Flight of the Navigator (1986) is seriously underseen. A kid vanishes for eight years, returns the same age, and ends up piloting a sleek alien ship with a wisecracking AI. It’s smart, emotional, and pure 80s wonder. More people should be talking about it.

All a coincidence I’m sure. On that “missing kid getting probed” movie

I absolutely loved this movie! Along with D.A.R.Y.L. and The Explorers anybody remember these?

For decades, I've dreamt of experiencing this.

@JasonSilva Omg, I also remember this one from around that time!

Now the prop ship which used to be on the back lot tour in MGM Studios sits on top of a kiosk in tomorrow land re painted with wings attached its sad

I’ll take Explorers all day.

I loved this as a kid, but was worried it might have aged poorly. Happy to report; watched it with our kids the other day (10 and 8 at the time) and they loved it too! Highly recommended! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Disney is working on a remake of it right now. …which is… concerning.

I love this movie! My husband and I were in the Zurich airport and found this hanging between two floors. Pretty sure the ida came from Flight of the Navigator.

Nope

Is there an explanation why some movies seem to never be on any platforms? I remember for a long time Willow was unfindable. Is it an ownership/ publishing thing.

The movie that killed hitchhiking in America

If you haven’t seen this movie, go see it now… It’s really good if you have a younger brother or have children who are brothers it’s really good for them

My family had the Disney Channel when I was a kid in the late 80s, and I remember they played this movie often.

This one too

I watched this movie relentlessly on my illegally dubbed VHS copy.

If interested in how they managed the effects back then, this is a must watch.

This was a movie i watched in repay at age 3-5. I watched again for the first time in about 35 years recently it’s a gem

My parents tell me that I went through a phase as a kid where I watched this movie so many times I would recite every line while watching the film. I just remember it being great and fun

This movie is about SRA/MKULTRA on children. Yes, they have been throwing in your face for that long.

Explorers slapped back in the day too.

I want a remake but they'd fuck it up.

Look at the pedo symbol on the steps of ship. 🤮

Remember this one? I don't remember much from it but know I watched it a lot. I was 8 when it was released.

If you like the movie, you'll love this:

It's an absolute classic. One of my all-time favourite films and one of the very best of the 1980s in my humble opinion.

I mean isn't this just about ready for a total reboot. That kid has to be about 30 now right...🤣 but I can seriously see someone doing a Flight of the Navigator 2 right...? Also: Capricorn 1 (1977) Hangar 18 (1980)

It was one of my favorite movies growing up!

Synchronicities are fascinating. I haven't seen this movie in almost 30 yrs. Haven't thought about it or heard it mentioned in over 20... I was thinking about it 2 days ago, wanting to see it with my niece... And it pops up in my feed 😳

Similar era but I think more often about last starfighter. Love the idea of getting picked up to save the universe because I am incredibly good at Galaga.

This is absolutely one of my favorites. In fact, I wish Grok could do that bot as an AI voice!!! XD Another massively undervalued flick was Solarbabies.

Core memory. “One too many Twinkees, oink, oink!

I love that Paul Reubens voiced the alien with no credit

This movie shaped me as a person. My love for sci fi, unsettling synth music. I watched it hundreds of times. The voice of the alien talking to him at first is still so creepy.

This is still one of my favorite movies - it's so incredibly good and the newer generation loves it! Plus, a lot of people don't know Paul Reubens was the voice for Trimaxion.