Flight of the Navigator

Movie

1986

1h 30m

English

Family, Science Fiction, Adventure

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7.1

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12-year-old David is accidentally knocked out in the forest near his home, but when he awakens eight years have passed. His family is overjoyed to have him back, but is just as perplexed as he is that he hasn't aged. When a NASA scientist discovers a UFO nearby, David gets t...

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Flight of the Navigator

Movie

1986

1h 30m

English

Family, Science Fiction, Adventure

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Cast

David Scott Freeman

Max (voice)

Helen Freeman

Bill Freeman

Carolyn McAdams

Jeff (16 years)

Dr. Louis Faraday

Troy

Dr. Carr

Mr. Howard

Detective Banks

Woman Officer

Night Guard Brayton

Technician #2

Technician #3

Scientist #1

Scientist #2

NASA Officer

Hangar Guard #1

Hangar Guard #2

Lieutenant King

Agent #1

Agent #2

Gas Station Attendant

Robert Goodman

Tourist Man

Directed By: Randal Kleiser

Written By: Michael Burton (Screenplay), Mark H. Baker (Original Story), + 1 more

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Maeron-deleted-1558126527 says...

6 years ago

This is still one of the coolest, most original spacecrafts in all of science fiction.

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skycryer says...

12 years ago

I watched this movie after 26 years for the first time and i do not know why i wait so long, i love it.

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JonTheMantis says...

3 years ago

It's pretty charming, and kind of heavy when dealing with the consequences of a kid being missing for eight years (then suddenly returning). It really drags in the last act, though. It ends up being this pseudo chase scene where he's being slowly tagged by NASA while an alien robot mimics the kid's personality? And there are weird-but-also-cool alien puppets on board this chrome ship? It gets really weird in the last act. I might have enjoyed this more as a kid, but it's not too shabby, especially for its time.

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Genx777 says...

3 years ago

This is one of the very first movies I saw as a kid, and I’m so glad it was. This is a cult classic that helped rocket me into my fascination with anything and everything sci-fi. It was imaginative and well written; and a common movie I recommend to younger generations that have a true interest in fun, imaginative sci-fi, that can set aside its age, and appreciate it for what it was and still is for us who grew up in the 80s and had the pleasure of experiencing this movie when it first came out.

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r96sk

4 years ago

Enjoyable enough.

'Flight of the Navigator' features an interesting concept which they bring to life rather well. It isn't anything special and it could've probably been more thrilling, but it still produces a fine 90 minutes. The special effects haven't aged amazing, yet they still suit More

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Paladin5150

10/10 2 years ago

Just re-watched this after reading a Yahoo article on the "10 80's movies that deserve a remake", in lieu of "Maverick's" recent success, and the announcement of "Beverly Hills Cop 4" and "Coming to America" getting the sequel treatment. This was the last one on that list, though IMO it should have More

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drqshadow

6/10 3 years ago

An upper-middle class kid from Miami falls into a dark, spooky ravine, bumps his head and wakes up eight years later, physically unchanged. While undergoing tests at the local hospital, his brain waves hijack the electronic monitoring equipment to display star charts and spaceship schematics. This q More

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CinemaSerf

2 years ago

This has stood the test of time remarkably well since it was released in 1986. Aside from a rather dated synthesised soundtrack, it's still quite a fun sci-fi adventure. When "David" (Joey Cramer) goes to meet his brother, he slips and bangs his head. Returning home he discovers that, well it isn't More

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