Flight of the Navigator - actors, characters and roles

All actors and their roles in the film "Flight of the Navigator"
Flight of the Navigator (1986)
Timing: 1:30 (90 min)
Flight of the Navigator - TMDB rating
6.947/10
810
Flight of the Navigator - Kinopoisk rating
7.587/10
29173
Flight of the Navigator - IMDB rating
6.9/10
55000

Actors and characters

Photo Joey Cramer #115611Photo Joey Cramer #115612Photo Joey Cramer #115613

Joey Cramer

Joey Cramer
Character David Scott Freeman
Photo Paul Reubens #8659Photo Paul Reubens #8660Photo Paul Reubens #8661

Paul Reubens

Paul Reubens
Character Max (voice)
Photo Veronica Cartwright #41406Photo Veronica Cartwright #41407Photo Veronica Cartwright #41408Photo Veronica Cartwright #41409

Veronica Cartwright

Veronica Cartwright
Character Helen Freeman
Photo Cliff DeYoung #40830Photo Cliff DeYoung #40831Photo Cliff DeYoung #40832Photo Cliff DeYoung #40833

Cliff DeYoung

Cliff DeYoung
Character Bill Freeman
Photo Sarah Jessica Parker #39701Photo Sarah Jessica Parker #39702Photo Sarah Jessica Parker #39703Photo Sarah Jessica Parker #39704

Sarah Jessica Parker

Sarah Jessica Parker
Character Carolyn McAdams
Photo Matt Adler #31813Photo Matt Adler #31814

Matt Adler

Matt Adler
Character Jeff (16 years)
Photo Howard Hesseman #44008Photo Howard Hesseman #44009

Howard Hesseman

Howard Hesseman
Character Dr. Louis Faraday
Photo Robert Small #85344Photo Robert Small #85345
Robert Small
Character Troy
Photo Jonathan Sanger #74931
Jonathan Sanger
Character Dr. Carr
Richard Liberty
Character Mr. Howard
Photo Raymond Forchion #84985
Raymond Forchion
Character Detective Banks

Cynthia Caquelin

Cynthia Caquelin
Character Woman Officer
Photo Ted Bartsch #96942
Ted Bartsch
Character Night Guard Brayton
Brigid Cleary
Character Technician #2
Michael Strano
Character Technician #3
Photo Parris Buckner #85944
Parris Buckner
Character Scientist #1
Photo Robyn Peterson #34874
Robyn Peterson
Character Scientist #2
Philip Hoelcher
Character NASA Officer
Photo Julio Oscar Mechoso #62852

Julio Oscar Mechoso

Julio Oscar Mechoso
Character Hangar Guard #1
Butch Raymond
Character Hangar Guard #2
Chase Randolph
Character Lieutenant King
John Archie
Character Agent #1
Tony Calvino
Character Agent #2
Rusty Pouch
Character Gas Station Attendant
Robert Goodman
Character Tourist Man
Peter Lundquist
Character Newscaster #1
Jill Beach
Character Newscaster #2
Kenneth Ian Davis
Character Kid in Mustang

Arnie Ross

Arnie Ross
Character NASA Technician
Fritz Bronner
Character NASA Technician
Albie Whitaker
Character Jeff 8 year

What's left behind the scenes

  • Two full-scale spaceship hulls were constructed for the film's shooting: one with an open entrance and the other without. They were built from thin, curved sheets of wood stretched over a metal frame and painted with special reflective paint. Both models have been preserved and are periodically exhibited at the Disney-MGM Studios theme park in Orlando.
  • The film was one of the first projects to utilize computer special effects. They were created by Omnibus Graphics, one of the earliest computer animation studios, which also participated in creating most of the classic 3D animated commercials of the 80s.
  • In the original trailer for the film, Max was voiced by an actor other than Paul Reubens, as in the film. Paul Reubens later voiced the main character in the popular Disney simulator attraction “Star Tours,” which opened in 1987 and was based on the universe of George Lucas’s “Star Wars.”
  • When David's parents drive up to the house at the beginning of the film, the radio in their car plays the song "You're The One That I Want" from *Grease* (1978), which was also directed by Randall Kleiser.
  • In his room at NASA headquarters, David asks when the *Starsky & Hutch* series will be on television. Director Randall Kleiser also directed episodes of this series.
  • The music video that David watches on television in his room at NASA headquarters is "Lose Your Love" by the then-popular band Blancmange.
  • When Max describes various fictional creatures on the ship, he says, "This is a Phenastarus from Pixar Elliptic." Five years after the film's release, Pixar, then a small group of computer special effects and animation specialists, signed its first contract with Disney, the studio that made *Flight of the Navigator*.
  • After David leaves, the gas station attendant tells the tourists present that "He just wanted to phone home." This is a clear reference to Steven Spielberg's *E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial* (1982), whose protagonist also wanted to "phone home."
  • The fictional homeworld of Max Faelon is located 560 light-years from Earth. However, the entire journey there takes just over two hours.
  • Max, the ship's computer, speaks Bulgarian. When David enters the ship and sits in the pilot's seat, Max says: «Внимание. Облегни се. Чуй ме.» — which translates as «Attention. Lean back. Listen to me.»
  • In the original trailer for the film, Max was voiced by an actor other than Paul Reubens, as in the film. Paul Reubens later voiced the main character in the popular Disney attraction-simulator "Star Tours", which opened in 1987 and was based on the "Star Wars" universe of George Lucas.
  • When David's parents drive up to the house at the beginning of the film, the radio in their car plays the song “You're The One That I Want” from *Grease* (1978), which was also directed by Randall Kleiser.
  • The music video, a clip of which David watches on television in his room at the NASA base, is “Lose Your Love” by the then-popular band Blancmange.
  • When Max describes the various fictional creatures on the ship, he says, “This is a Phenastar from Pixar Elliptic.” Five years after the film's release, Pixar Studios, then a small group of computer special effects and animation specialists, signed its first contract with Disney Studios, which made *Flight of the Navigator*.
  • The ship's computer, Max, speaks Bulgarian. When David enters the ship and sits in the pilot's seat, Max says: “Attention. Oblagni se. Chui me.” — which translates as “Attention. Lean back. Listen to me.”
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