Flight of the Navigator

Flight of the Navigator is an American science fiction movie from 1986. It was directed by Randal Kleiser and written by Mark H. Baker and Michael Burton. It is about David Freeman, a 12-year-old boy who is taken by an alien spaceship and finds himself caught in a world that has changed around him.

The producers of the movie at first sent it to Walt Disney Pictures in 1984. However, the studio was not able to approve it. It was sent to Producers Sales Organization. That studio made a deal with Disney to distribute the movie in the United States. The movie was partially filmed in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and Norway. It was a co-production with the Norwegian company Viking Film.

Cast
 Joey Cramer as David Freeman
 Paul Reubens (credited as "Paul Mall") as the voice of Max
 Cliff DeYoung as Bill Freeman
 Veronica Cartwright as Helen Freeman
 Matt Adler as Jeff Freeman
Albie Whitaker plays eight-year-old Jeff Freeman
 Sarah Jessica Parker as Carolyn McAdams
 Howard Hesseman as Dr. Louis Faraday
 Robert Small as Troy
 Jonathan Sanger as Dr. Carr
 Richard Liberty as Larry Howard
 Iris Acker as Janet Howard
 Raymond Forchion as Detective Banks
 Keri Rogers as Jennifer Bradley

Production
The Trimaxion Drone Ship was rendered in CGI by Omnibus Computer Animation, under the supervision of Jeff Kleiser, the brother of director Randal Kleiser.

Soundtrack
The music score for the movie was composed by Alan Silvestri. It is different from his other scores because it was completely electronically generated, using the Synclavier,Film's end credits one of the first digital multi-track recorders and samplers.

 Theme from "Flight of the Navigator"
 "Main Title"
 "The Ship Beckons"
 "David in the Woods"
 "Robot Romp"
 "Transporting the Ship"
 "Ship Drop"
 "Have to Help a Friend"
 "The Shadow Universe"
 "Flight"
 "Finale"
 "Star Dancing"

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