Flight of the Navigator (1986)

Name: Flight of the Navigator
Released: 1986
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Joey Cramer, Paul Reubens, Veronica Cartwright, Cliff DeYoung, Sarah Jessica Parker

• Movies, Adventure, Family, Science Fiction

• 90 min

6.9

David Freeman is eight years late for dinner, and his family wants to know why. But David's got an absolutely fantastic excuse.

Directed by: Randal Kleiser
Casting: Joey Cramer, Paul Reubens, Veronica Cartwright, Cliff DeYoung, Sarah Jessica Parker, Matt Adler, Howard Hesseman, Robert Small, Jonathan Sanger, Richard Liberty, Raymond Forchion, Cynthia Caquelin, Ted Bartsch, Brigid Cleary, Michael Strano, Parris Buckner, Robyn Peterson, Philip Hoelcher, Julio Oscar Mechoso, Butch Raymond, Chase Randolph, John Archie, Tony Calvino, Rusty Pouch, Robert Goodman, Peter Lundquist, Jill Beach, Kenneth Ian Davis, Arnie Ross, Fritz Bronner, Albie Whitaker, Tony Tracy
Countries: United States of America
Premiere: 1986-07-30
Status: Released

Tags: florida, farewell, artificial intelligence (a.i.), flying saucer, nasa, homesickness, extraterrestrial technology, time travel, alien, dog, pets, alien technology, time jump

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 the chance to unravel the mystery and recover the life he lost.