Middle schooler Ben spends his free time watching sci-fi films, playing video games and reading comic books. Surprisingly, his affinity for all things fantastical yields a real result – when he has a vivid dream about technology, his prodigy best friend Wolfgang manages to create a working spacecraft. Joined by their buddy Darren, the boys take off into outer space and encounter some very odd extraterrestrial life.
Ethan Hawke
as Ben Crandall
River Phoenix
as Wolfgang Müller
Jason Presson
as Darren Woods
Amanda Peterson
as Lori Swenson
Bobby Fite
as Steve Jackson
Dana Ivey
as Mrs. Müller
Bradley Gregg
as Steve Jackson's Gang
Georg Olden
as Steve Jackson's Gang
Chance Schwass
as Steve Jackson's Gang
Danny Nucci
as Nasty Kid at School
Taliesin Jaffe
as Ludwig Müller
James Cromwell
as Mr. Müller
