Flight of the Navigator

Theatrical Release Date: 1986 07 30 (USA)

UPC: 786936233612

Studio: Walt Disney Video

MPAA Rating: PG   Contains:[Excellent For Children, Adult Language]

Summary: 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

Category: Children's/Family

Features: ccFrench and Spanish subtitles
Dolby Digital surround sound
Widescreen (1.85:1) enhanced for 16 x 9 televisions

Flight of the Navigator

Format: DVD

Release Date: 06/01/2004

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Theatre Wide-Screen

Audio: DDS Dolby Digital Surround

Runtime: 90 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English

Subtitles: English,French,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Side #1 --
1. Opening Credits/Family Life [7:12]
2. The Wrong House [14:32]
3. Contact [7:31]
4. Nasa [10:38]
5. Returning to the Ship [12:00]
6. First-Class Maneuver [10:07]
7. Mind Transfer [5:30]
8. The Long Way Back [13:25]
9. Going Home/End Credits [8:31]

Andrea LeVasseur

After the box-office and critical success of E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, a lot of fantasy adventures about kids and space appeared in theaters in the '80s (such as Explorers, D.A.R.Y.L., and Spacecamp). Disney's Flight of the Navigator is no exception, borrowing the plot of a put-upon kid befriending an alien life form; in this case, it's a flying spaceship named MAX, voiced by Paul Reubens. Director Randal Kleiser doesn't hide the similarities to E.T., even using the phrase "phone home" in the dialogue. The story begins in an interesting direction like an episode of the Twilight Zone, then it quickly falls into place with the other '80s sci-fi kids movies, complete with a space adventure that causes the young boy to gain confidence and return to the loving acceptance of his traditional American family. The special effects and flying scenes are standard fare, a bit repetitive, but mostly just harmless fun for youngsters. Lighthearted and not very emotionally resonant, Flight of the Navigator may be memorable for fans of Sarah Jessica Parker, who appears in a brief role. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Arnie Ross  Actor 
Fritz Braumer  Actor 
Peter Lundquist  Actor 
Tony Tracy  Actor 
Raymond Forchion  Actor 
Debbie Casperson  Actor 
Rusty Pouch  Actor 
Michael Brockman  Actor 
Jonathan Sanger  Actor 
Kenny Davis  Actor 
Butch Raymond  Actor 
Cynthia Caquelin  Actor 
John Archie  Actor 
Philip Hoelcher  Actor 
Michael Strano  Actor 
Iris Acker  Actor 
Tony Calvino  Actor 
Ryan Murray  Actor 
Brigid Cleary  Actor 
Parris Buckner  Actor 
Julio Oscar Mechoso  Actor 
Robyn Peterson  Actor 
Richard Liberty  Actor 
Jill Beach  Actor 
Bruce Laks  Actor 
Bob Strickland  Actor 
Gizelle Elliot  Actor 
Keri Rogers  Actor 
Ted Bartsch  Actor 
Robert Goodman  Actor 
Paul Reubens  Actor 
Louis Cutolo  Actor 
Chase Randolph  Actor 
Michael Burton  Screenwriter 
Mark Damon  Executive Producer 
John Hill  Screenwriter 
John W. Hyde  Executive Producer 
Randal Kleiser  Director 
Matt MacManus  Screenwriter 
Jonathan Sanger  Executive Producer 
Alan Silvestri  Composer (Music Score) 
Douglas Day Stewart  Screenwriter 
Dimitri Villard  Producer 
Robby Wald  Producer 
Joey Cramer  Actor 
Veronica Cartwright  Actor 
Cliff De Young  Actor 
Sarah Jessica Parker  Actor 
Matt Adler  Actor 
Howard Hesseman  Actor 
Robert Small  Actor 
Albie Whitaker  Actor 

Country: USA