The Thunder Road: Making 'Explorers'
The adventure begins in your own back yard
A feature-length documentary about the troubled production and enduring cult legacy of Joe Dante's 1985 sci-fi film Explorers, utilizing rare archival materials from Dante's personal collection and new interviews.
- Runtime
- 1h 17m
- Director
- Elijah Drenner
Casting
- Joe Dante — Self
- Michael Finnell — Self
- Eric Luke — Self
- John Hora — Self
- Robert F. Boyle — Self
- Rob Bottin — Self
- Robert Picardo — Self
- Tina Hirsch — Self
- Mark Mangini — Self
- Jerry Goldsmith — Self
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