Explorers: Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Launches In May

Explorers put Ethan Hawke and River Phoenix into space back in the summer of 1985. The duo played kids who have dreams about how to create a spaceship and follow through with these visions. But what lurks out there? The movie wasn’t a massive hit when it was released since people were still flocking to Back the Future and it opened on the same weekend as Live Aid. Who wanted to go to the movies when the concert event of a generation was on MTV all day? Luckily this was the era when home video was in full effect and the movie found it’s audience at mom and pop rental stores. Now the movie is getting a collector’s edition Blu-ray so fans can delve deeper into the intergalactic mystery with director Joe Dante, the cast and crew of the film. Here’s the press release from Shout! Factory:

YOU DON’T NEED A DRIVER’S LICENSE TO REACH THE STARS. Los Angeles, CA – Shout! Select will release Explorers [Collector’s Edition], a new Blu-ray™ release of the 1985 film Explorers, starring a young River Phoenix (Stand By Me, Sneakers) and Ethan Hawke (Training Day, Reality Bites), on May 25, 2021. Bonus features include new interviews with director Joe Dante, screenwriter Eric Luke, star Ethan Hawke, and much more. The visionary dreams of three curious and adventuresome young boys become an exciting reality in Explorers, the action-fantasy from acclaimed director Joe Dante (Gremlins), who combines keen humor, warmth and fantasy with unexpected twists. In their makeshift laboratory, the boys use an amazing discovery and their ingenuity to build their own spaceship and launch themselves on a fantastic interplanetary journey.  Customers ordering from ShoutFactory.com will receive an exclusive 18×24 rolled poster featuring our brand new artwork, available while supplies last. SPECIAL FEATURES:• Includes The Home Video & Theatrical Cuts Of The Film• NEW “A Science Fiction Fairy Tale: The Story Of Explorers” – Featuring New Interviews With Director Joe Dante, Screenwriter Eric Luke, Star Ethan Hawke, And More! (65 min.)• NEW Deleted Scenes With Optional Commentary By Joe Dante• NEW Interviews With Cinematographer John Hora And Editor Tina Hirsch• Theatrical Trailer About Shout! Factory Shout! Factory, LLC is a diversified multi-platform Media Company devoted to producing, uncovering, preserving and revitalizing the very best of pop culture. Founders Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos have spent their entire careers sharing their music, television and film favorites with discerning consumers the world over. Shout! Factory’s entertainment offerings serve up feature films, classic and contemporary TV series, animation, live music and comedy specials. In addition, Shout! Factory maintains a vast entertainment distribution network which delivers culturally relevant programming, movie and audio content to all the leading digital service providers in North America and across multiple platforms. Shout! Factory owns and operates Shout! Studios, Scream Factory, Shout! Factory Kids, Mystery Science Theater 3000, and Shout! Factory TV. These riches are the result of a creative acquisition mandate that has established the company as a hotbed of cultural preservation and commercial reinvention. Shout! Factory is based in Los Angeles, California. For more on Shout! Factory, visit  shoutfactory.com.