Flight of the Navigator

1986 • 1h 30m •

Family Science Fiction Adventure

MOVIEVIBE Rating

★ 7.0/10

983 reviews

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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.

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

Top Billed Cast

Joey Cramer

David Scott Freeman

Paul Reubens

Max (voice)

Veronica Cartwright

Helen Freeman

Cliff DeYoung

Bill Freeman

Sarah Jessica Parker

Carolyn McAdams

Matt Adler

Jeff (16 years)

Howard Hesseman

Dr. Louis Faraday

Robert Small

Troy

Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews

R r96sk Verified TMDB Critic

2020-09-18

Enjoyable enough.

<em>'Flight of the Navigator'</em> features an interesting concept which they bring to life rather well. It isn't anything special and it could've probably been more thrilling, but it still produces a fine 90 minutes. The special effects haven't aged amazing, yet they still suitably serve the intended purpose.

Joey Cramer is good in the lead role as David, while Paul Reubens is fairly amusing as Max. A young Sarah Jessica Parker (Carolyn) also appears. The film doesn't quite hit the intended heartfelt spots with the plot, but there is an element of care for David from m...

C CinemaSerf Verified TMDB Critic

2022-04-13

This has stood the test of time remarkably well since it was released in 1986. Aside from a rather dated synthesised soundtrack, it's still quite a fun sci-fi adventure. When "David" (Joey Cramer) goes to meet his brother, he slips and bangs his head. Returning home he discovers that, well it isn't his home any more. The police soon reunite him with his parents but where has he been for the last eight years? Scientists decide to prod and poke him, and that's when he discovers they have a space ship - and that ship is calling to him. Once onboard, he realises that he was an experiment that went...