Click here to add new music trivia for Explorers Soundtrack Available: On CD | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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